Challenge

Arena City
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Frank Peletier started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Maxime Durand made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Haroldo Viana sent off a good shot on target. After having played for 30 minutes, Dadá Valle managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. LaCity's supporters crossed their fingers, but Dadá Valle was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Haroldo Viana got free with Maxime Durand in the 33rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 36 minutes, Frank Peletier managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. France's supporters crossed their fingers, but Frank Peletier was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 39th minute of the match, Haroldo Viana got a very nice opportunity to score, but Maxime Durand was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Jean Bombelles made in the 40th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by LaCity's Dadá Valle. In the 41stth minute of the game Haroldo Viana who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but France's Maxime Durand was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Haroldo Viana's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Maxime Durand was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. The supporters of LaCity booed when France was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jean Bombelles didn't get a good kick on the ball. Maxime Durand showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Célio Nunes in the 46th minute of the match. Décio Tróia showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Peletier in the 47th minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Célio Nunes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, Célio Nunes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Maxime Durand was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a little luck, LaCity's Décio Tróia got control of the ball when Frank Peletier tried to sneak it across the goal line. Maxime Durand came out of the goal in the 61st minute to try and stop a shot by LaCity's Haroldo Viana. But to his dismay, Haroldo Viana quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. Harry Kaptein kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. LaCity's Leonel Dracena was substituted for Ian Torres. Haroldo Viana might have been able to make a better finish in the 75th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Maxime Durand. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Haroldo Viana ran back to his position shaking his head. Maxime Durand didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Haroldo Viana went, in the 80th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. 87 minutes into the match, LaCity's goal looked a bit too open when Remy Dupuy came free, but Décio Tróia reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 89th minute Camille Baume shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Décio Tróia saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joakim Vestberg kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Décio Tróia made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Frank Peletier sent off a good shot on target. In the 91st minute, France's Frank Peletier dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-1. In the 94thth minute of the game Haroldo Viana who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but France's Maxime Durand was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After a defensive mix-up in France's zone, Haroldo Viana stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Maxime Durand came out of the goal and Haroldo Viana tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. LaCity were victorious despite being under pressure from France for much of the match.