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Match Report
War Memorial Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Frank Peletier started the match with the kick off. France's Maxime Durand played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edwin McNamara in the 8th minute of play. Wyoming Cowboys's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Dion Hislop in the 9th minute. Dion Hislop made a great header on Wyoming Cowboys's corner, it was just that France's Maxime Durand managed to reach the ball for a save. 12 minutes into the game, Frank Peletier cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Henning Berglund was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Zlatin Serdarov charged in rather forcefully in the 16th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Zlatin Serdarov the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 16 played minutes Wyoming Cowboys got a freekick which was hit by Zlatin Serdarov. Wyoming Cowboys's Henning Berglund played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Peletier in the 16th minute of play. 18 minutes into the match, Wyoming Cowboys's goal looked a bit too open when Camille Baume came free, but Henning Berglund reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 22 minutes into the match, Edwin McNamara dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Maxime Durand, 1-1. Mats McNamara succeeded in the game's 24th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 2-1. Maxime Durand made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edwin McNamara in the 31st minute of play. In the 32nd match minute, Wyoming Cowboys was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonny McNamara to maneuver through the defense. After 33 played minutes Wyoming Cowboys got a freekick which was hit by Nils McNamara. Maxime Durand showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edwin McNamara in the 37th minute of the match. Mats McNamara might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Maxime Durand. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mats McNamara ran back to his position shaking his head. A collision led to Wyoming Cowboys getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Jonny McNamara hit a great ball. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Edwin McNamara made a kick off. Maxime Durand showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mats McNamara in the 51st minute of the match. Wyoming Cowboys's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Dion Hislop in the 52nd minute. The corner ended in Dion Hislop almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but France's Maxime Durand did a great save. Maxime Durand took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mats McNamara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Wyoming Cowboys's Henning Berglund got control of the ball when Frank Peletier tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edwin McNamara in the 61st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Maxime Durand prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Frank Peletier's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Henning Berglund firmly grabbed it by the left post. When Camille Baume came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the France 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 Camille Baume couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Frank Peletier in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Henning Berglund saved Wyoming Cowboys from getting behind. A sloppy throw-in by Zlatin Serdarov in the 83rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by France's Remy Dupuy. In the 84th minute, Remy Dupuy got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Frank Peletier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Maxime Durand showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mats McNamara in the 91st minute of the match. In the 93rd match minute, Wyoming Cowboys was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonny McNamara to maneuver through the defense. In the 96th match minute, Wyoming Cowboys was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jonny McNamara to maneuver through the defense. Wyoming Cowboys were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of France for a fine match.
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