Challenge

Estádio do Timão
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Frank Peletier made the kick off which started today's match. After a defensive mix-up in France's zone, Marcus-Vinícius Franceschelli stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Maxime Durand came out of the goal and Marcus-Vinícius Franceschelli tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With an all-out effort, Nhungarinthians's Maxime Durand threw himself towards the right post 5 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Laércio Lara, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Nhungarinthians's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ezequiel Nascimento in the 7th minute. After 8 minutes of play, Nhungarinthians's Laércio Lara made it 1-0 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! In the 14th minute, Laércio Lara ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Maxime Durand was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-0. Maxime Durand stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Laércio Lara's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. Maxime Durand stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Laércio Lara's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. Nhungarinthians's Laércio Lara was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 26th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. After a rather tough play, Nhungarinthians's Patricio Cruz got a free kick in the 37th minute. France's Maxime Durand proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save France from getting a goal against them. Maxime Durand showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Laércio Lara, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. France's Maxime Durand proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save France from getting a goal against them. After 43 minutes, Laércio Lara made it 5-0 with a short kick to the right side. France's Maxime Durand tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. France's Remy Dupuy managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Juan Penha in the 46 minute of the game. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 5-0.

The wind increased when Laércio Lara made the kick off in the second half. Marcus-Vinícius Franceschelli blasted a shot towards the goal in the 50th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Maxime Durand having to make a save. Maxime Durand made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Laércio Lara in the 52nd minute of play. Edmund Kojder made an important save on a dangerous shot by Frank Peletier in the 53rd minute. If Laércio Lara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 58 minutes into the match, Laércio Lara had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Maxime Durand. France's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Laércio Lara was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. Marcus-Vinícius Franceschelli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maxime Durand having to interfere. Laércio Lara scored 7-0 in the 64th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Maxime Durand, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience was convinced that Laércio Lara's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Maxime Durand was relentless in the 67th minute of the game. When the match clock showed 74 minutes, the score became 8-0 when Laércio Lara sped through France's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Maxime Durand. If Laércio Lara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 82nd minute, Ezequiel Nascimento sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and France's Maxime Durand didn't even have to move. Maxime Durand took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Laércio Lara, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 91st minute, Maxence Durand hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 91st minute Ezequiel Nascimento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Maxime Durand saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Nhungarinthians's Laércio Lara in the 94th minute got a chance for a shot 94th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye France's goalie prevented a goal. For all the effort they put into the match, the France players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Nhungarinthians.