Challenge

Fighters Stadion
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dinu Bocu started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Gianni Balla received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. Gabriel Ascaso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 4th minute of the match, Gianni Balla tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Gabriel Ascaso saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Pavlos Konstantakakis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Aranda, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. Spain's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Omar Toledo in the 11th minute. Hamburg Fighters's Pavlos Konstantakakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Omar Toledo in the 13th minute of play. 14 minutes had been played when some careless play by Hamburg Fighters's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Omar Toledo was slow to take the kick. During this time Spain's players had a chance to rest. Omar Toledo made a great header on Spain's corner, it was just that Hamburg Fighters's Pavlos Konstantakakis managed to reach the ball for a save. 22 minutes into the match, Hamburg Fighters's goal looked a bit too open when Adria Bielsa came free, but Pavlos Konstantakakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hamburg Fighters's Pavlos Konstantakakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Omar Toledo in the 25th minute of play. Hamburg Fighters's Pavlos Konstantakakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adria Bielsa in the 29th minute of play. If Adria Bielsa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gabriel Ascaso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gianni Balla in the 36th minute of play. Gianni Balla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Gianni Balla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 44 minutes into the game, Spain's Omar Toledo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pavlos Konstantakakis made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Hamburg Fighters's Pavlos Konstantakakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Omar Toledo in the 46th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Omar Toledo to strike the kick off in the second half. Pavlos Konstantakakis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Omar Toledo in the 51st minute of the match. In the 52nd minute David Aranda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pavlos Konstantakakis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Omar Toledos short, quick shot in the 58thth minute got Pavlos Konstantakakis to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 58 minutes, Omar Toledo made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. Hamburg Fighters's Pavlos Konstantakakis tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. David Aranda fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pavlos Konstantakakis having to interfere. Adria Bielsa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Pavlos Konstantakakis tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Vicente Merino got free with Pavlos Konstantakakis in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in Hamburg Fighters's zone, Adria Bielsa stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pavlos Konstantakakis came out of the goal and Adria Bielsa tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Spain's Carles Cherro was substituted for Omar Toledo. Pavlos Konstantakakis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adria Bielsa in the 72nd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 74th minute, Gianluca Balla managed to get in a good position for a shot. Hamburg Fighters's supporters rose to their feet, but Gianluca Balla was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gabriel Ascaso breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 75 minutes into the game, Adria Bielsa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Pavlos Konstantakakis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 80 minutes into the match, Hamburg Fighters's Gianluca Balla sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gabriel Ascaso narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 88th match minute, Hamburg Fighters was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maicon Fonseca to maneuver through the defense. Carles Cherro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 91 minutes into the match, Spain's goal looked a bit too open when Gianluca Balla came free, but Gabriel Ascaso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some careless play in the Spain defense, Gianluca Balla kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gabriel Ascaso. The Spain fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gabriel Ascaso should have stopped the shot. The Hamburg Fighters fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Spain were clearly better and deserved to take the win.