Challenge

Claudio Fabián Tapia
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Maxime Durand was out of position in the 3 minute of play, and Fulgencio Ferrer capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Fulgencio Ferrer really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. The Campeones del Mundo fans' excitement grew in the 6th match minute when Campeones del Mundo's Fulgencio Ferrer looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Camille Baume in the 12th minute of play forced Campeones del Mundo's goalkeeper Daniel Igon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12th minute, Lindo Trollo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With 13 minutes on the clock, Grant Verga commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In the 14th match minute, Campeones del Mundo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Grant Verga to maneuver through the defense. Daniel Igon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Camille Baume in the 18th minute of play. Frank Peletier received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Daniel Igon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 34 minutes, Frank Peletier made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. Campeones del Mundo's Daniel Igon tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 39th minute, Ladislao Fraco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Fulgencio Ferrer had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Frank Peletier came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the France 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 Frank Peletier couldn't finish the play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fulgencio Ferrer stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Fulgencio Ferrer 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. The audience was convinced that Fulgencio Ferrer's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Maxime Durand was relentless in the 56th minute of the game. A collision led to France getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Alexis Bruneau hit a great ball. France's Maxime Durand played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fulgencio Ferrer in the 61st minute of play. Maxime Durand made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fulgencio Ferrer in the 65th minute of play. After 66 minutes France's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Guillermo Gorosti who took care of the corner kick. Guillermo Gorosti made a great header on Campeones del Mundo's corner, it was just that France's Maxime Durand managed to reach the ball for a save. Emilio Sugoi kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. Fulgencio Ferrer scored 3-1 in the 81st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Maxime Durand, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Ladislao Fraco made in the 85th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by France's Remy Dupuy. After 87 minutes of play, France's Frank Peletier made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Daniel Igon was left in no man's land by his defense there! The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Eusebio Afonso during the 90th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Campeones del Mundo's Eusebio Afonso got a free kick in the 90th minute. Many of France's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. France may have spent more time on the ball, but Campeones del Mundo were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.