Challenge

France Arena
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Frank Peletier started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Maxime Durand showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karl-Oskar Apelkvist in the 3rd minute of the match. Maxime Durand didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Karl-Oskar Apelkvist went, in the 8th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. 10 minutes into the game, INTOCABLES 2oo4's Zhuang Xing Ting nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Maxime Durand made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Karl-Oskar Apelkvist blasted a shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Maxime Durand having to make a save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Karl-Oskar Apelkvist in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Maxime Durand saved France from getting behind. After some careless play in the France defense, Karl-Oskar Apelkvist kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Maxime Durand. The France fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Maxime Durand should have stopped the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Karl-Oskar Apelkvist in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Maxime Durand saved France from getting behind. When the match clock showed 27 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Karl-Oskar Apelkvist sped through France's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Maxime Durand. 30 minutes into the game, Karl-Oskar Apelkvist cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Maxime Durand was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Karl-Oskar Apelkvist in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Maxime Durand saved France from getting behind. When INTOCABLES 2oo4's Karl-Oskar Apelkvist in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye France's goalie prevented a goal. Karl-Oskar Apelkvist scored 0-6 in the 38th 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. In the 43rd minute Karl-Oskar Apelkvist 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Karl-Oskar Apelkvist in the 46th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Maxime Durand saved France from getting behind. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-6 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Karl-Oskar Apelkvist to make the kick off. France's defense didn't have a chance, in the 52nd minute, when Karl-Oskar Apelkvist scored to the left of an out of position Maxime Durand, making the score, 0-7. Karl-Oskar Apelkvist fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maxime Durand having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karl-Oskar Apelkvist in the 59th minute of play forced France's goalkeeper Maxime Durand to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Karl-Oskar Apelkvist hit a great freekick 60 minutes into the match. INTOCABLES 2oo4's Ibon Duarte was substituted for Mahmoud Alaba. INTOCABLES 2oo4 made a substitution. Manoj Espinosa replaced Karl-Oskar Apelkvist. In the 62nd minute, Karl-Oskar Apelkvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Manoj Espinosa took the ball and in the 63 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 0-8. Maxime Durand stood somewhat misplaced when Manoj Espinosa came free in front of goal and shot 0-9 to the left of him in the 66 minute. Maxime Durand came out of the goal in the 71st minute to try and stop a shot by INTOCABLES 2oo4's Manoj Espinosa. But to his dismay, Manoj Espinosa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-10. The supporters of France booed when INTOCABLES 2oo4 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Song Guang Zhan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Manoj Espinosa recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 81st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Manoj Espinosa received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Maxime Durand came out and tried to block the shot, but Manoj Espinosa slotted it home off the left post making it 0-12 in the 83rd minute. After some careless play in the France defense, Manoj Espinosa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Maxime Durand. The France fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Maxime Durand should have stopped the shot. Maxime Durand was a little too slow when Manoj Espinosa got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 89th minute. The score was now 0-14. When INTOCABLES 2oo4's Manoj Espinosa in the 92nd minute got a chance for a shot 92nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye France's goalie prevented a goal. INTOCABLES 2oo4's attack was well implemented in the 92nd minute, but when Manoj Espinosa was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. Manoj Espinosa in the 94thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Maxime Durand, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. When the final whistle sounded INTOCABLES 2oo4 left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than France.