Challenge

Claudio Fabián Tapia
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, 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. Robert Chapuis blasted a shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Daniel Igon having to make a save. A collision led to France getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Maxence Durand hit a great ball. Maxime Durand was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Fulgencio Ferrer showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 8 minute of play. Quentin Beaux kicked well hit freekick during the 14th minute of the match. Fulgencio Ferrer could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Maxime Durand made a huge save. When the match had gone on for 16 minutes, Fulgencio Ferrer put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Maxime Durand. If Guillermo Gorosti had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 23rd match minute, Campeones del Mundo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fulgencio Ferrer to maneuver through the defense. Lindo Trollo kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. In the 32nd minute Fulgencio Ferrer 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. Fulgencio Ferrer who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 35thth minute tested the skills of Maxime Durand when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Campeones del Mundo's Daniel Igon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Camille Baume in the 37th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fulgencio Ferrer in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Maxime Durand prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A collision led to Campeones del Mundo getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Grant Verga hit a great ball. Maxime Durand was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Guillermo Gorosti showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-0 in the 44 minute of play. After having played for 47 minutes, Fulgencio Ferrer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Campeones del Mundo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Fulgencio Ferrer was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Fulgencio Ferrer stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st match minute, France was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alexis Bruneau to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, Campeones del Mundo's Ladislao Fraco got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Daniel Igon was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Camille Baume showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-1 in the 56 minute of play. 60 minutes into the game, Fulgencio Ferrer cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-1. Maxime Durand was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Camille Baume managed to get in a good position for a shot. France's supporters rose to their feet, but Camille Baume was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Daniel Igon breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Maxime Durand showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fulgencio Ferrer, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. When Campeones del Mundo's Fulgencio Ferrer in the 68th minute got a chance for a shot 68th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye France's goalie prevented a goal. When the match had gone on for 76 minutes, Camille Baume took a quick shot and it went in 5-2 without a chance for Daniel Igon to make any attempt to save it. After a defensive mix-up in Campeones del Mundo's zone, Camille Baume stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Daniel Igon came out of the goal and Camille Baume tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Campeones del Mundo getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Grant Verga hit a great ball. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind Campeones del Mundo's goalkeeper Daniel Igon, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Frank Peletier got free with Daniel Igon in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The Campeones del Mundo support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.