Challenge

The Field
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) THE OLD BOYS's Rabah Timsit started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Cvijetin Nanusevski during the 5th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Serbia's Cvijetin Nanusevski got a free kick in the 5th minute. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Guillaume Laurent Benmabrouk, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. 7 minutes into the game, THE OLD BOYS's Abdelkader Merbah nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. After a rather tough play, THE OLD BOYS's Hakim Zerara got a free kick in the 10th minute. Rabah Timsit kicked well hit freekick during the 13th minute of the match. Serbia's Rasko Nestorovski quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Ismael Belloumi, made in the 14th minute of the game. Sreten Popovic sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Serbia's Zvezdan Nedeljkovic played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abdelkader Merbah in the 20th minute of play. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic was a little too slow when Guillaume Laurent Benmabrouk got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 21st minute. The score was now 3-0. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abdelkader Merbah in the 23rd minute. Sreten Popovic hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Abdelkader Merbah received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic came out and tried to block the shot, but Abdelkader Merbah slotted it home off the left post making it 4-0 in the 26th minute. Borjan Golubovic struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Hamid Morceli didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Serbia. The crowd rose to their feet as THE OLD BOYS's Guillaume Laurent Benmabrouk slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Zvezdan Nedeljkovic. That made the score 5-0 after 32 minutes of play. A collision led to Serbia getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Momir Gisic hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as THE OLD BOYS's Abdelkader Merbah slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Zvezdan Nedeljkovic. That made the score 7-0 after 40 minutes of play. Guillaume Laurent Benmabrouk sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Abdelkader Merbah went, in the 47th minute, to the upper right corner, 8-0 was the resulting score. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 8-0.

Rabah Timsit sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 56 minutes into the match, Serbia's goal looked a bit too open when Guillaume Laurent Benmabrouk came free, but Zvezdan Nedeljkovic reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 58 minutes into the match, Serbia's goal looked a bit too open when Abdelkader Merbah came free, but Zvezdan Nedeljkovic reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Guillaume Laurent Benmabrouk took the ball and in the 63 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Zvezdan Nedeljkovic. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 10-0. 66 minutes into the game, THE OLD BOYS's Guillaume Laurent Benmabrouk nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 11-0. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rabah Timsit, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rabah Timsit, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abdelkader Merbah in the 77th minute of play. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rabah Timsit, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. 83 minutes into the match, Serbia's goal looked a bit too open when Rabah Timsit came free, but Zvezdan Nedeljkovic reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 84th minute, Guillaume Laurent Benmabrouk made a precise shot to the right of Zvezdan Nedeljkovic. Serbia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 13-0. After 88 minutes of play, THE OLD BOYS's Guillaume Laurent Benmabrouk made it 14-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic was left in no man's land by his defense there! Serbia's Borjan Golubovic quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Fathi Ben Khalidi, made in the 91st minute of the game. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rabah Timsit, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abdelkader Merbah in the 94th minute of play forced Serbia's goalkeeper Zvezdan Nedeljkovic to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic came out of the goal in the 96th minute to try and stop a shot by THE OLD BOYS's Guillaume Laurent Benmabrouk. But to his dismay, Guillaume Laurent Benmabrouk quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 15-0. There was no doubt that THE OLD BOYS were the better team. THE OLD BOYS's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.