Challenge

Arena DAMIAN’S
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Damian’s Team's Santo Traslago 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. A collision led to Damian’s Team getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Isaias Montejo hit a great ball. Erik Jilek sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Robustiano Sesuldo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Denis Dostal in the 4th minute of the match. The supporters of Czech Republic booed when Damian’s Team was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rogerio Rocafort didn't get a good kick on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Edmund Sobczak kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Vavrinec Holub. That made the score 1-0 in the 7 minute of play. Denis Dostal took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Robustiano Sesuldo. Robustiano Sesuldo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. After a defensive mix-up in Czech Republic's zone, Quintana Cabezas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vavrinec Holub came out of the goal and Quintana Cabezas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Erik Jilek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 20th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Robustiano Sesuldo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Erik Jilek's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. Damian’s Team's Robustiano Sesuldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Denis Dostal in the 30th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Santo Traslago's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vavrinec Holub was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. 40 minutes into the match, Damian’s Team's goal looked a bit too open when Erik Jilek came free, but Robustiano Sesuldo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 41st match minute, Damian’s Team was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Teo Juez to maneuver through the defense. After 43 minutes, Santo Traslago mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Damian’s Team and the Czech Republic players grew even worse after the yellow card.

Erik Jilek's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 51stth minute, Robustiano Sesuldo skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Denis Dostal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Robustiano Sesuldo having to interfere. In the 66th minute, Denis Dostal got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Edmund Sobczak recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 71st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 73 minutes into the game, Edmund Sobczak cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Vavrinec Holub was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Robustiano Sesuldo was a little too slow when Erik Jilek got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 81st minute. The score was now 2-2. Robustiano Sesuldo was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Denis Dostal showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-3 in the 84 minute of play. Damian’s Team's attentive Suscal Urquiaga managed to snatch the ball when Dalimil Charvat made a throw-in in the 87th minute of the game. After 90 minutes of play, Damian’s Team's Edmund Sobczak made it 3-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vavrinec Holub was left in no man's land by his defense there! Czech Republic were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Damian’s Team to leave the ground with a draw.