Challenge

NATIONAL STADIUM
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Daniel Bey made the kick off and thus started the match. A collision led to France getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Alexis Bruneau hit a great ball. If Camille Baume had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. FC TOKIO's Tedj Djeziri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Camille Baume in the 6th minute of play. Amine Larfaoui who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 14thth minute tested the skills of Maxime Durand when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Camille Baume received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Tedj Djeziri tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Maxime Durand didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when FC TOKIO's Amine Larfaoui shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-0 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 28th minute, Kamel Ibrir hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Maxime Durand didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 31st minute, which inside left pole to 2-0. 34 minutes into the match, France's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Bey came free, but Maxime Durand reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Daniel Bey fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maxime Durand having to interfere. Frank Peletier struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Tedj Djeziri didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for France. Maxime Durand made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Amine Larfaoui sent off a good shot on target. After 43 played minutes FC TOKIO got a freekick which was hit by Kamel Ibrir. France's David Barbier got a good chance for a goal in the 44th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 46 minutes into the match, Camille Baume had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tedj Djeziri. FC TOKIO's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Camille Baume was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

FC TOKIO's Tedj Djeziri played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Remy Dupuy in the 52nd minute of play. In the 55th play minute Camille Baume came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Tedj Djeziri. 2-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Amine Larfaoui managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC TOKIO's supporters rose to their feet, but Amine Larfaoui 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. 61 minutes into the match, FC TOKIO's goalkeeper Tedj Djeziri had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Camille Baume. With a little luck, FC TOKIO's Tedj Djeziri got control of the ball when Camille Baume tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Remy Dupuy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FC TOKIO's Daniel Bey got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 71st minute Camille Baume shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tedj Djeziri saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Farid Belmellat charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Farid Belmellat the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 72nd minute, Maxence Durand hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In a very dangerous position, a player in FC TOKIO fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 75th minute. Penalty! Tedj Djeziri made an important save on a dangerous shot by Frank Peletier in the 80th minute. If Remy Dupuy had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 86th match minute, FC TOKIO was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Smail Amara to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Frank Peletier got free with Tedj Djeziri in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee gave FC TOKIO a penalty, 98 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Soltani Belkacem, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of France's Maxime Durand. 3-3. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the France players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.