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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dave Mathy charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Dave Mathy the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Dave Mathy hit a great freekick 6 minutes into the match. Maxime Durand made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karl-Ove Söderström in the 10th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Frank Peletier managed to get in a good position for a shot. France's supporters rose to their feet, but Frank Peletier was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Patrick Eliasson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alejo Veliz's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Maxime Durand firmly grabbed it by the left post. Jean Bombelles got a throw-in 22 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Camille Baume. 31 minutes into the game, Karl-Ove Söderström recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Maxime Durand. Karl-Ove Söderström showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-1. 37 minutes into the match, Alejo Veliz notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of France's Maxime Durand. Maxime Durand was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Camille Baume in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Patrick Eliasson saved Gnesta Oilers from getting behind. In the 46th minute of the match, Karl-Ove Söderström tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Maxime Durand saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Karl-Ove Söderström made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Karl-Ove Söderström in the 54th minute of play forced France's goalkeeper Maxime Durand to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. France's Maxime Durand played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dave Mathy in the 55th minute of play. Frank Peletier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Maxime Durand showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dave Mathy in the 62nd minute of the match. 64 minutes into the match, Gnesta Oilers's goalkeeper Patrick Eliasson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Camille Baume. In the 66th minute Alejo Veliz 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. After 68 minutes, Robert Chapuis mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the France and the Gnesta Oilers players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 68th minute, Robert Chapuis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 68th minute, Robert Chapuis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Quentin Beaux's late challenge caught a Gnesta Oilers's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Quentin Beaux helped the player get up and apologised. 69 minutes into the game, one of France:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 72nd minute, Camille Baume ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Patrick Eliasson was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. In the 78th minute, Karl-Ove Söderström left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gnesta Oilers fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Alejo Veliz managed to get in a good position for a shot. Gnesta Oilers's supporters rose to their feet, but Alejo Veliz 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 85th minute Karl-Ove Söderström 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. 93 minutes into the game, Gnesta Oilers's Karl-Ove Söderström nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Maxime Durand made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-2. Frank Peletier's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Patrick Eliasson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 97th minute of play. 98 minutes into the game, Camille Baume cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-3. Patrick Eliasson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Gnesta Oilers were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of France for a fine match.