Challenge

EL GIGANTE DEL NORTE
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Erik Jilek took the kick off in the first half of the match. Czech Republic's Vavrinec Holub played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Narciso Xabat in the 10th minute of play. A collision led to Czech Republic getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. David Rusil hit a great ball. After having played for 13 minutes, Arnaldo Cresconio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arnaldo Cresconio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Narciso Xabat in the 16th 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. David Rusil kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. Valdemar Turecek charged in rather forcefully in the 20th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Valdemar Turecek the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Modesto Weterio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erik Jilek in the 24th minute of play. Vavrinec Holub stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Narciso Xabat's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. 27 minutes into the match, Czech Republic's goal looked a bit too open when Augusto Austin came free, but Vavrinec Holub reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 29th minute, Alan Rezek made a precise shot to the right of Modesto Weterio. ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. In the 31st minute, Alan Rezek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 38 minutes into the match, Czech Republic's goal looked a bit too open when Özcan Refah came free, but Vavrinec Holub reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dan Dalman took the ball and in the 42 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vavrinec Holub. Vavrinec Holub dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Narciso Xabat to strike the kick off in the second half. Vavrinec Holub took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Narciso Xabat, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Erik Jilek during the 52nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. When the match had gone on for 53 minutes, Narciso Xabat put it in 4-1 from a short distance just to the right of Vavrinec Holub. In the 59th minute of the match Czech Republic got a corner. ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Erik Jilek ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Czech Republic's Daniel Vitek to fire away a dangerous shot which Modesto Weterio despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 66 minutes into the match, Czech Republic's goal looked a bit too open when Narciso Xabat came free, but Vavrinec Holub reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Narciso Xabat in the 70th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vavrinec Holub saved Czech Republic from getting behind. A collision led to ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Özcan Refah hit a great ball. A collision led to Czech Republic getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Denis Dostal hit a great ball. Vavrinec Holub showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Narciso Xabat in the 80th minute of the match. In the 81st minute ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ were awarded a corner. Arnaldo Cresconio went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ's Arnaldo Cresconio to fire away a dangerous shot which Vavrinec Holub despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Modesto Weterio came out of the goal in the 83rd minute to try and stop a shot by Czech Republic's Alan Rezek. But to his dismay, Alan Rezek quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-2. Narciso Xabat fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vavrinec Holub having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Narciso Xabat in the 87th 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. 88 minutes into the game, Özcan Refah was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Czech Republic the free kick. Özcan Refah kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ's defense didn't have a chance, in the 90th minute, when Denis Dostal scored to the left of an out of position Modesto Weterio, making the score, 4-3. Özcan Refah'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 96th minute of play. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. ᴄʟᴜʙ ᴀᴛʟᴇᴛɪᴄᴏ ᴛᴜᴄᴜᴍᴀɴ fully deserved thier win.