Challenge

France Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Frank Peletier got the match started through his kick off. With his leg Arne Grabner managed to avoid a goal in the 3rdth minute, when France's Frank Peletier fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 4 minutes had been played when some careless play by Falconara Albanese's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. David Barbier was slow to take the kick. During this time France's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Frank Peletier almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Falconara Albanese's Arne Grabner did a great save. Dráuzio Pontes might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Maxime Durand. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dráuzio Pontes ran back to his position shaking his head. Maxime Durand showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dráuzio Pontes in the 6th minute of the match. Dráuzio Pontes took the ball and in the 9 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Maxime Durand. Maxime Durand dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Esteve Garin might have been able to make a better finish in the 12th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Maxime Durand. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Esteve Garin ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dráuzio Pontes in the 14th minute of play forced France's goalkeeper Maxime Durand to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 15 played minutes Falconara Albanese got a freekick which was hit by Per-Olof Kaxe. Dráuzio Pontes's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Maxime Durand read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. Arne Grabner made an important save on a dangerous shot by Camille Baume in the 23rd minute. Maxime Durand showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dráuzio Pontes, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. 31 minutes into the match, Dráuzio Pontes notched a goal, 0-2, to the right of France's Maxime Durand. Maxime Durand was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Dráuzio Pontes might have been able to make a better finish in the 35th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Maxime Durand. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dráuzio Pontes 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 Dráuzio Pontes in the 35th minute of play. France's Remy Dupuy got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dráuzio Pontes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Dráuzio Pontes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 53 minutes into the match, Falconara Albanese's Dráuzio Pontes sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Maxime Durand narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Dráuzio Pontes was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 57th minute. Falconara Albanese's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dráuzio Pontes in the 57th minute of play forced France's goalkeeper Maxime Durand to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Camille Baume received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Arne Grabner tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dráuzio Pontes succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-4 in the 64th playminute. Falconara Albanese's Honorio Firman was substituted for Anier Omero. Falconara Albanese's Martin Goren was substituted for Dráuzio Pontes. Falconara Albanese's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Arsenio Eufrasio in the 69th minute. The corner ended in Kenan Bozdoğan almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but France's Maxime Durand did a great save. In the 71st match minute, France was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maxence Durand to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Arsenio Eufrasio managed to get in a good position for a shot. Falconara Albanese's supporters rose to their feet, but Arsenio Eufrasio 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. After 72 played minutes Falconara Albanese got a freekick which was hit by Wawrzyniec Knopek. France's Maxime Durand proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save France from getting a goal against them. Martin Goren struck a weak shot in the 82nd minute. Maxime Durand didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Falconara Albanese. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Martin Goren in the 84th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Maxime Durand saved France from getting behind. When David Barbier came up free with the goalie in the 86th 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 David Barbier couldn't finish the play. In the 88th minute, Falconara Albanese's Martin Goren dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-5. In the 93rd minute of the match Falconara Albanese got a corner. France's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Arsenio Eufrasio ran over to the corner to take the kick. The Falconara Albanese players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.