Challenge

José Grabicoski P
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) France's Frank Peletier started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Maxime Durand came out of the goal in the 4th minute to try and stop a shot by Paraná Clube PG's Abderraouf Moussaoui. But to his dismay, Abderraouf Moussaoui quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Frank Peletier fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oswaldo Velloso having to interfere. In the 10th minute Frank Peletier shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Oswaldo Velloso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abderraouf Moussaoui's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Maxime Durand read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 11th minute of play. Maxime Durand took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abderraouf Moussaoui, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Frank Peletier fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Oswaldo Velloso having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in France's zone, Abderraouf Moussaoui stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Maxime Durand came out of the goal and Abderraouf Moussaoui tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 20thth minute of the game Frank Peletier who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Paraná Clube PG's Oswaldo Velloso was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Maxime Durand made an important save on a dangerous shot by Noel Quirino in the 21st minute. A collision led to Paraná Clube PG getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. André Luiz Fonseca hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abderraouf Moussaoui in the 31st minute of play forced France's goalkeeper Maxime Durand to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 32 minutes, Noel Quirino mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Paraná Clube PG and the France players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 32nd match minute, Paraná Clube PG was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Noel Quirino to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Paraná Clube PG's Noel Quirino got a free kick in the 33rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by André Luiz Fonseca in the 35th minute of play forced France's goalkeeper Maxime Durand to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Paraná Clube PG's Abderraouf Moussaoui in the 36th minute got a chance for a shot 36th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye France's goalie prevented a goal. 38 minutes into the match, France's goal looked a bit too open when Noel Quirino came free, but Maxime Durand reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 40 played minutes, Paraná Clube PG's Kauan Negri shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Maxime Durand came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Paraná Clube PG reached it. When Mauro Valadares fell near the penalty area in the 42nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Paraná Clube PG's protests and gave Mauro Valadares a yellow card for diving instead. Mauro Valadares hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. 44 minutes into the match, Paraná Clube PG's goal looked a bit too open when Frank Peletier came free, but Oswaldo Velloso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, France's Maxime Durand got control of the ball when Noel Quirino tried to sneak it across the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Abderraouf Moussaoui to make the kick off. After 51 played minutes Paraná Clube PG got a freekick which was hit by Abderraouf Moussaoui. In the 54th minute, Noel Quirino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 66th minute, Noel Quirino got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 68 minutes, Remy Dupuy mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the France and the Paraná Clube PG players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to France getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Remy Dupuy hit a great ball. Abderraouf Moussaoui fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maxime Durand having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 71st 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. Oswaldo Velloso breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 73 minutes into the match, Abderraouf Moussaoui 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 Abderraouf Moussaoui was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. In the 77th minute, Remy Dupuy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 78th minute Abderraouf Moussaoui 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 a rather tough play, Paraná Clube PG's Kauan Negri got a free kick in the 86th minute. When Camille Baume came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the France fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Camille Baume couldn't finish the play. The supporters of France booed when Paraná Clube PG was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 94 match minutes in a wonderful position. André Luiz Fonseca didn't get a good kick on the ball. Paraná Clube PG's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.