Challenge

Krasnodar arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, 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. Binne Koppermann started the match with the kick off. Maxime Durand came out of the goal in the 5th minute to try and stop a shot by ФК КрасноДАР's Gerasim Lyutov. But to his dismay, Gerasim Lyutov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Gerasim Lyutov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maxime Durand having to interfere. Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Peletier in the 10th minute of the match. Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Frank Peletier's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. A collision led to ФК КрасноДАР getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Celso Moreno hit a great ball. Gerasim Lyutov could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 26th minute of the match, but Maxime Durand made a huge save. In the 31st match minute, ФК КрасноДАР was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Chris de Kok to maneuver through the defense. Maxime Durand made an important save on a dangerous shot by Chris de Kok in the 36th minute. With a little luck, France's Maxime Durand got control of the ball when Gerasim Lyutov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Camille Baume struck a weak shot in the 42nd minute. Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for France. In the 43rd minute, Frank Peletier made a precise shot to the right of Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov. ФК КрасноДАР's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Binne Koppermann in the 47th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Maxime Durand saved France from getting behind. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Frank Peletier to make the kick off. ФК КрасноДАР's Oleg Aleksandrov was substituted for Igor Slepuhin. Frank Peletier received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Binne Koppermann had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 68 played minutes ФК КрасноДАР got a freekick which was hit by Giorgi Chiellini. David Barbier, 69 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. After a rather tough play, France's Frank Peletier got a free kick in the 75th minute. After 76 played minutes France got a freekick which was hit by Frank Peletier. Gerasim Lyutov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maxime Durand having to interfere. When Filimon Rodimov fell near the penalty area in the 79th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ФК КрасноДАР's protests and gave Filimon Rodimov a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to ФК КрасноДАР getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Filimon Rodimov hit a great ball. After 82 minutes, 孔峰延 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the ФК КрасноДАР and the France players grew even worse after the yellow card. The audience thought a goal was coming when Camille Baume got free with Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 85 minutes into the match, ФК КрасноДАР's goalkeeper Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Camille Baume. If Gerasim Lyutov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 93 minutes into the game, Giorgi Chiellini was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ФК КрасноДАР's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave France the free kick. In the 93rd match minute, ФК КрасноДАР was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Giorgi Chiellini to maneuver through the defense. Frank Peletier recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 95th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. ФК КрасноДАР's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.