Challenge

Nieuwpoort Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Nieuwpoort Club's Orville Darling 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. Zelipe Sauca struck a weak shot in the 3rd minute. Maxime Durand didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nieuwpoort Club. The audience was convinced that Frank Peletier's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kevin Dawson was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. 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 9th minute. Orville Darling's late challenge caught a France's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Orville Darling helped the player get up and apologised. After 9 played minutes Nieuwpoort Club got a freekick which was hit by Orville Darling. In the 10th minute, Frank Peletier 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. Zelipe Sauca received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Maxime Durand tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 22 minutes into the match, France's goal looked a bit too open when Zelipe Sauca came free, but Maxime Durand reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. France's defense didn't have a chance, in the 24th minute, when Zelipe Sauca scored to the left of an out of position Maxime Durand, making the score, 1-0. Through an outstanding action, after 29 minutes, Maxime Durand successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 29th minute of the match, Zelipe Sauca tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Maxime Durand saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. France's Maxime Durand played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Orville Darling in the 33rd minute of play. France's Remy Dupuy managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Johny Dumont in the 34 minute of the game. In the 35th minute, Camille Baume ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Kevin Dawson was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. 37 minutes into the match, France's goal looked a bit too open when Zelipe Sauca came free, but Maxime Durand reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the France defense, Zelipe Sauca kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Maxime Durand. The France fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Maxime Durand should have stopped the shot. France's Remy Dupuy quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Johny Dumont, made in the 47th minute of the game. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Frank Peletier was the one to do the kick off. Frank Peletier came free with the goalkeeper in the 57th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Kevin Dawson could save by the left post. In the 57th minute, Kristof Van Dongel hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Frank Peletier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Frank Peletier struck a weak shot in the 71st minute. Kevin Dawson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for France. France's Maxime Durand played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Orville Darling in the 76th minute of play. In the 86th minute, Zelipe Sauca left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nieuwpoort Club fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Orville Darling took the ball and in the 92 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Maxime Durand. Maxime Durand dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-1.