Challenge

National Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) U21 Kazakhstan's Stanislav Korzhuev started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Brayden Bonnison took the ball and in the 3 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised David Tupihin. David Tupihin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Triez's Justin Geiger managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Ivan Chabanenko in the 8 minute of the game. David Tupihin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Brayden Bonnison in the 9th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Brayden Bonnison managed to get in a good position for a shot. Triez's supporters rose to their feet, but Brayden Bonnison was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. David Tupihin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. David Tupihin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Brayden Bonnison in the 17th minute of play. David Tupihin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Brayden Bonnison, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. In the 26th minute, Nikolay Zazulin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Triez's Justin Geiger got a free kick in the 28th minute. The supporters of Triez booed when U21 Kazakhstan was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 29 match minutes in a wonderful position. Felix Anisimov didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 31 played minutes U21 Kazakhstan got a freekick which was hit by Filipp Bespalov. After 33 minutes of play, U21 Kazakhstan's Felix Anisimov made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mathis Basque was left in no man's land by his defense there! Cristóvão Bittencourt's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but David Tupihin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 38th minute of play. If Brayden Bonnison had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Brayden Bonnison was the one to do the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Barthélémy Poullain got free with David Tupihin in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 52 minutes into the match, U21 Kazakhstan's goal looked a bit too open when Brayden Bonnison came free, but David Tupihin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristóvão Bittencourt fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without David Tupihin having to interfere. David Tupihin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Brayden Bonnison, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. 55 minutes into the match, U21 Kazakhstan's goalkeeper David Tupihin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristóvão Bittencourt. 57 minutes had been played when some careless play by U21 Kazakhstan's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Barthélémy Poullain was slow to take the kick. During this time Triez's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Barthélémy Poullain almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but U21 Kazakhstan's David Tupihin did a great save. Brayden Bonnison came free with the goalkeeper in the 58th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and David Tupihin could save by the left post. When Rostislav Vorobiev fell near the penalty area in the 60th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored U21 Kazakhstan's protests and gave Rostislav Vorobiev a yellow card for diving instead. Triez's Brayden Bonnison was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 61st play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. With a little luck, U21 Kazakhstan's David Tupihin got control of the ball when Cristóvão Bittencourt tried to sneak it across the goal line. 72 minutes into the game, Yaroslav Kryukov threw the ball into play from the sideline. Triez's Justin Geiger quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. The crowd rose to their feet as Triez's Brayden Bonnison slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of David Tupihin. That made the score 1-3 after 75 minutes of play. Triez's Adrian Forssell was substituted for Ramzy Navarre. 94 minutes into the match, Triez's goal looked a bit too open when Stanislav Korzhuev came free, but Mathis Basque reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 94th minute, Justin Geiger hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Triez walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.