Challenge

ZORZAL01
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) 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. Peter Crouch recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 17thth minute of the game Omar Toledo who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ZORZAL01's Qin Fan Sheng was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Omar Toledo managed to get in a good position for a shot. Spain's supporters rose to their feet, but Omar Toledo was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Qin Fan Sheng breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 19th minute the ball was on its way in behind Spain's goalkeeper Gabriel Ascaso, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Peter Crouch blasted a shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Gabriel Ascaso having to make a save. Ejner Neinvig's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gabriel Ascaso read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 25th minute of play. 26 minutes had been played when some careless play by Spain's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Pavel Nedvěd was slow to take the kick. During this time ZORZAL01's players had a chance to rest. ZORZAL01's Pavel Nedvěd was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Gabriel Ascaso in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 31 minutes into the match, ZORZAL01's goal looked a bit too open when Adria Bielsa came free, but Qin Fan Sheng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 38 minutes into the game, Omar Toledo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Qin Fan Sheng was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to Spain getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Vicente Merino hit a great ball. If Adria Bielsa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The wind increased when Peter Crouch made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, ZORZAL01's goalkeeper Qin Fan Sheng had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Omar Toledo. 59 minutes into the match, ZORZAL01's goalkeeper Qin Fan Sheng had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by David Aranda. Horacio Librado might have been able to make a better finish in the 62nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gabriel Ascaso. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Horacio Librado ran back to his position shaking his head. Peter Crouch struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Gabriel Ascaso didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ZORZAL01. Omar Toledo sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 69 minutes into the game, one of ZORZAL01:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. When the match had been going on for 70 minutes, Spain's Adria Bielsa got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Qin Fan Sheng. 72 minutes into the match, ZORZAL01's goal looked a bit too open when Adria Bielsa came free, but Qin Fan Sheng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Peter Crouch in the 77th minute of play forced Spain's goalkeeper Gabriel Ascaso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gabriel Ascaso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Peter Crouch, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 83rd minute Peter Crouch 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. 83 minutes into the match, Peter Crouch had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gabriel Ascaso. Spain's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Peter Crouch was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Spain made a substitution. Pau Herrero replaced David Aranda. Gabriel Ascaso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Peter Crouch, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match was over Spain could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than ZORZAL01 throughout the match.