Challenge

Saddledome Stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Alican İçten started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Frank Peletier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Maxime Durand showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miguel Campos, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. The audience was convinced that Miguel Campos's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Maxime Durand was relentless in the 6th minute of the game. In the 15thth minute of the game Frank Peletier who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Flames FC's Tao Xi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 17 minutes into the game, Miguel Campos recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Maxime Durand. Miguel Campos showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. When the match had gone on for 20 minutes, Miguel Campos put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Maxime Durand. 23 minutes into the match, Alican İçten had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Maxime Durand. France's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alican İçten was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Miguel Campos sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Miguel Campos received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Maxime Durand came out and tried to block the shot, but Miguel Campos slotted it home off the left post making it 4-0 in the 27th minute. 37 minutes into the game, Christian Pimenta threw the ball into play from the sideline. France's Remy Dupuy quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Frank Peletier fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tao Xi having to interfere. In the 45th minute, Frank Peletier left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The France fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Frank Peletier to strike the kick off in the second half. France's Frank Peletier got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When Diego Lopes came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Flames FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Diego Lopes couldn't finish the play. Frank Peletier received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Tao Xi tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. France's Maxime Durand played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Miguel Campos in the 64th minute of play. Maxime Durand showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miguel Campos in the 66th minute of the match. When Alican İçten came up free with the goalie in the 67th minute, the Flames FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Alican İçten couldn't finish the play. 72 minutes into the game, Camille Baume was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. France's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Flames FC the free kick. After 72 played minutes France got a freekick which was hit by Camille Baume. If Diego Lopes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 75 minutes into the match, Diego Lopes notched a goal, 5-1, to the right of France's Maxime Durand. Maxime Durand was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After a rather tough play, Flames FC's Alican İçten got a free kick in the 77th minute. Tao Xi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Frank Peletier's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. Flames FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by David Berkowitz in the 86th minute. After taking down the ball on Flames FC's corner David Berkowitz fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Maxime Durand quite easily take care of the ball. The supporters of Flames FC booed when France was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexis Bruneau didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience was convinced that Diego Lopes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Maxime Durand was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. 89 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when France's Camille Baume fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Maxime Durand stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Diego Lopes's shot from short distance in the 91st minute. Diego Lopes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Maxime Durand tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 94 minutes, Jakkapan Jomsak mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Flames FC and the France players grew even worse after the yellow card. Jakkapan Jomsak hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. France's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.