Challenge

France Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, 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. In the 3rd minute Mauri Icardi 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. In the 8th match minute, France was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robert Chapuis to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of France booed when ► CeRR aHPaS a J K◄ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Serhat Sarıdoğan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Maxime Durand took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mauri Icardi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When ► CeRR aHPaS a J K◄'s Mauri Icardi in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd 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 25th minute, Frank Peletier ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dorukhan Bircanoğlu was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Mauri Icardi scored 1-1 in the 28th 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. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 32nd minute of the game. One of France:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of ► CeRR aHPaS a J K◄:s goal. After 34 minutes of play, ► CeRR aHPaS a J K◄'s Kanuni-Sultan Süleyman made it 1-2 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! Dorukhan Bircanoğlu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Camille Baume in the 37th minute of the match. Robert Chapuis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Kjell-Arne Ambjörnsson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 39th minute. Maxime Durand tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 43 minutes of play, France's Camille Baume made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dorukhan Bircanoğlu was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the match had gone on for 45 minutes, Mauri Icardi put it in 2-3 from a short distance just to the right of Maxime Durand. Disappointed in the 2-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Dorukhan Bircanoğlu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frank Peletier in the 54th minute of play. In the 62nd minute, ► CeRR aHPaS a J K◄'s Kjell-Arne Ambjörnsson dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-4. France's Camille Baume got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mauri Icardi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maxime Durand having to interfere. Dorukhan Bircanoğlu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Peletier in the 71st minute of the match. In the 74th 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. Mauri Icardi came free with the goalkeeper in the 76th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Maxime Durand could save by the left post. ► CeRR aHPaS a J K◄ were awarded a corner in the 77th minute after France's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Kanuni-Sultan Süleyman took the corner. Frank Peletier received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Dorukhan Bircanoğlu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Seyit Ezgü had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dorukhan Bircanoğlu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Peletier in the 86th minute of the match. France's Maxime Durand played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mauri Icardi in the 89th minute of play. Mauri Icardi hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. After having played for 93 minutes, Robert Chapuis managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. France's supporters crossed their fingers, but Robert Chapuis was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 97 minutes into the match, France's goal looked a bit too open when Mauri Icardi came free, but Maxime Durand reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The ► CeRR aHPaS a J K◄ 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.