Challenge

Stan Stadion
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Frank Peletier kicked off to start the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alf Lindmark during the 3rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to SWARS getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Alf Lindmark hit a great ball. Frank Peletier recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Maxime Durand showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rudolf Johnsson in the 7th minute of the match. In the 8th match minute, SWARS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Beloslav Vesov to maneuver through the defense. In the 10th minute, Stamen Zimbilev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. David Barbier took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 10th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Evert Persson. SWARS's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Frank Peletier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When SWARS's Alf Lindmark in the 15th minute got a chance for a shot 15th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye France's goalie prevented a goal. 23 minutes into the game, Bror Arenius was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. SWARS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave France the free kick. In the 23rd minute, Bror Arenius hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the SWARS defense, Frank Peletier kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Evert Persson. The SWARS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Evert Persson should have stopped the shot. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Quentin Beaux during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 29 played minutes France got a freekick which was hit by Quentin Beaux. Maxime Durand made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alf Lindmark in the 30th minute of play. Alf Lindmark had several of the France's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 34 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-1 score and a disappointed Maxime Durand as he didn't even see the shot coming. Camille Baume scored 1-2 in the 37th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Evert Persson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Camille Baume came up free with the goalie in the 42nd 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. Maxime Durand made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rudolf Johnsson in the 46th minute of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Alexis Bruneau during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 47 played minutes France got a freekick which was hit by Alexis Bruneau. The crowd rose to their feet as Alf Lindmark kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Maxime Durand. That made the score 2-2 in the 47 minute of play. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Alf Lindmark made a kick off. After 53 minutes, Rudolf Johnsson mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the SWARS and the France players grew even worse after the yellow card. When SWARS's Alf Lindmark in the 58th minute got a chance for a shot 58th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye France's goalie prevented a goal. In the 61st minute Rudolf Johnsson 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. Evert Persson was out of position in the 63 minute of play, and Remy Dupuy capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Remy Dupuy really showed his touch with that goal: 2-3. Herbert Fernkvist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Maxime Durand tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 68thth minute of the game Alf Lindmark who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but France's Maxime Durand was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 70th minute, Remy Dupuy left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The France fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-4. The crowd rose to their feet as Frank Peletier kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Evert Persson. That made the score 2-5 in the 73 minute of play. In the 75th minute, Robert Chapuis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Alf Lindmark had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 77th minute, Alexis Bruneau hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. France's Maxime Durand played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alf Lindmark in the 78th minute of play. In the 83rd match minute, SWARS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joakim Hård to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rudolf Johnsson in the 85th minute of play forced France's goalkeeper Maxime Durand to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Frank Peletier in the 86thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Evert Persson, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. When Bror Arenius was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 88 minutes had been played. Camille Baume recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 90th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, France's Robert Chapuis got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Maxime Durand made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alfons Emander in the 93rd minute of play. France's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.