Challenge

Maracana
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Muhammed Salah took the kick off in the first half of the match. Ryszard Cuber hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. In the 13th minute, Frank Peletier left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The France fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. German Birila received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Maxime Durand came out and tried to block the shot, but German Birila slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 17th minute. 11ABRASIL's German Birila got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. German Birila could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Maxime Durand made a huge save. Robert Chapuis charged in rather forcefully in the 34th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Robert Chapuis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of 11ABRASIL booed when France was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robert Chapuis didn't get a good kick on the ball. 11ABRASIL's Muhammed Salah got a good chance for a goal in the 37th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eusébio Pelé in the 40th minute of play forced France's goalkeeper Maxime Durand to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 44th minute, German Birila reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Maxime Durand. The goal made the score 2-2. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Frank Peletier to make the kick off. Dino Zoff stood somewhat misplaced when Camille Baume came free in front of goal and shot 2-3 to the left of him in the 53 minute. When 11ABRASIL's Eusébio Pelé in the 55th minute got a chance for a shot 55th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye France's goalie prevented a goal. Thomas Katsivalis made a great header on 11ABRASIL's corner, it was just that France's Maxime Durand managed to reach the ball for a save. 59 minutes in the game Ryszard Cuber did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to German Birila. Maxime Durand stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of German Birila's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Muhammed Salah in the 63rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Maxime Durand saved France from getting behind. 11ABRASIL were awarded a corner in the 64th minute after France's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Thomas Katsivalis took the corner. Dino Zoff showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Camille Baume, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Maxime Durand showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Muhammed Salah, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. When the match had gone on for 68 minutes, Muhammed Salah put it in 3-3 from a short distance just to the right of Maxime Durand. In the 71stth minute of the game Muhammed Salah who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but France's Maxime Durand was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Quentin Beaux fell near the penalty area in the 72nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored France's protests and gave Quentin Beaux a yellow card for diving instead. Quentin Beaux hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. If Frank Peletier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 79thth minute of the game Frank Peletier who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but 11ABRASIL's Dino Zoff was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Frank Peletiers short, quick shot in the 79thth minute got Dino Zoff to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 80 minutes into the game, German Birila cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-3. Maxime Durand was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 11ABRASIL made a substitution. Per Hellgren replaced German Birila. Maxime Durand didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Muhammed Salah went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-3 was the resulting score. 11ABRASIL's Cyryl Zecman was substituted for Alvise Macchia. France's Maxime Durand played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Muhammed Salah in the 90th minute of play. 11ABRASIL's Roberto-Carlos Brasil was substituted for Kalidou Koulibaly. Maxence Durand hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Thomas Katsivalis managed to get in a good position for a shot. 11ABRASIL's supporters rose to their feet, but Thomas Katsivalis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Maxime Durand breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.