Challenge

National stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Pacôme Daire started the match with the kick off. Qiu Zhi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pacôme Daire in the 3rd minute of play. In the 5th minute Anatole Le Lay shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mickaël Landreau saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 9 minutes of play, France's Pacôme Daire made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Qiu Zhi was left in no man's land by his defense there! Qiu Zhi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pacôme Daire in the 12th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Anatole Le Lay managed to get in a good position for a shot. SILMONT's supporters rose to their feet, but Anatole Le Lay was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mickaël Landreau breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Qiu Zhi didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pacôme Daire went, in the 19th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Jean-Yves Bayle kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. Mickaël Landreau made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martial Haas in the 24th minute of play. Qiu Zhi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pacôme Daire in the 29th minute of the match. Pacôme Daire's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 34thth minute, Qiu Zhi skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. SILMONT's defense didn't have a chance, in the 35th minute, when Pacôme Daire scored to the left of an out of position Qiu Zhi, making the score, 3-0. Qiu Zhi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pacôme Daire in the 39th minute. 43 minutes into the match, France's goal looked a bit too open when Anatole Le Lay came free, but Mickaël Landreau reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mickaël Landreau made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anatole Le Lay in the 43rd minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Anatole Le Lay was the one to do the kick off. With an all-out effort, SILMONT's Mickaël Landreau threw himself towards the right post 51 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Anatole Le Lay, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After a rather tough play, France's Diego Farges got a free kick in the 52nd minute. Mickaël Landreau showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Anatole Le Lay in the 53rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pacôme Daire in the 55th minute of play forced SILMONT's goalkeeper Qiu Zhi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 57th minute the ball was on its way in behind France's goalkeeper Mickaël Landreau, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 61st minute Carlos Taillade shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Qiu Zhi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 64th minute Pacôme Daire shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Qiu Zhi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. France's Bruno Marceau was substituted for Pacôme Daire. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Diego Farges got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 4-0. 67 minutes into the match. France made a substitution. Mehdi Brasselet replaced Pierre Malet. Qiu Zhi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bruno Marceau in the 78th minute of the match. Carlos Taillade's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Qiu Zhi read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 79th minute of play. When the match clock showed 84 minutes, the score became 4-1 when Anatole Le Lay sped through France's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Mickaël Landreau. SILMONT made a substitution. Xiao Zhen Feng replaced Martial Haas. France's Joe Plantin was substituted for Carlos Taillade. In the 92nd match minute, France was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mehdi Brasselet to maneuver through the defense. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Anatole Le Lay managed to get in a good position for a shot. SILMONT's supporters rose to their feet, but Anatole Le Lay was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Mickaël Landreau breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. France had won after a very even match.