Challenge

TUNA FC STADYUMU
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Min Alacuart made the kick off which started today's match. Min Alacuart received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 5th minute. Maxime Durand tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Min Alacuart in the 8th minute of play forced France's goalkeeper Maxime Durand to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Frank Peletier's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Volkan Demirel was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Frank Peletier managed to get in a good position for a shot. France's supporters rose to their feet, but Frank Peletier was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Volkan Demirel breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Frank Peletier received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Volkan Demirel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alexis Bruneau hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. In the 16th minute of the match, Min Alacuart 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. 17 minutes had been played when some careless play by France's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Oğuzalp Orkutay was slow to take the kick. During this time TunaFC's players had a chance to rest. TunaFC's Oğuzalp Orkutay was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Maxime Durand in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. The audience was convinced that Frank Peletier's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Volkan Demirel was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in France's zone, Uche Okechukwu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Maxime Durand came out of the goal and Uche Okechukwu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 35th minute, Frank Peletier left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The France fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. When TunaFC's Deivid De Souza in the 40th minute got a chance for a shot 40th 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 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Volkan Demirel having to interfere. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind TunaFC's goalkeeper Volkan Demirel, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A hard shot 45 in the game by Uche Okechukwu from a close distance when the talented Maxime Durand managed to make a qualified save. France's players were relieved. After 47 minutes France's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Oğuzalp Orkutay who took care of the corner kick. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Frank Peletier made a kick off. Min Alacuart received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Maxime Durand tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in France's zone, Min Alacuart stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Maxime Durand came out of the goal and Min Alacuart tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Min Alacuart might have been able to make a better finish in the 58th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Maxime Durand. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Min Alacuart ran back to his position shaking his head. France's Maxime Durand played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Min Alacuart in the 58th minute of play. Uche Okechukwu scored 1-1 in the 60th 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. 63 minutes into the match, Uche Okechukwu 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 Uche Okechukwu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Uche Okechukwu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When Uche Okechukwu came up free with the goalie in the 72nd minute, the TunaFC 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 Uche Okechukwu couldn't finish the play. In the 73rd minute, Alexis Bruneau hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 77th minute, Uche Okechukwu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The TunaFC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Maxime Durand showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Min Alacuart in the 81st minute of the match. Maxime Durand stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Min Alacuart's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. Deivid De Souza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 86th minute. Maxime Durand tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When TunaFC's Uche Okechukwu in the 89th minute got a chance for a shot 89th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye France's goalie prevented a goal. In the 92nd minute, Camille Baume hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 93rd minute, Deivid De Souza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Frank Peletier received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Volkan Demirel tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. TunaFC had played much better football throughout.