Challenge

SNIPERS HOUSE
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Frank Peletier got the match started through his kick off. In the 2nd minute Leoš Dočkal 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 4 minutes of play, SNIPER's Doru Băieșu made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Maxime Durand was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience thought a goal was coming when Doru Băieșu got free with Maxime Durand in the 7th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A sloppy throw-in by Dalmo Ferreira in the 8th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by France's Remy Dupuy. Gilvan Veloso hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Maxime Durand was out of position in the 14 minute of play, and Gilvan Veloso capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Gilvan Veloso really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. 19 minutes into the match, Doru Băieșu dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Maxime Durand, 3-0. In the 22nd match minute, France was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Remy Dupuy to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, SNIPER's Doru Băieșu got a free kick in the 23rd minute. A collision led to SNIPER getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Leoš Dočkal hit a great ball. Gilvan Veloso'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 29th minute of play. Doru Băieșu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 34th minute of the match, but Maxime Durand made a huge save. SNIPER's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Leoš Dočkal in the 35th minute. Alexis Bruneau thought of kicking away a contribution in front of goal but messed it up so badly that the ball went to the right of an astonished Maxime Durand, a very annoying self made goal in the 35th minute which led to 4-0. After 38 played minutes France got a freekick which was hit by Quentin Beaux. In the 42nd minute, Júlio Valle 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. Marcinho Donatello showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Camille Baume, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. Doru Băieșu shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 4-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Doru Băieșu stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 53 played minutes France got a freekick which was hit by Alexis Bruneau. Maxime Durand showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Doru Băieșu, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Marcinho Donatello took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Camille Baume, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Maxime Durand stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Doru Băieșu's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. SNIPER's Marcinho Donatello played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Camille Baume in the 60th minute of play. Maxime Durand took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Doru Băieșu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 69th minute Doru Băieșu 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. In the 71st minute, Camille Baume 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. Alexis Bruneau charged in rather forcefully in the 78th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alexis Bruneau the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 78th minute, Alexis Bruneau hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A hard shot 80 in the game by Frank Peletier from a close distance when the talented Marcinho Donatello managed to make a qualified save. SNIPER's players were relieved. SNIPER's Marcinho Donatello played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Camille Baume in the 83rd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Frank Peletier got free with Marcinho Donatello in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. France were awarded a corner in the 88th minute after SNIPER's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. David Barbier took the corner. After taking down the ball on France's corner David Barbier fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Marcinho Donatello quite easily take care of the ball. Frank Peletier sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 96 minutes, Frank Peletier mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the France and the SNIPER players grew even worse after the yellow card. Frank Peletier kicked well hit freekick during the 96th minute of the match. The SNIPER support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.