Challenge

Punk Fathers Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Nikos Nentopoulos made the kick off which started today's match. After a rather tough play, France's Alexis Bruneau got a free kick in the 4th minute. In the 5th minute, Punk Fathers's Charis Giasemis dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. In the 12th 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. Remy Dupuy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 13th minute. Marios Kostis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Per Ståhlberg kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Marios Kostis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Camille Baume, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 22 minutes, Frank Peletier put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Marios Kostis. France's Frank Peletier got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Marinos Koskotas sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 32nd minute, Frank Peletier ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marios Kostis was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Nikos Nentopoulos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nikos Nentopoulos in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Maxime Durand saved France from getting behind. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind Punk Fathers's goalkeeper Marios Kostis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Punk Fathers's Nikos Nentopoulos was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 41st play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Frank Peletier to make the kick off. When Punk Fathers's Marinos Koskotas in the 51st minute got a chance for a shot 51st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye France's goalie prevented a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Marinos Koskotas in the 51st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Maxime Durand saved France from getting behind. In the 56th minute of the match France got a corner. Punk Fathers's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. David Barbier ran over to the corner to take the kick. After 60th play minutes Nikiforos Frantzeskos shot 3-2, a short shot which went by Maxime Durand and just under the crossbar into goal. The attack was good, but when Marinos Koskotas in the 62nd minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Frank Peletier could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Marios Kostis made a huge save. After a defensive mix-up in Punk Fathers's zone, Frank Peletier stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marios Kostis came out of the goal and Frank Peletier tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Punk Fathers's Nikos Nentopoulos in the 68th minute got a chance for a shot 68th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye France's goalie prevented a goal. When the match had gone on for 68 minutes, Nikos Nentopoulos put it in 4-2 from a short distance just to the right of Maxime Durand. Alexis Bruneau charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alexis Bruneau the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 71st minute, Alexis Bruneau hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. France's Maxime Durand played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marinos Koskotas in the 72nd minute of play. 76 minutes into the match, Marinos Koskotas notched a goal, 5-2, to the right of France's Maxime Durand. Maxime Durand was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Marios Kostis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Frank Peletier in the 81st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Camille Baume in the 82nd minute of play forced Punk Fathers's goalkeeper Marios Kostis to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Camille Baume's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marios Kostis was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. In the 83rd minute, Frank Peletier reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Marios Kostis. The goal made the score 5-3. Nikiforos Frantzeskos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maxime Durand having to interfere. When the match clock showed 93 minutes, the score became 6-4 when Nikos Nentopoulos sped through France's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Maxime Durand. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Punk Fathers had won after a very even match.