Challenge

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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Frank Peletier kicked off to start the match. 18 minutes had been played when some careless play by France's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Magnus Lundqvist was slow to take the kick. During this time Hammarby Hornets BK's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Hammarby Hornets BK's Magnus Lundqvist to fire away a dangerous shot which Maxime Durand despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. France's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by David Barbier in the 30th minute. After a defensive mix-up in France's zone, Sivert Söder stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Maxime Durand came out of the goal and Sivert Söder tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 37th match minute, Hammarby Hornets BK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jon Bäckström to maneuver through the defense. Maxime Durand stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sivert Söder's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sivert Söder in the 43rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Maxime Durand saved France from getting behind. After 44 minutes, Alexis Bruneau mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the France and the Hammarby Hornets BK players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 44th minute, Alexis Bruneau hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lars-Erik Sigfridsson in the 45th minute of play forced France's goalkeeper Maxime Durand to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sivert Söder made a kick off. Detlev Leisibach took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Camille Baume, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 58th minute, Camille Baume 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: 1-2. Ola Larsson might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Maxime Durand. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Ola Larsson ran back to his position shaking his head. Through an outstanding action, after 70 minutes, Detlev Leisibach successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After a rather tough play, Hammarby Hornets BK's Sivert Sjöö got a free kick in the 79th minute. In the 84th minute of the game Mårten Ahlquist made a throw-in which Ola Larsson played forward. A collision led to Hammarby Hornets BK getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Jon Bäckström hit a great ball. If Lars-Erik Sigfridsson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. France's Maxime Durand played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sivert Söder in the 96th minute of play. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. France walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.