Challenge

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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gică Curcă made the kick off which started today's match. Remy Dupuy hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. David Barbier struck a weak shot in the 9th minute. Andrei Pavel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for France. After 11 minutes, Gică Curcă mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Fanaticii and the France players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of France booed when FC Fanaticii was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gică Curcă didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to FC Fanaticii getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Eric Apostu hit a great ball. When France's Frank Peletier in the 16th minute got a chance for a shot 16th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Fanaticii's goalie prevented a goal. France's attentive Jean Bombelles managed to snatch the ball when Remus Ostoici made a throw-in in the 18th minute of the game. Eusebiu Oanță hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Peletier in the 22nd minute of play forced FC Fanaticii's goalkeeper Andrei Pavel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the France defense, Gică Curcă 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. 36 minutes into the match, David Barbier had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Andrei Pavel. FC Fanaticii's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that David Barbier was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. After 38 minutes of play FC Fanaticii's Gică Curcă was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. In the 38th minute, Gică Curcă hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 41st minute Camille Baume shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Andrei Pavel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Frank Peletier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Frank Peletier stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Șerban Nanu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 56th match minute, France was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jean Bombelles to maneuver through the defense. Remy Dupuy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 58th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Andrei Pavel having to interfere. Maxime Durand made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mihai Măliță in the 61st minute of play. A hard shot 64 in the game by Frank Peletier from a close distance when the talented Andrei Pavel managed to make a qualified save. FC Fanaticii's players were relieved. After some careless play in the France defense, Mihai Măliță 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Frank Peletier got free with Andrei Pavel in the 74th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Andrei Pavel made a fantastic save in the 74th minute, when Frank Peletier sent off a good shot on target. 77 minutes into the match, Mihai Măliță had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Maxime Durand. France's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mihai Măliță was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. In the 81st minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Fanaticii's goalkeeper Andrei Pavel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 82 minutes into the match, FC Fanaticii's goalkeeper Andrei Pavel had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Camille Baume. Maxime Durand took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mihai Măliță, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Fanaticii's Andrei Pavel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Camille Baume in the 86th minute of play. Frank Peletier could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 88th minute of the match, but Andrei Pavel made a huge save. A collision led to FC Fanaticii getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Eric Apostu hit a great ball. Camille Baume struck a weak shot in the 90th minute. Andrei Pavel didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for France. The FC Fanaticii support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.