Challenge

Muda Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ramzi Drouart kicked off to start the match. Maxime Durand made a fantastic save in the 3rd minute, when Ramzi Drouart sent off a good shot on target. FC Raasiku Kõrid's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Rando Ilves in the 4th minute. After some careless play in the France defense, Ramzi Drouart 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. After 14 minutes, Ramzi Drouart made it 4-0 with a short kick to the right side. France's Maxime Durand tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 17th minute of the match, Joosep Eessaar tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Maxime Durand saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The crowd rose to their feet as Joosep Eessaar kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Maxime Durand. That made the score 5-0 in the 21 minute of play. Maxime Durand didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ramzi Drouart went, in the 24th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. Ramzi Drouart's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 27thth minute, Maxime Durand skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 29th minute, Alexis Bruneau hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Sven-Oskar Lindberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Raasiku Kõrid's supporters rose to their feet, but Sven-Oskar Lindberg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Maxime Durand breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Frank Peletier in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dario Millrick prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Sven-Oskar Lindberg blasted a shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Maxime Durand having to make a save. After 40 minutes, Ramzi Drouart made it 7-0 with a short kick to the right side. France's Maxime Durand tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The crowd rose to their feet as FC Raasiku Kõrid's Joosep Eessaar slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Maxime Durand. That made the score 8-0 after 45 minutes of play. In the 47th minute, Ramzi Drouart 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 9-0. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 9-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Frank Peletier to make the kick off. FC Raasiku Kõrid were awarded a corner in the 58th minute after France's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Rando Ilves took the corner. When Camille Baume fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored France's protests and gave Camille Baume a yellow card for diving instead. After 60 played minutes France got a freekick which was hit by Camille Baume. France's attentive Remy Dupuy managed to snatch the ball when Rando Ilves made a throw-in in the 62nd minute of the game. France's Maxime Durand played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joosep Eessaar in the 65th minute of play. Sven-Oskar Lindberg hit a great freekick 66 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Uci Nurpijal in the 73rd minute of play forced France's goalkeeper Maxime Durand to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The FC Raasiku Kõrid fans' excitement grew in the 74th match minute when FC Raasiku Kõrid's Ramzi Drouart looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 11-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Maxime Durand showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ramzi Drouart, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Maxime Durand showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Uci Nurpijal in the 82nd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Camille Baume in the 90th minute of play forced FC Raasiku Kõrid's goalkeeper Dario Millrick to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Uci Nurpijal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Maxime Durand tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Maxime Durand took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ramzi Drouart, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Camille Baume had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The FC Raasiku Kõrid fans cheered their team off the field, for while France had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.