Challenge

Herri Etxea Estadioa
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Frank Peletier made the kick off and thus started the match. Erik Thorstvedt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frank Peletier, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. 8 minutes had been played when some careless play by Barrikako Herensugeak F.C'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. A nice corner shot did that Remy Dupuy got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Erik Thorstvedt quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Peletier in the 10th minute of play forced Barrikako Herensugeak F.C's goalkeeper Erik Thorstvedt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 11 minutes had been played when some careless play by Barrikako Herensugeak F.C'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. Erik Thorstvedt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Camille Baume in the 15th minute of the match. Erik Thorstvedt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frank Peletier, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. When Brent Weeks fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Barrikako Herensugeak F.C's protests and gave Brent Weeks a yellow card for diving instead. After 30 played minutes Barrikako Herensugeak F.C got a freekick which was hit by Brent Weeks. Erik Thorstvedt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Henry Robiquet, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Barrikako Herensugeak F.C's zone, Frank Peletier stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Erik Thorstvedt came out of the goal and Frank Peletier tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to France getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Quentin Beaux hit a great ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Michel Hervé made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michel Hervé in the 53rd minute of play forced France's goalkeeper Maxime Durand to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 55 minutes into the match, Barrikako Herensugeak F.C's goalkeeper Erik Thorstvedt had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Frank Peletier. After having played for 59 minutes, Frank Peletier managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. France's supporters crossed their fingers, but Frank Peletier was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 62nd minute, Michel Hervé got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Barrikako Herensugeak F.C made a substitution. Pepe Galnares replaced Etxahun Olmos. Barrikako Herensugeak F.C made a substitution. Antonio Guasch replaced Iratxo Crespo. 66 minutes into the match, Barrikako Herensugeak F.C's goalkeeper Erik Thorstvedt had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Frank Peletier. After some fancy dribbling in the 67th minute, Camille Baume managed to get in a good position for a shot. France's supporters rose to their feet, but Camille Baume was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Erik Thorstvedt breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 80 minutes into the match, Michel Hervé 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 Michel Hervé was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in Barrikako Herensugeak F.C's zone, Camille Baume stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Erik Thorstvedt came out of the goal and Camille Baume tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Barrikako Herensugeak F.C's Erik Thorstvedt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Camille Baume in the 95th minute of play. The supporters of France booed when Barrikako Herensugeak F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sergi Velazquez didn't get a good kick on the ball. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Barrikako Herensugeak F.C were victorious despite being under pressure from France for much of the match.