Challenge

Orange Vélodrome
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Redouane Loux made the kick off which started today's match. Redouane Loux's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Vavrinec Holub firmly grabbed it by the left post. Redouane Loux sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nathanaël Fortune recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 12th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Planète Marseille getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Mourad Bobet hit a great ball. 20 minutes into the match, Planète Marseille's goal looked a bit too open when Alan Rezek came free, but Pierre-Olivier Couronne reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 21 minutes into the game, Denis Dostal was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Czech Republic's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Planète Marseille the free kick. In the 21st minute, Denis Dostal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience held their breath when Kvetoslav Janku in the 24th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Pierre-Olivier Couronne's left hand side. If Erik Jilek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 28th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vavrinec Holub made a fantastic save in the 30th minute, when Redouane Loux sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Planète Marseille's Benjamin Plancke got a free kick in the 35th minute. 36 minutes into the match, Erik Jilek notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Planète Marseille's Pierre-Olivier Couronne. Pierre-Olivier Couronne was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Redouane Louxs short, quick shot in the 39thth minute got Vavrinec Holub to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After a rather tough play, Planète Marseille's Anatole Duchâtel got a free kick in the 40th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 43rd minute, Redouane Loux managed to get in a good position for a shot. Planète Marseille's supporters rose to their feet, but Redouane Loux was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vavrinec Holub breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Erik Jilek was the one to do the kick off. Pierre-Olivier Couronne made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erik Jilek in the 51st minute of play. Erik Jilek sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Czech Republic's Erik Jilek was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Pierre-Olivier Couronne in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 67 minutes into the game, Anatole Duchâtel cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Vavrinec Holub was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Anatole Duchâtel might have been able to make a better finish in the 72nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vavrinec Holub. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Anatole Duchâtel ran back to his position shaking his head. If Redouane Loux had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 75th minute, Anatole Duchâtel ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vavrinec Holub was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Vavrinec Holub took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Côme Bedos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Erik Jilek fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pierre-Olivier Couronne having to interfere. In the 89th minute, Denis Dostal reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Pierre-Olivier Couronne. The goal made the score 2-2. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Planète Marseille players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.