Challenge

NATIONAL STADIUM
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Frank Peletier made the kick off and thus started the match. After having played for 3 minutes, Hocine Mekhloufi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC TOKIO's supporters crossed their fingers, but Hocine Mekhloufi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 8 minutes into the game, Camille Baume cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Tedj Djeziri was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Daniel Bey came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the FC TOKIO fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Daniel Bey couldn't finish the play. After having played for 13 minutes, Daniel Bey managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC TOKIO's supporters crossed their fingers, but Daniel Bey was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Remy Dupuy fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored France's protests and gave Remy Dupuy a yellow card for diving instead. Daniel Bey sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alexis Bruneau hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. France's Maxime Durand played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Amine Larfaoui in the 31st minute of play. Tedj Djeziri took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frank Peletier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to FC TOKIO getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Kamel Ibrir hit a great ball. FC TOKIO's Daniel Bey got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind France's goalkeeper Maxime Durand, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Amine Larfaoui could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Maxime Durand made a huge save. In the 47th minute, Amine Larfaoui got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Daniel Bey to strike the kick off in the second half. Maxime Durand made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Amine Larfaoui in the 52nd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Daniel Bey's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Maxime Durand was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. Tedj Djeziri made an important save on a dangerous shot by Camille Baume in the 59th minute. France's Maxime Durand played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Bey in the 60th minute of play. Tedj Djeziri made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David Barbier in the 63rd minute of play. Maxime Durand made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Daniel Bey in the 66th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 67 minutes, Daniel Bey put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Maxime Durand. If Frank Peletier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Tedj Djeziri didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 79th minute, which inside left pole to 1-2. 82 minutes in the game Soltani Belkacem did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Amine Larfaoui. France's Frank Peletier got a good chance for a goal in the 85th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 86 minutes into the match, Robert Chapuis dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Tedj Djeziri, 1-3. In the 93rd match minute, France was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maxence Durand to maneuver through the defense. In the 96th match minute, FC TOKIO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hocine Mekhloufi to maneuver through the defense. The FC TOKIO supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching France's performance. The match ended with a win for France.