Challenge

France Arena
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Frank Peletier started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Manfred Konradsson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Lemel SV's supporters rose to their feet, but Manfred Konradsson 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. France's Maxime Durand played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manfred Konradsson in the 7th minute of play. After 8 minutes of play, Lemel SV's Manfred Konradsson made it 0-1 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! When Lemel SV's Manfred Konradsson 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 France's goalie prevented a goal. After having played for 14 minutes, Manfred Konradsson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Lemel SV's supporters crossed their fingers, but Manfred Konradsson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. If Emiliano Furia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 15th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Lemel SV's Manfred Konradsson in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye France's goalie prevented a goal. Frank Peletier could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but George Wiklund made a huge save. Ettore Petroni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Maxime Durand tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 24 minutes into the match, Lemel SV's goalkeeper George Wiklund had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Camille Baume. Maxime Durand stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Manfred Konradsson's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Manfred Konradsson in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Maxime Durand saved France from getting behind. In the 33rd minute Manfred Konradsson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maxime Durand saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Frank Peletier charged in rather forcefully in the 35th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Frank Peletier the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 35 played minutes France got a freekick which was hit by Frank Peletier. Manfred Konradsson scored 0-3 in the 36th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Maxime Durand, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Maxime Durand stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Manfred Konradsson's shot from short distance in the 41st minute. After 42 minutes of play, Lemel SV's Emiliano Furia made it 0-4 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! France's Maxime Durand played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manfred Konradsson in the 45th minute of play.

Manfred Konradsson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Maxime Durand made a huge save. Manfred Konradsson in the 55thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Maxime Durand, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Oscar Stuijvenberg's late challenge caught a France's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Oscar Stuijvenberg helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Lemel SV's Oscar Stuijvenberg got a free kick in the 56th minute. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind France's goalkeeper Maxime Durand, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Maxime Durand took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manfred Konradsson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manfred Konradsson 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. With his leg Maxime Durand managed to avoid a goal in the 70thth minute, when Lemel SV's Manfred Konradsson fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. With a little luck, France's Maxime Durand got control of the ball when Manfred Konradsson tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match clock showed 74 minutes, the score became 0-5 when Manfred Konradsson sped through France's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Maxime Durand. Lemel SV's Dennis Bergkamp was substituted for Manfred Konradsson. Edelmiro Reyes was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 81 minutes into the match. George Wiklund had in the 83rdth minute some difficulties stopping David Barbier's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Claudio Caniggia might have been able to make a better finish in the 85th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Maxime Durand. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Claudio Caniggia ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ettore Petroni got free with Maxime Durand in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. George Wiklund made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Camille Baume in the 89th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ettore Petroni got free with Maxime Durand in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. France's Remy Dupuy managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Jacek Furlit in the 96 minute of the game. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Lemel SV eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.