Challenge

Unity Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cao Shi Yi kicked off to start the match. Grant Foote fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zvezdan Nedeljkovic having to interfere. 4 minutes into the match, Serbia's goalkeeper Zvezdan Nedeljkovic had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cao Shi Yi. In the 6th minute of the match The Team FC got a corner. Serbia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Krisztián Újfalussy ran over to the corner to take the kick. Otis Short was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. 13 minutes into the game, The Team FC's Cao Shi Yi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Cao Shi Yi took the ball and in the 18 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zvezdan Nedeljkovic. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-0. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic came out of the goal in the 22nd minute to try and stop a shot by The Team FC's Cao Shi Yi. But to his dismay, Cao Shi Yi quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. Otis Short had several of the Serbia's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 27 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 6-0 score and a disappointed Zvezdan Nedeljkovic as he didn't even see the shot coming. In the 30th minute, Otis Short made a precise shot to the right of Zvezdan Nedeljkovic. Serbia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-0. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raul Bowen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Otis Short in the 38th minute of play forced Serbia's goalkeeper Zvezdan Nedeljkovic to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 39 minutes into the match, Serbia's goalkeeper Zvezdan Nedeljkovic had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Shelton Flanagan. If Raul Bowen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After having played for 43 minutes, Grant Foote managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The Team FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Grant Foote was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 44 minutes into the match, Serbia's goalkeeper Zvezdan Nedeljkovic had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cao Shi Yi. In the 46th minute of the match, Grant Foote got a very nice opportunity to score, but Zvezdan Nedeljkovic was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sreten Popovic made a kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cao Shi Yi in the 51st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zvezdan Nedeljkovic saved Serbia from getting behind. When The Team FC's Cao Shi Yi, in the 52nd minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for The Team FC. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shelton Flanagan in the 54th minute of the match. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cao Shi Yi in the 56th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cao Shi Yi in the 59th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zvezdan Nedeljkovic prevented the ball from getting in the gole. At last the ball reached Cao Shi Yi at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of Serbia. 8-0. 66 minutes into the match, Raul Bowen notched a goal, 9-0, to the right of Serbia's Zvezdan Nedeljkovic. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Grant Foote, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. 72 minutes into the game, Üzeyir Bozlak threw the ball into play from the sideline. Serbia's Borjan Golubovic quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 77 minutes into the match, Serbia's goal looked a bit too open when Cao Shi Yi came free, but Zvezdan Nedeljkovic reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 83rd play minutes Cao Shi Yi shot 12-0, a short shot which went by Zvezdan Nedeljkovic and just under the crossbar into goal. In the 86th minute, Otis Short ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic was frozen by the shot and now it was 13-0. When the match clock showed 90 minutes, the score became 14-0 when Cao Shi Yi sped through Serbia's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Zvezdan Nedeljkovic. In the 94th minute, Otis Short left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The The Team FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 15-0. There was no doubt that The Team FC were the better team. The Team FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.