Challenge

National Stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Roncourt's Aziz Jimenez started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 4th minute Désiré Lemière shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Felix Poggi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Momo Boumedienne came free with the goalkeeper in the 5th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Mounir Perry could save by the left post. 7 minutes into the match, Roncourt's goalkeeper Mounir Perry had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Momo Boumedienne. Momo Boumedienne took the ball and in the 12 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mounir Perry. Mounir Perry dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Gustave Marcilly hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Felix Poggi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lv Xiao Zhi in the 19th minute of the match. In the 21st minute, Lv Xiao Zhi made a precise shot to the right of Felix Poggi. U21 France's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Florent Blanc made in the 23rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by U21 France's Alain Dennemont. Felix Poggi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Thierry Lhermite in the 24th minute of the match. A collision led to Roncourt getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Gustave Marcilly hit a great ball. Momo Boumedienne who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 28thth minute tested the skills of Mounir Perry when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 29th minute, Lv Xiao Zhi ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Felix Poggi was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. In the 32nd match minute, U21 France was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Faouzi Duclos to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to U21 France getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. Hugo Châtelin hit a great ball. Felix Poggi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Aziz Jimenez went, in the 37th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. Roncourt's Gustave Marcilly managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Theo Chassot in the 40 minute of the game. Gustave Marcilly kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. Thierry Lhermite kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Roncourt's Désiré Lemière got a free kick in the 46th minute. The U21 France players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Roncourt were winning 1-3.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Momo Boumedienne in the 51st minute of play forced Roncourt's goalkeeper Mounir Perry to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 52 minutes into the match, Roncourt's goal looked a bit too open when Momo Boumedienne came free, but Mounir Perry reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lv Xiao Zhi in the 53rd minute of play forced U21 France's goalkeeper Felix Poggi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 55th minute, Momo Boumedienne left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The U21 France fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. In the 59th minute, Lv Xiao Zhi made a precise shot to the right of Felix Poggi. U21 France's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-4. Roncourt made a substitution. Jean-Marc Kazmierczak replaced Lv Xiao Zhi. Roncourt made a substitution. Omar Florinio replaced Horácio Larreta. Roncourt's Florent Blanc quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Alix Poulain, made in the 69th minute of the game. In the 80th minute of the match, Aziz Jimenez got a very nice opportunity to score, but Felix Poggi was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 81st minute Roncourt were awarded a corner. Thierry Lhermite went to the cornerflag to take it. Felix Poggi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jean-Marc Kazmierczak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arnaud Clément's late challenge caught a Roncourt's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Arnaud Clément helped the player get up and apologised. 86 minutes into the game, one of U21 France:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Aziz Jimenez walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. Mounir Perry took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Léon Cailleaux, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 93 minutes in the game, Jean-Marc Kazmierczak fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Felix Poggi having to interfere. 95 minutes into the match, Roncourt's goal looked a bit too open when Momo Boumedienne came free, but Mounir Perry reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Roncourt eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.