Challenge

Glory Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Frank Peletier started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Camille Baume fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 6th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stelios Panagiotopoulos having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 14 minutes, Thomas Mavreas put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Maxime Durand. 24 minutes into the game, Camille Baume was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. France's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave GloRy F.C. the free kick. A collision led to France getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Camille Baume hit a great ball. Stelios Panagiotopoulos showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Camille Baume in the 28th minute of the match. Frank Peletier blasted a shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Stelios Panagiotopoulos having to make a save. After 33 minutes of play, France's Frank Peletier made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stelios Panagiotopoulos was left in no man's land by his defense there! Frank Peletier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 35th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 36 minutes into the game, Kostas Parlapidis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. GloRy F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave France the free kick. Kostas Parlapidis kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. 40 minutes into the match, France's Frank Peletier sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Stelios Panagiotopoulos narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 41 minutes into the match, GloRy F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Camille Baume came free, but Stelios Panagiotopoulos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thomas Mavreas in the 46th minute of play forced France's goalkeeper Maxime Durand to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Thomas Mavreas to make the kick off. Maxime Durand made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Thomas Mavreas in the 51st minute of play. 53 minutes into the game, David Barbier was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. France's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave GloRy F.C. the free kick. After 53 played minutes France got a freekick which was hit by David Barbier. Thomas Mavreas struck a weak shot in the 55th 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 GloRy F.C.. After 57 played minutes GloRy F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Thomas Mavreas. David Barbier hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. 64 minutes had been played when some careless play by GloRy F.C.'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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thomas Mavreas in the 69th minute of play forced France's goalkeeper Maxime Durand to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 77th match minute, GloRy F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Florencio Mogel to maneuver through the defense. GloRy F.C.'s Stelios Panagiotopoulos proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save GloRy F.C. from getting a goal against them. If Thomas Mavreas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Thomas Mavreas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Maxime Durand was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. Maxime Durand showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Thomas Mavreas, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. In the 88th minute of the match GloRy F.C. got a corner. France's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Tinko Vunov ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led GloRy F.C.'s Tinko Vunov to fire away a dangerous shot which Maxime Durand despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 90th minute, Camille Baume hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. GloRy F.C. succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though France had controlled the match.