Challenge

Excalibur Arena
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Shi Ming started the match with the kick off. Camille Baume kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 3 minutes, Shi Ming took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Maxime Durand to make any attempt to save it. Shi Ming struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Maxime Durand didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Terremoto FC. 8 minutes into the game, Epifanio Sal threw the ball into play from the sideline. France's Jean Bombelles quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 9 minutes into the match, Shi Ming notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of France's Maxime Durand. Maxime Durand was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 19th minute Frank Peletier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kenneth Libesoons saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 22 minutes into the match, France's goal looked a bit too open when Shi Ming came free, but Maxime Durand reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Shi Ming kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Maxime Durand. That made the score 3-0 in the 24 minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jean Bombelles during the 28th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, France's Jean Bombelles got a free kick in the 28th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Shi Ming got free with Maxime Durand in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 32 minutes of play, Terremoto FC's Shi Ming made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Maxime Durand was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd rose to their feet as Terremoto FC's Shi Ming slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Maxime Durand. That made the score 5-0 after 37 minutes of play. Maxime Durand took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Shi Ming, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 41 minutes into the game, Terremoto FC's Shi Ming nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Maxime Durand made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-0. When Shi Ming came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Terremoto FC 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 Shi Ming couldn't finish the play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 6-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Frank Peletier to strike the kick off in the second half. Shi Ming struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Maxime Durand didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Terremoto FC. In the 57th match minute, France was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jean Bombelles to maneuver through the defense. Kenneth Libesoons made an important save on a dangerous shot by Frank Peletier in the 59th minute. Remy Dupuy hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Terremoto FC made a substitution. Aldo Lazcano replaced Robin Lindgren. Terremoto FC made a substitution. Jonas Lore replaced Benicio Sugar. Terremoto FC made a substitution. Bernard Mietus replaced Shi Ming. After some careless play in the France defense, Bernard Mietus kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Maxime Durand. The France fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Maxime Durand should have stopped the shot. A sloppy throw-in by Henry Robiquet in the 69th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Terremoto FC's Isidoro Buinton. Bernard Mietus's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Maxime Durand read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 70th minute of play. Maxime Durand made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernard Mietus in the 79th minute of play. 82 minutes into the match, Bernard Mietus notched a goal, 8-0, to the right of France's Maxime Durand. Maxime Durand was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 86th minute of the match Terremoto 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. Hilario Duarte ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Hilario Duarte got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Maxime Durand quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Bernard Mietus's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Maxime Durand read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 89th minute of play. 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 Terremoto FC.