Challenge

Allmend Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) In the 2nd 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. In the 3rd match minute, France was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexis Bruneau to maneuver through the defense. Özcan Balcik who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 4thth minute tested the skills of Maxime Durand when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Maxime Durand made an important save on a dangerous shot by Martin Rutsch in the 6th minute. Maxime Durand didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Özcan Balcik went, in the 7th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. The supporters of France booed when Uetendorf Wanderers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Giray Yeten didn't get a good kick on the ball. Uetendorf Wanderers's David Aberle played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Peletier in the 12th minute of play. 14 minutes had been played when some careless play by Uetendorf Wanderers's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. David Barbier was slow to take the kick. During this time France's players had a chance to rest. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Remy Dupuy advanced and headed the ball into goal, 1-1 in the 14th minute. The supporters of Uetendorf Wanderers booed when France was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Frank Peletier didn't get a good kick on the ball. Maxime Durand was out of position in the 20 minute of play, and Martin Rutsch capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Martin Rutsch really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. Frank Peletier recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 33rd minute Robert Chapuis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but David Aberle saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Aytunç Neba got free with Maxime Durand in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Maxime Durand was a little too slow when Aytunç Neba got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 35th minute. The score was now 3-1. A hard shot 40 in the game by Aytunç Neba from a close distance when the talented Maxime Durand managed to make a qualified save. France's players were relieved. Aytunç Neba didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 4-1 via right post in the game's 44th minute. Uetendorf Wanderers's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 5-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aytunç Neba to make the kick off. Maxime Durand made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aytunç Neba in the 52nd minute of play. Zachary Pionek received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Maxime Durand tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 57 minutes into the match, Uetendorf Wanderers's Aytunç Neba sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Maxime Durand narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Alon LeBatelier made in the 58th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Glenn Huez immediately put the ball in play. Maxime Durand showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aytunç Neba in the 59th minute of the match. Maxime Durand showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zachary Pionek in the 61st minute of the match. Uetendorf Wanderers's David Aberle played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Camille Baume in the 63rd minute of play. If Aytunç Neba had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Aytunç Neba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 75th minute Aytunç Neba shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maxime Durand saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Camille Baume fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without David Aberle having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Özcan Balcik in the 84th minute of play forced France's goalkeeper Maxime Durand to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Maxime Durand showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aytunç Neba, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. After 86 minutes, Aytunç Neba made it 6-1 with a short kick to the right side. France's Maxime Durand tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. If Özcan Balcik had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Frank Peletier's late challenge caught a Uetendorf Wanderers's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Frank Peletier helped the player get up and apologised.