Challenge

France Arena
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) France's attentive Remy Dupuy managed to snatch the ball when Narcis Ciuvică made a throw-in in the 3rd minute of the game. Camille Baume fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eusebiu Budac having to interfere. David Barbier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After a rather tough play, France's Camille Baume got a free kick in the 11th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Peletier in the 14th minute of play forced Fotbal Club Otelul Galati's goalkeeper Eusebiu Budac to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. David Barbier might have been able to make a better finish in the 21st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Eusebiu Budac. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. David Barbier ran back to his position shaking his head. Eusebiu Budac showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Camille Baume in the 24th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Dumitru Fenici managed to get in a good position for a shot. Fotbal Club Otelul Galati's supporters rose to their feet, but Dumitru Fenici was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Maxime Durand breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 27th minute, Frank Peletier 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. In the 31st minute, one of France:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for France. The referee gave Fotbal Club Otelul Galati a penalty, 32 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Narcis Ciuvică, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of France's Maxime Durand. 0-1. Maxime Durand showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gigi Antohi in the 35th minute of the match. A collision led to Fotbal Club Otelul Galati getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Dan Volosin hit a great ball. A collision led to France getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Camille Baume hit a great ball. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

When Ferdinand Fința fell near the penalty area in the 55th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Fotbal Club Otelul Galati's protests and gave Ferdinand Fința a yellow card for diving instead. Ferdinand Fința kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Frank Peletier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Frank Peletier scored 3-1 in the 61st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Eusebiu Budac, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some careless play in the Fotbal Club Otelul Galati defense, Frank Peletier kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Eusebiu Budac. The Fotbal Club Otelul Galati fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Eusebiu Budac should have stopped the shot. Dumitru Fenicis short, quick shot in the 75thth minute got Maxime Durand to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The supporters of France booed when Fotbal Club Otelul Galati was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 76 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tudor Manolescu didn't get a good kick on the ball. 78 minutes into the match, Frank Peletier notched a goal, 5-1, to the right of Fotbal Club Otelul Galati's Eusebiu Budac. Eusebiu Budac was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Remy Dupuy fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Eusebiu Budac having to interfere. In the 89th minute, Emanuel Balaban hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Camille Baume scored 7-1 in the 94th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Eusebiu Budac, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. France had played much better football throughout.