Challenge

France Arena
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Benedicto Bihar made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 3rd minute the ball was on its way in behind France's goalkeeper Maxime Durand, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The throw-in from Henry Robiquet in the 4th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Barbudos FC's Baltasar Ladio. If Benedicto Bihar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The supporters of France booed when Barbudos FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 9 match minutes in a wonderful position. Damian Budianu didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 11th minute, Damian Budianu 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. France's Maxime Durand played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benedicto Bihar in the 13th minute of play. When the match clock showed 15 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Benedicto Bihar sped through France's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Maxime Durand. When Barbudos FC's Benedicto Bihar in the 19th minute got a chance for a shot 19th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye France's goalie prevented a goal. Iacob Coidum made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Frank Peletier in the 21st minute of play. Benedicto Bihar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Maxime Durand came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by Barbudos FC's Benedicto Bihar. But to his dismay, Benedicto Bihar quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. 37 minutes into the match, Barbudos FC's goalkeeper Iacob Coidum had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Frank Peletier. Benedicto Bihar recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Benedicto Bihar managed to get in a good position for a shot. Barbudos FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Benedicto Bihar 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. After the first half Barbudos FC were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Frank Peletier to strike the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Barbudos FC's Benedicto Bihar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Maxime Durand narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 55th minute of the match Barbudos FC got a corner. France's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Marcial Claris ran over to the corner to take the kick. Maxime Durand stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Benedicto Bihar's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. After 61 played minutes France got a freekick which was hit by Henry Robiquet. In the 66th minute, Benedicto Bihar 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 0-3. In the 73rd minute Camille Baume shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iacob Coidum saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Iacob Coidum took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Frank Peletier, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 77 minutes in the game Henry Robiquet did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to David Barbier. Maxime Durand was a little too slow when Fernando Rivera got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 78th minute. The score was now 0-4. After a rather tough play, France's Henry Robiquet got a free kick in the 80th minute. Maxime Durand was a little too slow when Fernando Rivera got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 81st minute. The score was now 0-5. After a defensive mix-up in France's zone, Fernando Rivera stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Maxime Durand came out of the goal and Fernando Rivera tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 87th minute, Teo Cordero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience was convinced that Fernando Rivera's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Maxime Durand was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. 92 minutes into the match, Barbudos FC's Fernando Rivera sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Maxime Durand narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Fernando Rivera fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Maxime Durand having to interfere. Barbudos FC's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.