Challenge

Richter Arena
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. Henrik Belkå showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Peletier in the 6th minute of the match. Henrik Belkå stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Frank Peletier's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. 8 minutes into the match, France's goal looked a bit too open when Kieran Gordon came free, but Maxime Durand reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alexis Bruneau in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Henrik Belkå prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Frank Peletier's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Henrik Belkå was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. In the 12th match minute, France was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Remy Dupuy to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kieran Gordon in the 13th minute of play forced France's goalkeeper Maxime Durand to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 20 minutes into the game, Alvar Sellberg lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Maxime Durand. Alexis Bruneau kicked well hit freekick during the 23rd minute of the match. Alvar Sellberg took the ball and in the 26 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Maxime Durand. Maxime Durand dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. A collision led to France getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Maxence Durand hit a great ball. When France's Frank Peletier in the 34th minute got a chance for a shot 34th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye The Wild Bunch's goalie prevented a goal. In the 39th match minute, The Wild Bunch was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jacinto Pinto to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Camille Baume in the 40th minute of play forced The Wild Bunch's goalkeeper Henrik Belkå to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Camille Baume's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Henrik Belkå was relentless in the 41st minute of the game. Henrik Belkå showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Frank Peletier, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alvar Sellberg stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute of the match, Camille Baume tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Henrik Belkå saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The audience was convinced that Frank Peletier's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Henrik Belkå was relentless in the 57th minute of the game. Alexis Bruneau charged in rather forcefully in the 59th 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. After 59 played minutes France got a freekick which was hit by Alexis Bruneau. Sture Bergqvist fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maxime Durand having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sture Bergqvist in the 63rd 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. Henrik Belkå showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Frank Peletier in the 64th minute of the match. If Frank Peletier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 69 minutes into the match, The Wild Bunch's goalkeeper Henrik Belkå had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Camille Baume. 76 minutes into the match, The Wild Bunch's goal looked a bit too open when Camille Baume came free, but Henrik Belkå reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Maxime Durand took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sture Bergqvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 80th minute, Alvar Sellberg ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Maxime Durand was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. The Wild Bunch made a substitution. Sven Lagerberg replaced Sture Bergqvist. 88 minutes into the match, The Wild Bunch's goalkeeper Henrik Belkå had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Frank Peletier. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Alvar Sellberg managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Wild Bunch's supporters rose to their feet, but Alvar Sellberg was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Maxime Durand breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Wild Bunch's Henrik Belkå proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save The Wild Bunch from getting a goal against them. After some careless play in the France defense, Sven Lagerberg kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Maxime Durand. The France fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Maxime Durand should have stopped the shot. The The Wild Bunch players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.