Challenge

Unity Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) In the 5th minute the ball was on its way in behind Czech Republic's goalkeeper Vavrinec Holub, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 6 minutes into the game, The Team FC's Cao Shi Yi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vavrinec Holub made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. In the 10th minute, Shelton Flanagan made a precise shot to the right of Vavrinec Holub. Czech Republic's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Vavrinec Holub made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Cao Shi Yi sent off a good shot on target. A hard shot 18 in the game by Cao Shi Yi from a close distance when the talented Vavrinec Holub managed to make a qualified save. Czech Republic's players were relieved. After 19 played minutes Czech Republic got a freekick which was hit by Bohumir Kohout. Cao Shi Yi in the 20thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Vavrinec Holub, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 24 minutes into the game, Cao Shi Yi recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Vavrinec Holub. Cao Shi Yi showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-0. Shelton Flanagan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Vavrinec Holub made a huge save. 28 minutes into the game, Kvetoslav Janku was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Czech Republic's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave The Team FC the free kick. Kvetoslav Janku hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. When Cao Shi Yi came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the The Team FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Cao Shi Yi couldn't finish the play. After some careless play in the Czech Republic defense, Shelton Flanagan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vavrinec Holub. The Czech Republic fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vavrinec Holub should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Czech Republic's Valdemar Turecek got a free kick in the 35th minute. After 36 minutes of play, The Team FC's Shelton Flanagan made it 5-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vavrinec Holub was left in no man's land by his defense there! Shelton Flanagan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Vavrinec Holub made a huge save. Vavrinec Holub made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Cao Shi Yi sent off a good shot on target. Shelton Flanagan took the ball and in the 45 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vavrinec Holub. Vavrinec Holub dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 6-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cao Shi Yi to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Cao Shi Yi got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Shelton Flanagan had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A collision led to Czech Republic getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Svatopluk Capek hit a great ball. Otis Short received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Vavrinec Holub tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cao Shi Yi in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vavrinec Holub saved Czech Republic from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Czech Republic's Svatopluk Capek got a free kick in the 68th minute. After 69 played minutes Czech Republic got a freekick which was hit by Svatopluk Capek. 70 minutes into the match, Czech Republic's goal looked a bit too open when Cao Shi Yi came free, but Vavrinec Holub reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Raul Bowen managed to get in a good position for a shot. The Team FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Raul Bowen 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. Otis Short received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 73rd minute. Vavrinec Holub tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 77 minutes into the game, The Team FC's Cao Shi Yi nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vavrinec Holub made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 9-0. In the 79th minute, Otis Short made a precise shot to the right of Vavrinec Holub. Czech Republic's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 10-0. The audience was convinced that Cao Shi Yi's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vavrinec Holub was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. Vavrinec Holub didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Otis Short went, in the 84th minute, to the upper right corner, 11-0 was the resulting score. 87 minutes into the match, Shelton Flanagan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vavrinec Holub. Czech Republic's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Shelton Flanagan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 12-0. Svatopluk Capek hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Kvetoslav Janku was shown his second yellow card after 95 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. 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.