Challenge

France Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Piotr Furgal started the match with the kick off. The supporters of France booed when Muñeco FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Piotr Furgal didn't get a good kick on the ball. Frank Peletier succeeded in the game's 8th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-0. Lucio Perico received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Maxime Durand tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 17 minutes, Piotr Furgal put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Maxime Durand. After 19 played minutes France got a freekick which was hit by Camille Baume. Muñeco FC's Tyrone Summerfield proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save Muñeco FC from getting a goal against them. France's Maxime Durand played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Piotr Furgal in the 25th minute of play. Piotr Furgal scored 1-2 in the 29th 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. David Barbier fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tyrone Summerfield having to interfere. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind Muñeco FC's goalkeeper Tyrone Summerfield, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Frank Peletier came free with the goalkeeper in the 36th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Tyrone Summerfield could save by the left post. Hugo Caitano made in the 40th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by France's Remy Dupuy. Jean Bombelles hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. After 44 played minutes France got a freekick which was hit by Remy Dupuy. Maxime Durand took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucio Perico, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 47 minutes into the match, France's goal looked a bit too open when Piotr Furgal came free, but Maxime Durand reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 48th minute, Piotr Furgal left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Muñeco FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. After the first half Muñeco FC were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Frank Peletier to make the kick off. In the 56th minute Camille Baume shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tyrone Summerfield saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tyrone Summerfield showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Camille Baume in the 56th minute of the match. A collision led to Muñeco FC getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Angel Phelipe hit a great ball. If Piotr Furgal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Piotr Furgal got free with Maxime Durand in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 72 played minutes France got a freekick which was hit by Alexis Bruneau. 73 minutes into the game, Lucio Perico was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Muñeco FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave France the free kick. Frank Peletier fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tyrone Summerfield having to interfere. Maxime Durand showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lucio Perico, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Antonio Inautzi's late challenge caught a France's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Antonio Inautzi helped the player get up and apologised. The audience thought a goal was coming when Piotr Furgal got free with Maxime Durand in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Maxime Durand made an important save on a dangerous shot by Piotr Furgal in the 97th minute. When the final whistle went the supporters of Muñeco FC were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant France side.