Challenge

Eaton Park
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Alessandro Sacchi got the match started through his kick off. In the 5th match minute, Stratton FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristinel Paraschivescu to maneuver through the defense. Maxence Durand hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. 11 minutes into the match, Alessandro Sacchi dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Maxime Durand, 1-0. Alessandro Sacchi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Lawrance See made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frank Peletier in the 19th minute of play. France's defense didn't have a chance, in the 20th minute, when Alessandro Sacchi scored to the left of an out of position Maxime Durand, making the score, 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Peletier in the 23rd minute of play forced Stratton FC's goalkeeper Lawrance See to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lawrance See took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frank Peletier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Stratton FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Bradshaw Waller in the 29th minute. It was a well-played corner which Alessandro Sacchi managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Maxime Durand showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jervis Tresise, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. Stratton FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Bradshaw Waller in the 36th minute. The corner ended in Bradshaw Waller almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but France's Maxime Durand did a great save. 38 minutes into the match, Stratton FC's goal looked a bit too open when Frank Peletier came free, but Lawrance See reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 39th minute, Brynn Andrews hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 44th minute, Alessandro Sacchi made a precise shot to the right of Maxime Durand. France's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. Alessandro Sacchi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maxime Durand having to interfere. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Frank Peletier to make the kick off. France's Maxime Durand played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alessandro Sacchi in the 53rd minute of play. After 54 minutes of play, Stratton FC's Alessandro Sacchi 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! With a little luck, Stratton FC's Lawrance See got control of the ball when Camille Baume tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 58 played minutes France got a freekick which was hit by Quentin Beaux. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jervis Tresise in the 60th minute of play forced France's goalkeeper Maxime Durand to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 60th minute, Jervis Tresise ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Maxime Durand was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-0. Maxime Durand made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alessandro Sacchi in the 62nd minute of play. After 64 minutes France's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Bradshaw Waller who took care of the corner kick. Bradshaw Waller made a great header on Stratton FC's corner, it was just that France's Maxime Durand managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 65th match minute, Stratton FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matt Sanderson to maneuver through the defense. Frank Peletier struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Lawrance See didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for France. Alessandro Sacchi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Maxime Durand tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Camille Baume could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 72nd minute of the match, but Lawrance See made a huge save. Maxime Durand made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alessandro Sacchi in the 74th minute of play. France's Frank Peletier was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 75th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. In the 81st minute, Robert Chapuis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Frank Peletier might have been able to make a better finish in the 90th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lawrance See. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Frank Peletier ran back to his position shaking his head. Lawrance See made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frank Peletier in the 90th minute of play. In the 93rd minute, Matt Sanderson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Stratton FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.