Challenge

Au City
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Fabien Cantin started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Mamadou Forte hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Dave Rinaldi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joel Gaona, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dante Lacasa made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Christian Minaud sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joel Gaona in the 8th minute of play forced Elegance Dijon's goalkeeper Dave Rinaldi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 8 minutes Elegance Dijon's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Joel Gaona who took care of the corner kick. Dante Lacasa was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Christian Minaud showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 11 minute of play. 16 minutes into the match, Thierry Agnel notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Mexico's Dante Lacasa. Dante Lacasa was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After some fancy dribbling in the 25th minute, Facundo Cadaval managed to get in a good position for a shot. Mexico's supporters rose to their feet, but Facundo Cadaval was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Dave Rinaldi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Christian Minaud could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Dante Lacasa made a huge save. Bryan Krafft hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Dave Rinaldi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Gaona, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. In the 31st minute Lautaro Mancebo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dave Rinaldi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dave Rinaldi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. After a rather tough play, Elegance Dijon's Gilles Baur got a free kick in the 35th minute. Dave Rinaldi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lautaro Mancebo, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th 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 3-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Joel Gaona to strike the kick off in the second half. Dante Lacasa made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Fabien Cantin in the 52nd minute of play. Dave Rinaldi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joel Gaona, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Mexico's Dante Lacasa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christian Minaud in the 59th minute of play. A collision led to Elegance Dijon getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Mamadou Forte hit a great ball. Facundo Cadaval hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Christian Minaud fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dante Lacasa having to interfere. Dave Rinaldi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Facundo Cadaval in the 68th minute of the match. In the 70th match minute, Elegance Dijon was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bryan Krafft to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Elegance Dijon getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Bryan Krafft hit a great ball. A collision led to Elegance Dijon getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Christian Minaud hit a great ball. In the 79th minute, Joel Gaona 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. Dante Lacasa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabien Cantin in the 80th minute of the match. Dave Rinaldi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alberto Tafalla, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Dante Lacasa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stéphane Gaudy, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Elegance Dijon had won after a very even match.