Challenge

France Arena
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) After 3 minutes of play, GFG VOEL's Rüknettin Şahin made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Maxime Durand was left in no man's land by his defense there! Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rüknettin Şahin in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Maxime Durand prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Rüknettin Şahin came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the GFG VOEL fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Rüknettin Şahin couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Rüknettin Şahin in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Maxime Durand saved France from getting behind. Jes Linnig stood somewhat misplaced when Frank Peletier came free in front of goal and shot 1-1 to the left of him in the 20 minute. 25 minutes into the match, Rüknettin Şahin notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of France's Maxime Durand. Maxime Durand was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Rüknettin Şahin came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the GFG VOEL fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Rüknettin Şahin couldn't finish the play. When GFG VOEL's Rüknettin Şahin in the 30th minute got a chance for a shot 30th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye France's goalie prevented a goal. Maxime Durand came out of the goal in the 44th minute to try and stop a shot by GFG VOEL's Rüknettin Şahin. But to his dismay, Rüknettin Şahin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Frank Peletier stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, GFG VOEL's Rüknettin Şahin sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Maxime Durand narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The nice shot from Rüknettin Şahin in the 56thth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Maxime Durand had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. In the 58th minute of the match GFG VOEL got a corner. France's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Camilo Suarez ran over to the corner to take the kick. Rüknettin Şahin could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Maxime Durand made a huge save. A collision led to GFG VOEL getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Costică Ştefănescu hit a great ball. Maxime Durand took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rüknettin Şahin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the France defense, Rüknettin Şahin 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. France's Maxime Durand proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 68th minute of the match, managed to save France from getting a goal against them. Robert Chapuis hit a great freekick 69 minutes into the match. Maxime Durand made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Rüknettin Şahin sent off a good shot on target. In the 74th minute Frank Peletier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jes Linnig saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 77th minute, Rüknettin Şahin reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Maxime Durand. The goal made the score 2-5. When the match had gone on for 82 minutes, Rüknettin Şahin took a quick shot and it went in 2-6 without a chance for Maxime Durand to make any attempt to save it. In the 84th match minute, GFG VOEL was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Costică Ştefănescu to maneuver through the defense. GFG VOEL's Rüknettin Şahin got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 87th minute, Robert Chapuis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rüknettin Şahin in the 92nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Maxime Durand prevented the ball from getting in the gole.