Challenge

Kontula Kickerdome
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Aki Järventaus started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The throw-in from Esa Hagelberg in the 3rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by France's Remy Dupuy. France's Maxime Durand played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aki Järventaus in the 6th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pellervo Koivunen in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Maxime Durand saved France from getting behind. Aki Järventaus who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 13thth minute tested the skills of Maxime Durand when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Maxime Durand was a little too slow when Pellervo Koivunen got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 18th minute. The score was now 1-0. Aki Järventaus in the 20thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Maxime Durand, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 24th minute of the match, Rasmus Vapamaa tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Maxime Durand saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Frank Peletier fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vilhelm Palonen having to interfere. After 28 minutes of play, Kontula Kickers's Rasmus Vapamaa made it 2-0 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! After a rather tough play, Kontula Kickers's Alpi Nutikka got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Maxime Durand made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Rasmus Vapamaa sent off a good shot on target. The Kontula Kickers fans' excitement grew in the 35th match minute when Kontula Kickers's Rasmus Vapamaa 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 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Quentin Beaux's late challenge caught a Kontula Kickers's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Quentin Beaux helped the player get up and apologised. In the 42nd minute, Quentin Beaux hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Maxime Durand was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Aki Järventaus. Remy Dupuy hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Maxime Durand acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 46th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Aki Järventaus.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Frank Peletier to strike the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, Kontula Kickers's Esa Hagelberg got a free kick in the 55th minute. When the match had gone on for 62 minutes, Aki Järventaus put it in 4-0 from a short distance just to the right of Maxime Durand. The supporters of Kontula Kickers booed when France was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. David Barbier didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to France getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. David Barbier hit a great ball. Maxime Durand came out of the goal in the 71st minute to try and stop a shot by Kontula Kickers's Aki Järventaus. But to his dismay, Aki Järventaus quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. The supporters of Kontula Kickers booed when France was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Frank Peletier didn't get a good kick on the ball. Maxime Durand didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jukka Leppiniemi went, in the 82nd minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. Maxime Durand showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aki Järventaus, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Kontula Kickers's Vilhelm Palonen proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save Kontula Kickers from getting a goal against them. Maxime Durand didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Kontula Kickers's Rasmus Vapamaa shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 7-0 in the ordered_time% minute. Kontula Kickers's Kaj Uusitalo was substituted for Rasmus Vapamaa. France's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.