Challenge

Rungrado 1st of May
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Eli Antunez made in the 8th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Lorencio Molina. Lorencio Molina hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. Baldemar España took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sreten Popovic, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the April 25 SC defense, Sreten Popovic kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Baldemar España. The April 25 SC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Baldemar España should have stopped the shot. Serbia's Zvezdan Nedeljkovic proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save Serbia from getting a goal against them. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Saverio Viqueira in the 19th minute of the match. After 20 minutes Serbia's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Benigno Mayol who took care of the corner kick. After a rather tough play, April 25 SC's Milio Pedriza got a free kick in the 21st minute. Laurgain Gomar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Zvezdan Nedeljkovic made a huge save. April 25 SC's Baldemar España played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sreten Popovic in the 31st minute of play. Laurgain Gomar took the ball and in the 32 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 1-1. 37 minutes into the match, Sreten Popovic had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Baldemar España. April 25 SC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sreten Popovic was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Sreten Popovic fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Baldemar España having to interfere. A collision led to April 25 SC getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Nando Viqueira hit a great ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sreten Popovic made a kick off. In the 57th minute Saverio Viqueira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zvezdan Nedeljkovic saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Serbia booed when April 25 SC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nando Viqueira didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a little luck, April 25 SC's Baldemar España got control of the ball when Sreten Popovic tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sreten Popovic could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 75th minute of the match, but Baldemar España made a huge save. In the 77th minute of the game Dorio Estrada made a throw-in which Laurgain Gomar played forward. Borjan Golubovic hit a great freekick 78 minutes into the match. Serbia's Borjan Golubovic managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Dorio Estrada in the 81 minute of the game. Baldemar España made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sreten Popovic in the 82nd minute. 84 minutes into the game, Laurgain Gomar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 86 minutes of play April 25 SC's Nando Viqueira was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. A collision led to April 25 SC getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Nando Viqueira hit a great ball. After 94 played minutes April 25 SC got a freekick which was hit by Liberto Carceles. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.