Challenge

El Carrizal
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. Gabriel Efraim started the match with the kick off. Maxime Durand took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Prospero Inguma, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Feliberto Ipar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Camille Baume in the 6th minute of the match. After 7 played minutes France got a freekick which was hit by Frank Peletier. In the 8th minute Gabriel Efraim shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maxime Durand saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. France's Maxime Durand played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Efraim in the 9th minute of play. Feliberto Ipar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frank Peletier in the 15th minute of play. Maxime Durand made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gabriel Efraim in the 17th minute. The France fans' excitement grew in the 27th match minute when France's Frank Peletier looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Zeca Fernandez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Maxime Durand took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel Efraim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Maxime Durand made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gabriel Efraim in the 36th minute. Feliberto Ipar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Camille Baume in the 38th minute of play. Frank Peletier received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Feliberto Ipar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Frank Peletier stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Maxime Durand took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel Efraim, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 56 minutes into the match, France's goal looked a bit too open when Gabriel Efraim came free, but Maxime Durand reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 61st minute of the game. One of France:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Lobos de Carelia:s goal. France:s Maxime Durand showed great skill when he stopped Ismael Tauro:s penalty. In the 62nd minute, Ismael Tauro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Maxime Durand was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gabriel Efraim in the 65th minute of play forced France's goalkeeper Maxime Durand to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. France's Maxime Durand played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zeca Fernandez in the 68th minute of play. Lobos de Carelia were awarded a corner in the 71th minute after France's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Adolfo Gombal took the corner. The corner led to Lobos de Carelia's Eusebio Rios getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Lobos de Carelia's zone, Frank Peletier stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Feliberto Ipar came out of the goal and Frank Peletier tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Maxime Durand made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zeca Fernandez in the 77th minute of play. The Lobos de Carelia fans' excitement grew in the 79th match minute when Lobos de Carelia's Zeca Fernandez looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The audience thought a goal was coming when Frank Peletier got free with Feliberto Ipar in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Maxime Durand didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Chiquito Reyes went, in the 88th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. Maxime Durand took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chiquito Reyes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. France's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.