Challenge

Océane
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Fierce's Clovis Lenoble started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Fierce's Fabrice Lepetit played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chris Nygaard in the 3rd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Chris Nygaard in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fabrice Lepetit saved Fierce from getting behind. The supporters of Denmark booed when Fierce was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Faustin Compagnon didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fabrice Lepetit took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bertram Svenningsen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fabrice Lepetit showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chris Nygaard in the 9th minute of the match. Christopher Guerif made in the 13th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Pierre-Loup Grandgirard immediately put the ball in play. Denmark's Chris Nygaard got a good chance for a goal in the 15th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Chris Nygaard might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fabrice Lepetit. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Chris Nygaard ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 24th minute Chris Nygaard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabrice Lepetit saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 25th match minute, Fierce was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexandre Bertholet to maneuver through the defense. If Mikkel Wulff had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 26th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Clovis Lenoble could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Keld Paulsen made a huge save. Fabrice Lepetit made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chris Nygaard in the 31st minute of play. Fabrice Lepetit showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mikkel Wulff, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. A collision led to Fierce getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Faustin Compagnon hit a great ball. In the 35th minute Chris Nygaard shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabrice Lepetit saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Chris Nygaard's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Fabrice Lepetit was relentless in the 39th minute of the game. Fabrice Lepetit came out of the goal in the 42nd minute to try and stop a shot by Denmark's Chris Nygaard. But to his dismay, Chris Nygaard quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Bertram Svenningsen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 49th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Fierce players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Denmark were winning 0-1.

After 56 played minutes Fierce got a freekick which was hit by Thibaut Giret. Fierce's Fabrice Lepetit played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chris Nygaard in the 58th minute of play. Fabrice Lepetit made an important save on a dangerous shot by Chris Nygaard in the 60th minute. Chris Nygaard in the 63rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Fabrice Lepetit, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. With his leg Fabrice Lepetit managed to avoid a goal in the 65thth minute, when Denmark's Chris Nygaard fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 65th match minute, Fierce was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Faustin Compagnon to maneuver through the defense. The Denmark fans' excitement grew in the 69th match minute when Denmark's Chris Nygaard 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 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Christopher Guerif made in the 72nd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Pierre-Loup Grandgirard immediately put the ball in play. Fierce's Loïc Ruckebusch was substituted for Charlie Salvan. After 86 played minutes Chris Nygaard rounded Fierce's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-4. After 91 played minutes Denmark got a freekick which was hit by Bertram Svenningsen. The supporters of Fierce booed when Denmark was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Bertram Svenningsen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Denmark played a much better game than Fierce and deserved their victory. The Fierce players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.