Challenge

Bisturi Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Amerigo Marinelli got the match started through his kick off. France's attentive Remy Dupuy managed to snatch the ball when Alfredo Oroni made a throw-in in the 12th minute of the game. 13 minutes into the match, Bisturi F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Camille Baume came free, but Fulvio Di Florio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fulvio Di Florio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Camille Baume, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bisturi F.C.'s goalkeeper Fulvio Di Florio, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 21st minute, Bruno Banana 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. Maxime Durand showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Adriano Caruso, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Remy Dupuy kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Bisturi F.C.'s zone, Camille Baume stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Fulvio Di Florio 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. In the 33rd match minute, France was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Frank Peletier to maneuver through the defense. When Bisturi F.C.'s Adriano Caruso in the 37th minute got a chance for a shot 37th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye France's goalie prevented a goal. After 44th play minutes Camille Baume shot 0-1, a short shot which went by Fulvio Di Florio and just under the crossbar into goal. Camille Baume sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Frank Peletier stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the France defense, Amerigo Marinelli 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. After 63rd play minutes Amerigo Marinelli shot 3-1, a short shot which went by Maxime Durand and just under the crossbar into goal. With an all-out effort, France's Fulvio Di Florio threw himself towards the right post 66 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Camille Baume, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. In the 67th minute, Camille Baume left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The France fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. Fulvio Di Florio made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Frank Peletier sent off a good shot on target. David Barbier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bisturi F.C. made a substitution. Cosimo Gaeta replaced Adriano Caruso. When Bisturi F.C.'s Amerigo Marinelli in the 81st minute got a chance for a shot 81st 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 89th minute Frank Peletier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fulvio Di Florio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Frank Peletier got free with Fulvio Di Florio in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 96 minutes into the match, France's Frank Peletier sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Fulvio Di Florio narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The Bisturi F.C. support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.