Challenge

Lake Junaluska Park
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Erik Jilek got the match started through his kick off. If Jonathon Frost had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 5 minutes into the game, one of Czech Republic:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 7 minutes into the match, Darron Messer notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Czech Republic's Vavrinec Holub. Vavrinec Holub was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 9th match minute, Czech Republic was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Erik Jilek to maneuver through the defense. After 10 played minutes Czech Republic got a freekick which was hit by Svatopluk Capek. After a defensive mix-up in Czech Republic's zone, Winston Sheppard stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vavrinec Holub came out of the goal and Winston Sheppard tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Denis Dostal might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Hilario Carro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Denis Dostal ran back to his position shaking his head. After 19 played minutes Lake Junaluska FC got a freekick which was hit by Vince Mabry. After some fancy dribbling in the 21st minute, Denis Dostal managed to get in a good position for a shot. Czech Republic's supporters rose to their feet, but Denis Dostal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hilario Carro breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 23rd minute Keenan Blake 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonathon Frost in the 28th minute of play forced Czech Republic's goalkeeper Vavrinec Holub to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hilario Carro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alan Rezek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Czech Republic's zone, Joel Pollard stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vavrinec Holub came out of the goal and Joel Pollard tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 39 played minutes Czech Republic got a freekick which was hit by Kvetoslav Janku. 41 minutes into the match, Czech Republic's goal looked a bit too open when Keenan Blake came free, but Vavrinec Holub reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mckinley Ewing charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mckinley Ewing the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 43rd match minute, Lake Junaluska FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mckinley Ewing to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alan Rezek in the 46th minute of play forced Lake Junaluska FC's goalkeeper Hilario Carro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Keenan Blake made the kick off in the second half. Jonathon Frost's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vavrinec Holub read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 52nd minute of play. 55 minutes into the match, Czech Republic's goal looked a bit too open when Jonathon Frost came free, but Vavrinec Holub reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Keenan Blake took the ball and in the 56 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 3-0. In the 63rd minute, Darron Messer left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lake Junaluska FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. In the 66th match minute, Czech Republic was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Erik Jilek to maneuver through the defense. Keenan Blake recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jonathon Frost sent away a hard shot on goal in the 68th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vavrinec Holub took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Darron Messer, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alan Rezek struck a weak shot in the 76th minute. Hilario Carro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Czech Republic. Lake Junaluska FC's Cyrus Hamlin was substituted for Jonathon Frost. Vavrinec Holub took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Keenan Blake, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 83rd minute Joel Pollard 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. When the match clock showed 86 minutes, the score became 4-1 when Erik Jilek sped through Lake Junaluska FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Hilario Carro. Vavrinec Holub made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Keenan Blake in the 89th minute of play. A collision led to Czech Republic getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Daniel Vitek hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Keenan Blake in the 93rd minute of play forced Czech Republic's goalkeeper Vavrinec Holub to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.