Challenge

Das Freudenhaus
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Inge Braa kicked off to start the match. Inge Braa might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gabriel Ascaso. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Inge Braa ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 3rd minute Inge Braa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gabriel Ascaso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 5th 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. The audience was convinced that Inge Braa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gabriel Ascaso was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. Greid Tinsmith showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Omar Toledo, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. 12 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Doffes Damer's Inge Braa fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Greid Tinsmith made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Omar Toledo in the 14th minute of play. David Aranda received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Greid Tinsmith tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Spain's Omar Toledo in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Doffes Damer's goalie prevented a goal. In the 24th minute, Adria Bielsa left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Spain fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Aranda in the 29th minute of play forced Doffes Damer's goalkeeper Greid Tinsmith to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 30th minute Adria Bielsa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Greid Tinsmith saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Gabriel Ascaso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Inge Braa in the 32nd minute of the match. If Inge Braa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Spain's Gabriel Ascaso proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save Spain from getting a goal against them. Gabriel Ascaso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Inge Braa, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Gabriel Ascaso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Inge Braa in the 37th minute of the match. Greid Tinsmith showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Omar Toledo in the 38th minute of the match. In the 39th minute Inge Braa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gabriel Ascaso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 41 minutes into the match, Doffes Damer's goal looked a bit too open when Adria Bielsa came free, but Greid Tinsmith reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. David Aranda hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Spain's Gabriel Ascaso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Inge Braa in the 44th minute of play. A collision led to Spain getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Jonathan Criado hit a great ball. If Inge Braa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half Spain were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The wind increased when Omar Toledo made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adria Bielsa in the 51st minute of play forced Doffes Damer's goalkeeper Greid Tinsmith to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 54 minutes, Inge Braa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Doffes Damer's supporters crossed their fingers, but Inge Braa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Doffes Damer getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Ian Finsberg hit a great ball. In the 60th minute Inge Braa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gabriel Ascaso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Enrique Rabellino could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Greid Tinsmith made a huge save. In the 63rd minute of the match, Omar Toledo tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Greid Tinsmith saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Doffes Damer's Greid Tinsmith played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Aranda in the 65th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Aranda in the 65th minute of play forced Doffes Damer's goalkeeper Greid Tinsmith to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Greid Tinsmith made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adria Bielsa in the 66th minute of play. Omar Toledo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Greid Tinsmith made a huge save. After having played for 68 minutes, Inge Braa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Doffes Damer's supporters crossed their fingers, but Inge Braa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Doffes Damer's Carl Nordlander was substituted for Pier Kopacz. Doffes Damer made a substitution. Andréas Stigsson replaced Greg Barrera. Spain's Carles Cherro was substituted for Omar Toledo. The audience thought a goal was coming when Adria Bielsa got free with Greid Tinsmith in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Greid Tinsmith took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adria Bielsa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 75 minutes into the match, Doffes Damer's goalkeeper Greid Tinsmith had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Carles Cherro. Ronaldo Cristi struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Gabriel Ascaso didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Doffes Damer. In the 82nd minute of the match Spain got a corner. Doffes Damer's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jon Cubero ran over to the corner to take the kick. Greid Tinsmith took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Enrique Rabellino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ronaldo Cristi in the 86th minute of play forced Spain's goalkeeper Gabriel Ascaso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Spain's Gabriel Ascaso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronaldo Cristi in the 86th minute of play. Gabriel Ascaso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ronaldo Cristi in the 86th minute of the match. Greid Tinsmith made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Pau Herrero sent off a good shot on target. 93 minutes into the match, Doffes Damer's goal looked a bit too open when Carles Cherro came free, but Greid Tinsmith reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 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 97th minute. The corner led Spain's Jon Cubero to fire away a dangerous shot which Greid Tinsmith despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. When the final whistle sounded Spain left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Doffes Damer.