Challenge

Moose Park
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Frank Peletier made the kick off which started today's match. 3 minutes into the match, France's goal looked a bit too open when Abel Jacques came free, but Maxime Durand reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 6th minute, Mitch Marleau fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. After 7 minutes of play, Moose FC's Isaias Weiss made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Maxime Durand was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jake Kitchen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Peletier in the 16th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Moose FC defense, Camille Baume kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jake Kitchen. The Moose FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jake Kitchen should have stopped the shot. Jake Kitchen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Camille Baume, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. If David Barbier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 40 minutes into the game, one of France:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. France:s Maxime Durand showed great skill when he stopped Mitch Marleau:s penalty. Maxime Durand came out of the goal in the 41st minute to try and stop a shot by Moose FC's Mitch Marleau. But to his dismay, Mitch Marleau quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. Isaias Weiss hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Maxime Durand was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Mitch Marleau showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-2 in the 45 minute of play. 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 Mitch Marleau stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Frank Peletier's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 50thth minute, Jake Kitchen skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 52nd minute Earle Hollis shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maxime Durand saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jake Kitchen made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Frank Peletier sent off a good shot on target. In the 58th minute Camille Baume shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jake Kitchen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 59 minutes had been played when some careless play by Moose FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. David Barbier was slow to take the kick. During this time France's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on France's corner David Barbier fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jake Kitchen quite easily take care of the ball. When Moose FC's Abel Jacques in the 61st minute got a chance for a shot 61st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye France's goalie prevented a goal. Frank Peletier came free with the goalkeeper in the 63rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Jake Kitchen could save by the left post. Maxime Durand made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mitch Marleau in the 64th minute of play. In the 66th minute, Mitch Marleau ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Maxime Durand was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st minute, Robert Chapuis managed to get in a good position for a shot. France's supporters rose to their feet, but Robert Chapuis was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jake Kitchen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 73 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Moose FC's Abel Jacques fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Maxime Durand showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Isaias Weiss, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Jimmie Ogden kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Maxime Durand made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abel Jacques in the 79th minute of play. After 80 played minutes Frank Peletier rounded Moose FC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 5-4. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Moose FC were victorious despite being under pressure from France for much of the match.