Challenge

France Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kent Juhlin kicked off to start the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kent Juhlin in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Maxime Durand saved France from getting behind. Frank Peletier recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Erland Österberg made an important save on a dangerous shot by Frank Peletier in the 7th minute. If Camille Baume had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Maxime Durand showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kent Juhlin, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. A collision led to France getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Remy Dupuy hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, France's Alexis Bruneau got a free kick in the 26th minute. After 32 minutes Macoma Yoldia's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was David Barbier who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in David Barbier almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Macoma Yoldia's Erland Österberg did a great save. After a defensive mix-up in Macoma Yoldia's zone, Frank Peletier stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Erland Österberg 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. After 42 played minutes France got a freekick which was hit by Alexis Bruneau. 45 minutes into the match, France's goal looked a bit too open when Kent Juhlin came free, but Maxime Durand reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 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 players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Frank Peletier was the one to do the kick off. Erland Österberg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frank Peletier in the 53rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, France's Quentin Beaux got a free kick in the 55th minute. Kent Juhlin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Macoma Yoldia getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Wilmer Månsson hit a great ball. Kent Juhlin took the ball and in the 62 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. Ingvar Vestberg made in the 67th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Wladyslaw Walczyk immediately put the ball in play. 70 minutes into the match, Macoma Yoldia's Jairo de Andrade sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Maxime Durand narrowly saved just below the crossbar. France's defense didn't have a chance, in the 77th minute, when Kent Juhlin scored to the left of an out of position Maxime Durand, making the score, 0-2. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Frank Peletier in the 81st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Erland Österberg saved Macoma Yoldia from getting behind. A collision led to France getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Alexis Bruneau hit a great ball. 86 minutes into the match, France's goalkeeper Maxime Durand had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jairo de Andrade. Erland Österberg 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 91st minute. After a rather tough play, Macoma Yoldia's Kent Juhlin got a free kick in the 94th minute. Maxime Durand made a fantastic save in the 97th minute, when Jairo de Andrade sent off a good shot on target. Macoma Yoldia were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over France's much stronger midfield.