Challenge

France Arena
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Mihail Coșereanu started the match with the kick off. In the 5thth minute of the game Mihail Coșereanu who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but France's Maxime Durand was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Maxime Durand took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lander Calquín, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of France booed when Komikoz FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ernst Åkesson didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cătălin Ciorbea came out of the goal in the 15th minute to try and stop a shot by France's Frank Peletier. But to his dismay, Frank Peletier quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Maxime Durand showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lander Calquín in the 19th minute of the match. In the 23rd minute, Mihail Coșereanu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 24 minutes of play, France's Frank Peletier made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cătălin Ciorbea was left in no man's land by his defense there! 32 minutes into the game, Mihail Coșereanu cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Maxime Durand was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Komikoz FC made a substitution. Paulín Abello replaced Gerard Deves. The supporters of France booed when Komikoz FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 37 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kilian Mbappè didn't get a good kick on the ball. David Barbier shot from long distance in the 38th minute, but Cătălin Ciorbea was prepared and stopped the ball at the left post. 39 minutes into the game, Albertinho das Neves was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Komikoz FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave France the free kick. 40 minutes into the match, Komikoz FC's goalkeeper Cătălin Ciorbea had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by David Barbier. After a rather tough play, France's Frank Peletier got a free kick in the 43rd minute. Maxime Durand showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lander Calquín in the 44th minute of the match. After 46 played minutes France got a freekick which was hit by Alexis Bruneau.

51 minutes into the match, France's goalkeeper Maxime Durand had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mihail Coșereanu. In the 51st minute, Mihail Coșereanu 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 2-3. 54 minutes in the game Corneliu Muncelean did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Lucio Jose María San Roman. In the 55th minute, Lander Calquín left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Komikoz FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-4. France's Maxime Durand proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 60th minute of the match, managed to save France from getting a goal against them. When Komikoz FC's Lander Calquín in the 66th minute got a chance for a shot 66th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye France's goalie prevented a goal. France's Maxime Durand played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lander Calquín in the 70th minute of play. Komikoz FC's Cătălin Ciorbea played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Frank Peletier in the 74th minute of play. Remy Dupuy charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Remy Dupuy the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to France getting a freekick after 81 minutes play. Remy Dupuy hit a great ball. 94 minutes into the match, France's goalkeeper Maxime Durand had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mihail Coșereanu. The Komikoz FC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Komikoz FC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.