Challenge

Santoryu Stadium
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Teodoro Chale took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ercole Carnevale showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robert Chapuis in the 6th minute of the match. With his leg Maxime Durand managed to avoid a goal in the 11thth minute, when Santoryu FC's Teodoro Chale fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 14th match minute, Santoryu FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Flavio Facchini to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Santoryu FC's Angelo Lazzaro got a free kick in the 16th minute. Ercole Carnevale took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Barbier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. France were awarded a corner in the 18th minute after Santoryu FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. David Barbier took the corner. The corner led France's David Barbier to fire away a dangerous shot which Ercole Carnevale despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The audience was convinced that Frank Peletier's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ercole Carnevale was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. 24 minutes into the match, Santoryu FC's goal looked a bit too open when Frank Peletier came free, but Ercole Carnevale reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 26th minute of the match Santoryu FC got a corner. France's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Elia Strano ran over to the corner to take the kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Teodoro Chale in the 27th 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. Santoryu FC's Teodoro Chale managed to work through France's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Teodoro Chale dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Teodoro Chale who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 32ndth minute tested the skills of Maxime Durand when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Frank Peletier in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ercole Carnevale prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some careless play in the Santoryu FC defense, Camille Baume kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ercole Carnevale. The Santoryu FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ercole Carnevale should have stopped the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Teodoro Chale got free with Maxime Durand in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Frank Peletier stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 58 minutes, Teodoro Chale made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. France's Maxime Durand tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Santoryu FC made a substitution. Frank Andreassi replaced Amerigo Minicucci. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teodoro Chale in the 73rd minute of play forced France's goalkeeper Maxime Durand to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maxime Durand took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Teodoro Chale, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Camille Baume hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Santoryu FC's Yıldırım Buminhan was substituted for Dennis Nero. Maxime Durand showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Teodoro Chale in the 80th minute of the match. Maxime Durand made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Teodoro Chale in the 83rd minute of play. 85 minutes into the match, Santoryu FC's goal looked a bit too open when Camille Baume came free, but Ercole Carnevale reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 86th minute Teodoro Chale 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. The audience was convinced that Teodoro Chale's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Maxime Durand was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. Demetrio Di Massa got a throw-in 91 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Andrea Muciaccia. In the 93rd minute Yıldırım Buminhan 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 94th match minute, Santoryu FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cesare Romano to maneuver through the defense. For all the effort they put into the match, the France players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Santoryu FC.