Challenge

Itamaraju
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Frank Peletier made the kick off which started today's match. Maxime Durand stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kazimierz Konopka's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. Ireno Benedicto kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Frank Peletier's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gilberto Dionísio was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. Camille Baume charged in rather forcefully in the 11th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Camille Baume the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to France getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Camille Baume hit a great ball. In the 14th minute Remy Dupuy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gilberto Dionísio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 21 minutes into the match, France's goal looked a bit too open when Kazimierz Konopka came free, but Maxime Durand reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 23rd match minute, France was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Camille Baume to maneuver through the defense. Kazimierz Konopka scored 2-0 in the 26th 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. 30 minutes into the match, Paulinho MacLaren 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 Paulinho MacLaren was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Maxime Durand made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kazimierz Konopka in the 35th minute of play. Kazimierz Konopka'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 38th minute of play. Maxime Durand stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kazimierz Konopka's shot from short distance in the 41st minute. 42 minutes into the match, France's goalkeeper Maxime Durand had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Paulinho MacLaren. Paulinho MacLaren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

The wind increased when Kazimierz Konopka made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Kazimierz Konopka made a precise shot to the right of Maxime Durand. France's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. When the match clock showed 55 minutes, the score became 5-0 when Paulinho MacLaren sped through France's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Maxime Durand. After 57 minutes, Luiz Paulo Domingues mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the HeBr United and the France players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, HeBr United's Luiz Paulo Domingues got a free kick in the 57th minute. France's Maxime Durand played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kazimierz Konopka in the 62nd minute of play. Gilberto Dionísio made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Frank Peletier sent off a good shot on target. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Henry Robiquet during the 67th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kazimierz Konopka in the 69th minute of play forced France's goalkeeper Maxime Durand to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Paulinho MacLaren recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Kazimierz Konopka'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 73rd minute of play. When HeBr United's Kazimierz Konopka in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye France's goalie prevented a goal. Frank Peletier could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Gilberto Dionísio made a huge save. Maxime Durand showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Paulinho MacLaren, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. In the 83rd minute, Henry Robiquet hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 84 minutes into the match, France's goal looked a bit too open when Joel Azeredo came free, but Maxime Durand reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Maxime Durand made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Paulinho MacLaren in the 85th minute of play. The supporters of France booed when HeBr United was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Sebastião Paes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Frank Peletier's late challenge caught a HeBr United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Frank Peletier helped the player get up and apologised. HeBr United were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of France for a fine match.