Challenge

France Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Frank Peletier started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd match minute, France was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexis Bruneau to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Frank Peletier got free with Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Anatoliy Olenenko in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Maxime Durand prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Torsten Norberg kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. 14 minutes into the game, Anatoliy Olenenko cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Maxime Durand was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a little luck, ФК КрасноДАР's Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov got control of the ball when Frank Peletier tried to sneak it across the goal line. Maxime Durand showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anatoliy Olenenko, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. ФК КрасноДАР's Gerasim Lyutov got a good chance for a goal in the 34th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 38th match minute, France was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Camille Baume to maneuver through the defense. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The wind increased when Anatoliy Olenenko made the kick off in the second half. Frank Peletier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 50th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 52nd minute Camille Baume shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of ФК КрасноДАР booed when France was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alexis Bruneau didn't get a good kick on the ball. Frank Peletier received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Maxime Durand made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gerasim Lyutov in the 61st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Peletier in the 64th minute of play forced ФК КрасноДАР's goalkeeper Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Anatoliy Olenenko had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frank Peletier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. David Barbier struck a weak shot in the 81st minute. Aleksandr Abdrakhmanov didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for France. Gerasim Lyutov did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-2 to the left of a surprised Maxime Durand 84 minutes into the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Gerasim Lyutov kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Maxime Durand. That made the score 0-3 in the 90 minute of play. Maxime Durand made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Gerasim Lyutov sent off a good shot on target.