Challenge

Melon Garden
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Frank Peletier got the match started through his kick off. Matej Adamec received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Maxime Durand tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 12th match minute, FC Melon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Erik Žitňár to maneuver through the defense. When France's Frank Peletier in the 13th minute got a chance for a shot 13th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Melon's goalie prevented a goal. After some careless play in the FC Melon defense, Camille Baume kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Ján Tuleja. The FC Melon fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Ján Tuleja should have stopped the shot. FC Melon's Ján Tuleja played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Peletier in the 18th minute of play. Ján Tuleja made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Remy Dupuy in the 20th minute of play. After some careless play in the France defense, Tomáš Malý 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. With his leg Maxime Durand managed to avoid a goal in the 24thth minute, when FC Melon's Tomáš Malý fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Camille Baume fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ján Tuleja having to interfere. A collision led to FC Melon getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Lukáš Hučka hit a great ball. Ján Tuleja took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Barbier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Maxime Durand took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matej Adamec, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Maxime Durand was out of position in the 31 minute of play, and Tomáš Malý capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Tomáš Malý really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. In the 34th minute, Tomáš Semenník hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FC Melon's Ján Tuleja played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Peletier in the 36th minute of play. A hard shot 38 in the game by Tomáš Malý from a close distance when the talented Maxime Durand managed to make a qualified save. France's players were relieved. In the 41stth minute of the game Robert Chapuis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Melon's Ján Tuleja was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With 43 minutes on the clock, Maxence Durand commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 42 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for France! When France's Frank Peletier in the 48th minute got a chance for a shot 48th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Melon's goalie prevented a goal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Tomáš Malý to strike the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, FC Melon's Ján Tuleja got control of the ball when Camille Baume tried to sneak it across the goal line. Camille Baumes short, quick shot in the 59thth minute got Ján Tuleja to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Frank Peletier who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 63rdth minute tested the skills of Ján Tuleja when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When Camille Baume came up free with the goalie in the 64th minute, the France fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Camille Baume couldn't finish the play. FC Melon's Jaromír Mojžiš was substituted for Lukáš Hučka. FC Melon's Ján Tuleja proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 67th minute of the match, managed to save FC Melon from getting a goal against them. After 81 minutes of play, FC Melon's Matej Adamec made it 3-2 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! In the 84th minute, Vladimír Madeja hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Maxime Durand took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Matej Adamec, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tomáš Malý received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Maxime Durand tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. FC Melon were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of France for a fine match.