Challenge

Panther Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) France's Frank Peletier 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. Maxime Durand made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vyacheslav Birman in the 5th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in France's zone, Sergey Gershkovich stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Maxime Durand came out of the goal and Sergey Gershkovich tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 10th minute Camille Baume shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aleksandr Shutov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Aleksandr Shutov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Camille Baume in the 11th minute of play. 14 minutes into the match, France's goal looked a bit too open when Mikhail Merkushev came free, but Maxime Durand reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 18th minute, FC Tushino's Vladislav Afanasev ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Maxime Durand. Maxime Durand yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. 22 minutes into the match, Camille Baume notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of FC Tushino's Aleksandr Shutov. Aleksandr Shutov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. David Barbier struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Aleksandr Shutov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for France. 28 minutes into the game, Gleb Filatov was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. FC Tushino's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave France the free kick. Gleb Filatov hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. In the 32nd play minute Aleksey Badin came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Maxime Durand. 2-1. If Sergey Gershkovich had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aleksandr Shutov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Camille Baume in the 38th minute of the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 39th minute of the game. One of FC Tushino:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of France:s goal. In the 40th minute there was a penalty for France. David Barbier stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Aleksandr Shutov. 2-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Camille Baume in the 45th minute of play forced FC Tushino's goalkeeper Aleksandr Shutov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 2-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Frank Peletier could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Aleksandr Shutov made a huge save. Maxime Durand made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aleksey Badin in the 60th minute of play. France's Maxime Durand played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vladislav Afanasev in the 63rd minute of play. Maxime Durand showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Vladislav Afanasev in the 64th minute of the match. France's Maxime Durand played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mikhail Merkushev in the 69th minute of play. In the 70th match minute, France was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jean Bombelles to maneuver through the defense. In the 72nd minute, Vladislav Afanasev made a precise shot to the right of Maxime Durand. France's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-3. In the 78thth minute of the game Silvestr Kurshakov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but France's Maxime Durand was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to FC Tushino getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Silvestr Kurshakov hit a great ball. Frank Peletier fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Aleksandr Shutov having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Silvestr Kurshakov in the 85th minute of play forced France's goalkeeper Maxime Durand to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 89 minutes into the game, Vladislav Ierovich threw the ball into play from the sideline. France's Henry Robiquet quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Maxence Durand hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. In the 92nd minute, Frank Peletier made a precise shot to the right of Aleksandr Shutov. FC Tushino's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-4. Aleksey Badin struck a weak shot in the 96th 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 FC Tushino.