Challenge

Pandiza
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Omar Toledo made the kick off and thus started the match. After 4 minutes of play, Spain's Adria Bielsa made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Guo Ling Nan was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Omar Toledo in the 11th minute of play forced THE CLUB's goalkeeper Guo Ling Nan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, THE CLUB's Preslav Famparski got a free kick in the 12th minute. THE CLUB's Guo Ling Nan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Aranda in the 14th minute of play. Guo Ling Nan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Omar Toledo in the 16th minute of play. After some careless play in the THE CLUB defense, Omar Toledo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Guo Ling Nan. The THE CLUB fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Guo Ling Nan should have stopped the shot. Mincho Robledo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 23 minutes Spain's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Carmine Mancinelli who took care of the corner kick. Carmine Mancinelli made a great header on THE CLUB's corner, it was just that Spain's Gabriel Ascaso managed to reach the ball for a save. Guo Ling Nan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from David Aranda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 28th minute the ball was on its way in behind Spain's goalkeeper Gabriel Ascaso, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 33rd minute Adria Bielsa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Guo Ling Nan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 35th minute, Omar Toledo ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Guo Ling Nan was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adria Bielsa in the 37th minute of play forced THE CLUB's goalkeeper Guo Ling Nan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 40 played minutes THE CLUB got a freekick which was hit by Dancho Chochov. Spain's Gabriel Ascaso proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save Spain from getting a goal against them. 44 minutes into the match, Spain's goalkeeper Gabriel Ascaso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mincho Robledo. After 46 played minutes THE CLUB got a freekick which was hit by Lino Galindo. After a defensive mix-up in THE CLUB's zone, Omar Toledo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Guo Ling Nan came out of the goal and Omar Toledo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mincho Robledo to make the kick off. 54 minutes into the match, Spain's goal looked a bit too open when Mincho Robledo came free, but Gabriel Ascaso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 56 minutes into the match, THE CLUB's goalkeeper Guo Ling Nan had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Omar Toledo. When Zhivko Húntev came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the THE CLUB 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 Zhivko Húntev couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Leocadio Hebia in the 60th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Gabriel Ascaso saved Spain from getting behind. David Aranda could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Guo Ling Nan made a huge save. 71 minutes into the match, Spain's goal looked a bit too open when Zhivko Húntev came free, but Gabriel Ascaso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Guo Ling Nan made an important save on a dangerous shot by Omar Toledo in the 81st minute. THE CLUB made a substitution. Chavdar Belezhkov replaced Zhelyo Haynadzhiev. Spain's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jon Cubero in the 88th minute. Pau Herrero made a great header on Spain's corner, it was just that THE CLUB's Guo Ling Nan managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carles Cherro in the 94th minute of play forced THE CLUB's goalkeeper Guo Ling Nan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.