Challenge

Arboretum
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Zac O'Donnell started the match with the kick off. Fletcher Main charged in rather forcefully in the 3rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Fletcher Main the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 3 played minutes Scotland got a freekick which was hit by Fletcher Main. Milagro Sobre Césped's Teofilo Cefero got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ashton Nelson charged in rather forcefully in the 5th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ashton Nelson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Alexander Higgins didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 6th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. The supporters of Milagro Sobre Césped booed when Scotland was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robert McNeill didn't get a good kick on the ball. Jaxson Russell's late challenge caught a Milagro Sobre Césped's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jaxson Russell helped the player get up and apologised. The long shot by Omar Cordairo in the 17th minute really tested Alexander Higgins's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. When Teofilo Cefero came up free with the goalie in the 18th minute, the Milagro Sobre Césped 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 Teofilo Cefero couldn't finish the play. In the 19th minute, Wayne Wauters hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 23 played minutes Milagro Sobre Césped got a freekick which was hit by Benedicto Sandaili. Scotland's Alexander Higgins played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teofilo Cefero in the 25th minute of play. When the match clock showed 28 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Teofilo Cefero sped through Scotland's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Alexander Higgins. Omar Cordairo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexander Higgins having to interfere. Teofilo Cefero's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 35thth minute, Alexander Higgins skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Leon Txatxu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexander Higgins having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teofilo Cefero in the 38th minute of play forced Scotland's goalkeeper Alexander Higgins to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 40 minutes Scotland's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Geronimo Calvet who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Milagro Sobre Césped's Geronimo Calvet to fire away a dangerous shot which Alexander Higgins despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Scotland's Alexander Higgins proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save Scotland from getting a goal against them. Scotland's Alexander Higgins played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teofilo Cefero in the 44th minute of play. Kayden Ward hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. In the 47th minute Teofilo Cefero shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexander Higgins saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Teofilo Cefero stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Robert McNeill fell near the penalty area in the 51st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Scotland's protests and gave Robert McNeill a yellow card for diving instead. After 51 played minutes Scotland got a freekick which was hit by Robert McNeill. In the 54th minute Milagro Sobre Césped were awarded a corner. Geronimo Calvet went to the cornerflag to take it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teofilo Cefero in the 55th minute of play forced Scotland's goalkeeper Alexander Higgins to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Teofilo Cefero in the 58th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alexander Higgins prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 59 minutes into the game, Teofilo Cefero cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Alexander Higgins was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 62 played minutes Milagro Sobre Césped got a freekick which was hit by Benedicto Sandaili. Fletcher Main scored 3-1 in the 64th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Carlos Van Lint, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 70 played minutes Milagro Sobre Césped got a freekick which was hit by 钱潮镇. After 80 minutes of play, Milagro Sobre Césped's Teofilo Cefero made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alexander Higgins was left in no man's land by his defense there! Teofilo Cefero fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexander Higgins having to interfere. In the 84th minute, Ashton Nelson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 84 played minutes, Milagro Sobre Césped's Geronimo Calvet shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Alexander Higgins came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Milagro Sobre Césped reached it. After a rather tough play, Scotland's Ashton Nelson got a free kick in the 87th minute. The supporters of Scotland booed when Milagro Sobre Césped was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Omar Cordairo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fletcher Main was extremely unlucky when he, in the 92nd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. When the referee ended the match the Milagro Sobre Césped players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.