Challenge

Queen Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Omar Toledo started the match with the kick off. Spain's Gabriel Ascaso played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dušan Vlahović in the 3rd minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 6 minutes, Gabriel Ascaso successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Gabriel Ascaso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alonzo Che in the 9th minute of play. In the 10thth minute of the game Omar Toledo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Vivaldo Brito was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Gabriel Ascaso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alonzo Che, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Adria Bielsa in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vivaldo Brito saved ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ from getting behind. When the match clock showed 17 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Adria Bielsa sped through ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Vivaldo Brito. With a little luck, Spain's Gabriel Ascaso got control of the ball when Mihai Tâbârnă tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alex Eugen got free with Gabriel Ascaso in the 25th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mihai Tâbârnă in the 26th minute of play forced Spain's goalkeeper Gabriel Ascaso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 29th minute of the match ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ got a corner. Spain's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Robin Bergman ran over to the corner to take the kick. 31 minutes into the match, ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s goal looked a bit too open when Adria Bielsa came free, but Vivaldo Brito reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 32 minutes into the game, Spain's Adria Bielsa nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vivaldo Brito made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. Vivaldo Brito took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adria Bielsa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 36 minutes ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Omar Toledo who took care of the corner kick. The audience was convinced that Adria Bielsa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vivaldo Brito was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. In the 46thth minute of the game Omar Toledo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Vivaldo Brito was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 47th minute Dušan Vlahović 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.

The wind increased when Mihai Tâbârnă made the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Vivaldo Brito got control of the ball when Omar Toledo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Vivaldo Brito made a fantastic save in the 53rd minute, when Omar Toledo sent off a good shot on target. Vivaldo Brito stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Omar Toledo's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Vivaldo Brito proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ from getting a goal against them. In the 57th minute Alex Eugen 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. 61 minutes into the match, Spain's Omar Toledo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vivaldo Brito narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Vivaldo Brito was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Adria Bielsa showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 0-3 in the 63 minute of play. Vivaldo Brito made an important save on a dangerous shot by Omar Toledo in the 66th minute. Gabriel Ascaso stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alex Eugen's shot from short distance in the 67th minute. 69 minutes into the match, Spain's goal looked a bit too open when Alex Eugen came free, but Gabriel Ascaso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Pankracy Lato was substituted for Mihai Tâbârnă. Xantalen Titos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gabriel Ascaso having to interfere. Spain made a substitution. Sergio Ruiz replaced Adria Bielsa. Carles Cherro took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vivaldo Brito. Vivaldo Brito dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-4. Xantalen Titos blasted a shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gabriel Ascaso having to make a save. In the 85th minute Xantalen Titos 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. ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Vivaldo Brito proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ from getting a goal against them. If Pankracy Lato had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pankracy Lato in the 92nd minute of play forced Spain's goalkeeper Gabriel Ascaso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 92 minutes, Pankracy Lato made it 1-4 with a short kick to the right side. Spain's Gabriel Ascaso tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Vivaldo Brito showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pau Herrero, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. The Spain supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Spain would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.