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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Frank Peletier made the kick off which started today's match. The supporters of France booed when Average Joes was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kasper Bodin didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 3rd minute Frank Peletier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Linus Svanström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Frank Peletier blasted a shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Linus Svanström having to make a save. After 11 minutes Average Joes's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was David Barbier who took care of the corner kick. Maxime Durand showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mattias Finnman in the 13th minute of the match. If Frank Peletier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Camille Baume's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Linus Svanström read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 16th minute of play. In the 22nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Average Joes's goalkeeper Linus Svanström, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Camille Baume kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Frank Peletier received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Linus Svanström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A nice corner shot did that Wilhelm Blanck got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Maxime Durand quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Average Joes's Linus Svanström played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Camille Baume in the 37th minute of play. 40 minutes into the match, Camille Baume had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Linus Svanström. Average Joes's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Camille Baume was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Linus Svanström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frank Peletier in the 44th minute of play. In the 46th minute Wilhelm Blanck suffered a thigh injury and had to be helped off the field. 46 minutes into the game, Camille Baume was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. France's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Average Joes the free kick. Average Joes's Jack Vennerberg was substituted for Wilhelm Blanck. After a rather tough play, France's Camille Baume got a free kick in the 47th minute. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Hampus Johansson was the one to do the kick off. When the match clock showed 55 minutes, the score became 2-1 when Jo Blanchaert sped through France's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Maxime Durand. Frank Peletier received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Linus Svanström tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 59th minute, Hampus Johansson left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Average Joes fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. In the 65th match minute, Average Joes was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jack Vennerberg to maneuver through the defense. Linus Svanström showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Peletier in the 67th minute of the match. A collision led to Average Joes getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Filip Flink hit a great ball. In the 69th minute of the match, David Barbier tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Linus Svanström saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The audience was convinced that Mattias Finnman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Maxime Durand was relentless in the 74th minute of the game. Maxime Durand stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hampus Johansson's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. Joakim Soned made in the 80th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by France's Remy Dupuy. Average Joes were awarded a corner in the 82th minute after France's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Filip Flink took the corner. Filip Flink made a great header on Average Joes's corner, it was just that France's Maxime Durand managed to reach the ball for a save. 86 minutes into the match, France's goal looked a bit too open when Hampus Johansson came free, but Maxime Durand reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kasper Bodin hit a great freekick 88 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Average Joes's Linus Svanström got control of the ball when Frank Peletier tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 92nd minute David Barbier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Linus Svanström saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Frank Peletier could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Linus Svanström made a huge save. Linus Svanström was a little too slow when Frank Peletier got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 95th minute. The score was now 3-2. Average Joes's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.