Challenge

Estadio Roja Directa
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Sreten Popovic kicked off to start the match. 2 minutes into the match, Serbia's goalkeeper Zvezdan Nedeljkovic had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rogelio Aimar. Gregorio Lico took the ball and in the 3 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 1-0. In the 7th play minute Rogelio Aimar came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Zvezdan Nedeljkovic. 2-0. Zbyszko Pozorski had several of the Serbia's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 10 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 3-0 score and a disappointed Zvezdan Nedeljkovic as he didn't even see the shot coming. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic came out of the goal in the 13th minute to try and stop a shot by Roja Directa's Gregorio Lico. But to his dismay, Gregorio Lico quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-0. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zbyszko Pozorski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Zbyszko Pozorski received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic came out and tried to block the shot, but Zbyszko Pozorski slotted it home off the left post making it 5-0 in the 18th minute. In the 21st match minute, Serbia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jovan Borisov to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rogelio Aimar got free with Zvezdan Nedeljkovic in the 22nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 23 minutes into the match, Serbia's goal looked a bit too open when Slavomil Hosnedl came free, but Zvezdan Nedeljkovic reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 25th minute, Gregorio Lico hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zbyszko Pozorski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Borjan Golubovic hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. 39 minutes into the match, Serbia's goalkeeper Zvezdan Nedeljkovic had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gregorio Lico. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zbyszko Pozorski in the 41st minute of play forced Serbia's goalkeeper Zvezdan Nedeljkovic to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 44th minute, Roja Directa's Zbyszko Pozorski ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Zvezdan Nedeljkovic. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 9-0. Serbia's Zvezdan Nedeljkovic played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arturo Loramendi in the 47th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 9-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Zbyszko Pozorski was the one to do the kick off. 57 minutes into the game, Domingos Alfonso threw the ball into play from the sideline. Serbia's Rasko Nestorovski quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Sava Loser fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Zvezdan Nedeljkovic having to interfere. A collision led to Serbia getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Borjan Golubovic hit a great ball. After some careless play in the Serbia defense, Gregorio Lico kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zvezdan Nedeljkovic. The Serbia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zvezdan Nedeljkovic should have stopped the shot. Zbyszko Pozorski took the ball and in the 66 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 12-0. Roja Directa made a substitution. Luis Suarez replaced Rogelio Aimar. Zbyszko Pozorski scored 13-0 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Zvezdan Nedeljkovic, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 72 minutes into the game, Teofilo Osorio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 14-0. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Roja Directa's Silvano Cutberto was substituted for Zbyszko Pozorski. Silvano Cutberto took the ball and in the 77 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 15-0. When Jovan Borisov fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Serbia's protests and gave Jovan Borisov a yellow card for diving instead. In the 81st minute, Gregorio Lico ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic was frozen by the shot and now it was 16-0. After 84 played minutes Serbia got a freekick which was hit by Borjan Golubovic. After 85 played minutes, Roja Directa's Teofilo Osorio shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Zvezdan Nedeljkovic came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Roja Directa reached it. 86 minutes into the game, Teofilo Osorio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 17-0. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 89 minutes into the game, Roja Directa's Slavomil Hosnedl 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, 18-0. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis Suarez in the 92nd minute of play. In the 93rd minute, Gregorio Lico left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Roja Directa fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 19-0. Roja Directa's Luis Suarez got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Roja Directa had played much better football throughout.