Challenge

BofA Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Erik Jilek got the match started through his kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Czech Republic's zone, Wander Suzanne stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vavrinec Holub came out of the goal and Wander Suzanne tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Czech Republic's Erik Jilek got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Charlotte FC booed when Czech Republic was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alan Rezek didn't get a good kick on the ball. Vavrinec Holub showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Björn Magnusson, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. When Charlotte FC's Björn Magnusson in the 11th minute got a chance for a shot 11th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Czech Republic's goalie prevented a goal. Wander Suzanne sent away a hard shot on goal in the 13th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 19th minute, Wander Suzanne left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Charlotte FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. In the 21st minute, Björn Magnusson made a precise shot to the right of Vavrinec Holub. Czech Republic's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. After having played for 24 minutes, Björn Magnusson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Charlotte FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Björn Magnusson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Czech Republic's Vavrinec Holub played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kareem Stoddard in the 26th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Björn Magnusson in the 27th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vavrinec Holub saved Czech Republic from getting behind. Clemente Clemente stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Erik Jilek's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. In the 30th minute, Czech Republic's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Wander Suzanne fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 32nd minute Björn Magnusson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vavrinec Holub saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. David Rusil kicked well hit freekick during the 33rd minute of the match. Kaja Jamak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Vavrinec Holub tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 38thth minute of the game Björn Magnusson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Czech Republic's Vavrinec Holub was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Felix Dias kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. When Daniel Vitek fell near the penalty area in the 44th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Czech Republic's protests and gave Daniel Vitek a yellow card for diving instead. After 44 played minutes Czech Republic got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Vitek. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Björn Magnusson to make the kick off. Wander Suzanne sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Björn Magnusson managed to get in a good position for a shot. Charlotte FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Björn Magnusson was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vavrinec Holub breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After some careless play in the Czech Republic defense, Kareem Stoddard kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vavrinec Holub. The Czech Republic fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vavrinec Holub should have stopped the shot. 59 minutes into the match, Czech Republic's goal looked a bit too open when Wander Suzanne came free, but Vavrinec Holub reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mitchell Curry's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vavrinec Holub read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 62nd minute of play. Wander Suzanne fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vavrinec Holub having to interfere. 69 minutes into the game, Charlotte FC's Björn Magnusson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vavrinec Holub made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-0. Denis Dostal charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Denis Dostal the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Czech Republic getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Denis Dostal hit a great ball. After 72 played minutes, Charlotte FC's Wander Suzanne shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Vavrinec Holub 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 Charlotte FC reached it. If Wander Suzanne had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Vavrinec Holub showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Björn Magnusson, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. During the 75th minute of the match Daniel Vitek completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Daniel Vitek a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. After 76 played minutes Czech Republic got a freekick which was hit by Daniel Vitek. In the 77th minute, Kareem Stoddard 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kaja Jamak in the 79th minute of play forced Czech Republic's goalkeeper Vavrinec Holub to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 81st minute Charlotte FC were awarded a corner. Wander Suzanne went to the cornerflag to take it. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Kareem Stoddard advanced and headed the ball into goal, 5-0 in the 81st minute. If Wander Suzanne had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vavrinec Holub showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wander Suzanne in the 87th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Björn Magnusson in the 88th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vavrinec Holub prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 90thth minute of the game Wander Suzanne who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Czech Republic's Vavrinec Holub was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. David Rusil kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. When Kareem Stoddard came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Charlotte 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 Kareem Stoddard couldn't finish the play. In the 97th minute, Kaja Jamak ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vavrinec Holub was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0.