Challenge

Juvete Arena
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Manuel Boteanu took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lu Yang Song got free with Maxime Durand in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Dorin Peter showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frank Peletier, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Manuel Boteanu got free with Maxime Durand in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Bud Weiser blasted a shot towards the goal in the 17th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Maxime Durand having to make a save. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind France's goalkeeper Maxime Durand, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Dorin Peter made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frank Peletier in the 18th minute of play. In the 22nd minute, Juventus Țiu's Sergiu Dobrotă seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Sergiu Dobrotă the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Juventus Țiu protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Sergiu Dobrotă had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After 22 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Juventus Țiu! Vlad Dobrotă hit a great freekick 26 minutes into the match. David Barbier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a defensive mix-up in France's zone, Lu Yang Song stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Maxime Durand came out of the goal and Lu Yang Song tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 32 minutes into the game, Bud Weiser recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Maxime Durand. Bud Weiser showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. France's Maxime Durand played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Doru Baicu in the 35th minute of play. After a rather tough play, France's Remy Dupuy got a free kick in the 46th minute. Mugurel Bleoancă took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 47th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Maxime Durand. France's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Frank Peletier to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute Lu Yang Song 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. In the 57th minute, Doru Baicu made a precise shot to the right of Maxime Durand. France's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. With a little luck, Juventus Țiu's Dorin Peter got control of the ball when Frank Peletier tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 64th minute of the match France got a corner. Juventus Țiu's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. David Barbier ran over to the corner to take the kick. David Barbier was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. After a rather tough play, Juventus Țiu's Lu Yang Song got a free kick in the 67th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Juventus Țiu's zone, Frank Peletier stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dorin Peter 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Frank Peletier got free with Dorin Peter in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Juventus Țiu's Dorin Peter proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 73rd minute of the match, managed to save Juventus Țiu from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Doru Baicu in the 80th minute of play forced France's goalkeeper Maxime Durand to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Camille Baume in the 82nd minute of play forced Juventus Țiu's goalkeeper Dorin Peter to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 87 minutes into the match, France's Camille Baume sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dorin Peter narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Mugurel Bleoancă hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. 92 minutes into the match, Juventus Țiu's goal looked a bit too open when Camille Baume came free, but Dorin Peter reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 96th minute of the match, Frank Peletier got a very nice opportunity to score, but Dorin Peter was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Juventus Țiu's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.