Challenge

Au City
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Sojourner Truth Pioneers's Rod Williamson 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. In the 6th minute, Rod Williamson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dave Rinaldi was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. 9 minutes into the match, Sojourner Truth Pioneers's goalkeeper Philip Palmer had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by David Kopa. In the 10th minute, Elegance Dijon's Roger Hauguel dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. After having played for 14 minutes, Stéphane Gaudy managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Elegance Dijon's supporters crossed their fingers, but Stéphane Gaudy was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Philip Palmer made an important save on a dangerous shot by Roger Hauguel in the 18th minute. Sojourner Truth Pioneers's Philip Palmer played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stéphane Gaudy in the 22nd minute of play. Elegance Dijon's Dave Rinaldi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by William Rennie in the 24th minute of play. In the 31stth minute of the game Rod Williamson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Elegance Dijon's Dave Rinaldi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Elegance Dijon getting a freekick after 37 minutes play. David Kopa hit a great ball. Rod Williamson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Philip Palmer 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 2-1 in the 41 minute of play. The supporters of Elegance Dijon booed when Sojourner Truth Pioneers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 45 match minutes in a wonderful position. Francis Horton didn't get a good kick on the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Stéphane Gaudy made the kick off in the second half. Philip Palmer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Christian Minaud, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Francis Horton fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sojourner Truth Pioneers's protests and gave Francis Horton a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Elegance Dijon booed when Sojourner Truth Pioneers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Francis Horton didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sojourner Truth Pioneers's Philip Palmer 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 61 minutes play. Roger Hauguel hit a great ball. William Rennie hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Minaud in the 64th minute of play forced Sojourner Truth Pioneers's goalkeeper Philip Palmer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rod Williamson's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Dave Rinaldi firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 71st minute of the match Sojourner Truth Pioneers got a corner. Elegance Dijon's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Rod Williamson ran over to the corner to take the kick. Philip Palmer took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stéphane Gaudy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stéphane Gaudy in the 72nd minute of play forced Sojourner Truth Pioneers's goalkeeper Philip Palmer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of Elegance Dijon booed when Sojourner Truth Pioneers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 73 match minutes in a wonderful position. Francis Horton didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 74th minute of the match Stéphane Gaudy sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Philip Palmer skillfully saved the ball. Rod Williamson blasted a shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dave Rinaldi having to make a save. After a defensive mix-up in Elegance Dijon's zone, Rod Williamson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dave Rinaldi came out of the goal and Rod Williamson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rod Williamson got free with Dave Rinaldi in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by William Rennie in the 88th minute of play forced Elegance Dijon's goalkeeper Dave Rinaldi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Sojourner Truth Pioneers's Simon Gluck got a free kick in the 90th minute. After 93 played minutes Sojourner Truth Pioneers got a freekick which was hit by Francis Horton. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Elegance Dijon had played much better football throughout.