Challenge

Panther Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Frank Peletier kicked off to start the match. Black Panthers's Georg Finnman got a good chance for a goal in the 3rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 5th minute Frank Peletier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lesli Sepúlveda saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 10th match minute, France was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frank Peletier to maneuver through the defense. Black Panthers's Lesli Sepúlveda played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Camille Baume in the 14th minute of play. After 15 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for France! The goalkeeper, Maxime Durand, was totally fooled by Black Panthers's Aleksander Kjellkvist, who 16 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. When Frank Peletier came up free with the goalie in the 22nd 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 Frank Peletier couldn't finish the play. After 23 played minutes Black Panthers got a freekick which was hit by Celedonio Oriche. Lesli Sepúlveda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Peletier in the 24th minute of the match. In the 25th minute of the match France got a corner. Black Panthers's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. David Barbier ran over to the corner to take the kick. David Barbier made a great header on France's corner, it was just that Black Panthers's Lesli Sepúlveda managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 30th minute Black Panthers were awarded a corner. Stor Katt went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Black Panthers's corner Stor Katt fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Maxime Durand quite easily take care of the ball. France's Maxime Durand played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aleksander Kjellkvist in the 39th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Black Panthers's zone, Frank Peletier stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Lesli Sepúlveda came out of the goal and Frank Peletier tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Kjell Eskilsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Maxime Durand tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aleksander Kjellkvist to make the kick off. Maxime Durand took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Georg Finnman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to France getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Remy Dupuy hit a great ball. In the 52nd minute of the match Malte Apelqvist sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Maxime Durand skillfully saved the ball. Maxime Durand took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aleksander Kjellkvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Malte Apelqvist fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Black Panthers's protests and gave Malte Apelqvist a yellow card for diving instead. In the 56th match minute, Black Panthers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Malte Apelqvist to maneuver through the defense. 62 minutes into the match, Black Panthers's Aleksander Kjellkvist sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Maxime Durand narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 73 minutes into the match, Black Panthers's goalkeeper Lesli Sepúlveda had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Camille Baume. In the 77th match minute, Black Panthers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Oliver Hedkvist to maneuver through the defense. Black Panthers's Lesli Sepúlveda proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Black Panthers from getting a goal against them. 81 minutes into the match, Georg Finnman 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 Georg Finnman was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Georg Finnman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Maxime Durand tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Aleksander Kjellkvist's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Maxime Durand was relentless in the 87th 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 Aleksander Kjellkvist in the 91st minute of play. 92 minutes into the match, France's goal looked a bit too open when Aleksander Kjellkvist came free, but Maxime Durand reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lesli Sepúlveda showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Camille Baume in the 94th minute of the match. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Black Panthers 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.