Challenge

The Last Stand
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Karim Benzema kicked off to start the match. Maxime Durand took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Borko Blaškić, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, France's Robert Chapuis got a free kick in the 6th minute. The audience was convinced that Jakša Tipurić's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Maxime Durand was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. After 12 played minutes Punisher FC got a freekick which was hit by Borys Zajonc. Trifon Voutsinas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from David Barbier in the 12th minute of the match. 13 minutes into the game, Frank Peletier cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Trifon Voutsinas was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, France's Alexis Bruneau got a free kick in the 16th minute. In the 19th minute Frank Peletier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Trifon Voutsinas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Trifon Voutsinas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frank Peletier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 34 minutes, Karim Benzema took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Maxime Durand to make any attempt to save it. In the 36th match minute, Punisher FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Torvald Høvik to maneuver through the defense. David Barbier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 39th minute, Punisher FC's Karim Benzema dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-1. 49 minutes had been played when some careless play by France's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Torvald Høvik was slow to take the kick. During this time Punisher FC's players had a chance to rest. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Frank Peletier stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. France's Maxime Durand played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jakša Tipurić in the 54th minute of play. Frank Peletier fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Trifon Voutsinas having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Frank Peletier got free with Trifon Voutsinas in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience thought a goal was coming when Frank Peletier got free with Trifon Voutsinas in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Trifon Voutsinas was a little too slow when Frank Peletier got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 66th minute. The score was now 3-2. Camille Baume received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Trifon Voutsinas tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Karim Benzema in the 74th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Maxime Durand prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 83 minutes into the match, Karim Benzema notched a goal, 4-3, 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. Maxime Durand made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karim Benzema in the 88th minute of play. Maxime Durand took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karim Benzema, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Maxime Durand took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karim Benzema, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 94th 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.