Challenge

Alesandro Abarzua
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Metod Mlynar got the match started through his kick off. Henrich Slany made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Mikel Señoret sent off a good shot on target. 13 minutes into the match, Slovakia's goalkeeper Henrich Slany had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lolo Acharan. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mikel Señoret got free with Henrich Slany in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Talcampeón FC were awarded a corner in the 19th minute after Slovakia's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Javiero Charme took the corner. The corner ended in Javiero Charme almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Slovakia's Henrich Slany did a great save. When the match had gone on for 22 minutes, Marcelino Fritz put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Henrich Slany. Henrich Slany made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mauricio Vidma in the 25th minute of play. Henrich Slany didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lolo Acharan went, in the 27th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. 33 minutes into the game, Talcampeón FC's Lolo Acharan nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Henrich Slany made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. After a rather tough play, Talcampeón FC's Lolo Acharan got a free kick in the 35th minute. In the 38th minute, Vavrinec Koleno hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd rose to their feet as Lolo Acharan kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Henrich Slany. That made the score 4-0 in the 40 minute of play. In the 44th minute Lolo Acharan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Henrich Slany saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Lolo Acharan was the one to do the kick off. Henrich Slany took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lolo Acharan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 51 minutes into the match, Slovakia's goal looked a bit too open when Lolo Acharan came free, but Henrich Slany reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Henrich Slany made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mikel Señoret in the 55th minute of play. After 55 played minutes Slovakia got a freekick which was hit by Stefan Havel. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marcelino Fritz in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Henrich Slany prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 59 minutes, Lolo Acharan made it 5-0 with a short kick to the right side. Slovakia's Henrich Slany tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Ondrej Biskup hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Slovakia defense, Eladio Sarmiento kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Henrich Slany. The Slovakia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Henrich Slany should have stopped the shot. When Talcampeón FC's Marcelino Fritz in the 73rd minute got a chance for a shot 73rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Slovakia's goalie prevented a goal. Henrich Slany showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lolo Acharan, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. 77 minutes into the game, Mikel Señoret cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-0. Henrich Slany was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Lolo Acharan came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the Talcampeón FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Lolo Acharan couldn't finish the play. Henrich Slany didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Lolo Acharan went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 8-0 was the resulting score. The audience was convinced that Lolo Acharan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Henrich Slany was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marcelino Fritz in the 91st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Henrich Slany prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 92nd minute, Mauricio Vidma made a precise shot to the right of Henrich Slany. Slovakia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 9-0. 96 minutes into the match, Marcelino Fritz had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Henrich Slany. Slovakia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Marcelino Fritz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 10-0. When the referee ended the match the Talcampeón FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.