Challenge

Emirates Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Arsenal's Giotis Kourmouzis 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. After 4th play minutes Giotis Kourmouzis shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Vavrinec Holub and just under the crossbar into goal. Cezary Ostrowski came free with the goalkeeper in the 7th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Vavrinec Holub could save by the left post. In the 9th minute, Lukasz Bronder reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Vavrinec Holub. The goal made the score 2-0. Giotis Kourmouzis scored 4-0 in the 18th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vavrinec Holub, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Daniel Vitek fell near the penalty area in the 23rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Czech Republic's protests and gave Daniel Vitek a yellow card for diving instead. In the 22nd minute, one of Czech Republic:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Czech Republic. In the 26th minute of the match, Lukasz Bronder got a very nice opportunity to score, but Vavrinec Holub was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Arsenal were awarded a corner in the 28th minute after Czech Republic's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ni Qian Hai took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Cezary Ostrowski got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Vavrinec Holub quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Alan Rezek hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Arsenal's Cezary Ostrowski got a good chance for a goal in the 30th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Vavrinec Holub was out of position in the 32 minute of play, and Lukasz Bronder capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Lukasz Bronder really showed his touch with that goal: 5-0. Vavrinec Holub came out of the goal in the 36th minute to try and stop a shot by Arsenal's Czeslaw Jaktorowo. But to his dismay, Czeslaw Jaktorowo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-0. Kvetoslav Janku kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 42nd minute, Czeslaw Jaktorowo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Arsenal's supporters rose to their feet, but Czeslaw Jaktorowo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vavrinec Holub breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After a rather tough play, Czech Republic's Erik Jilek got a free kick in the 44th minute. Cezary Ostrowski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Vavrinec Holub tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vavrinec Holub showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Czeslaw Jaktorowo in the 47th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 6-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Erik Jilek was the one to do the kick off. A collision led to Czech Republic getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Bohumir Kohout hit a great ball. David Rusil hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. Czeslaw Jaktorowo scored 7-0 in the 58th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vavrinec Holub, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 61st minute, Czeslaw Jaktorowo made a precise shot to the right of Vavrinec Holub. Czech Republic's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 8-0. Czech Republic's Vavrinec Holub played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lukasz Bronder in the 65th minute of play. Czeslaw Jaktorowo struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Vavrinec Holub didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Arsenal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lukasz Bronder in the 73rd minute of play forced Czech Republic's goalkeeper Vavrinec Holub to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 74th match minute, Czech Republic was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Svatopluk Capek to maneuver through the defense. Lukasz Bronder scored 9-0 in the 76th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vavrinec Holub, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 80th minute Czeslaw Jaktorowo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vavrinec Holub saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The corner led to Arsenal's Lukasz Bronder getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. The audience was convinced that Cezary Ostrowski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vavrinec Holub was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. Lukasz Bronder scored 10-0 in the 89th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vavrinec Holub, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The supporters of Arsenal booed when Czech Republic was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Valdemar Turecek didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ni Qian Hai missed a clear chance of a goal when in the 94 minute of the game fired away a shot, but unfortunally the ball went out to the Vavrinec Holub right hand side. Cezary Ostrowski scored 11-0 in the 96th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vavrinec Holub, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. There was no doubt that Arsenal were the better team. Arsenal's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.