Challenge

Arena Blanka
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Omar Toledo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Válbson Cunha having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Adria Bielsa in the 17th minute of play forced Blanka FC's goalkeeper Válbson Cunha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 18th minute of the match Spain got a corner. Blanka FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Omar Toledo ran over to the corner to take the kick. 27 minutes into the game, Spain's Omar Toledo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Válbson Cunha made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. In the 30th minute Luisito Antequera shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gabriel Ascaso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 31 minutes into the match, Blanka FC's goal looked a bit too open when Omar Toledo came free, but Válbson Cunha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Omar Toledo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Válbson Cunha was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. 32 minutes into the match, Luisito Antequera had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gabriel Ascaso. Spain's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Luisito Antequera was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. 36 minutes into the match, Blanka FC's goal looked a bit too open when David Aranda came free, but Válbson Cunha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 41st minute of the match Spain got a corner. Blanka FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Omar Toledo ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Jon Cubero heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Adria Bielsa in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Válbson Cunha saved Blanka FC from getting behind. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The wind increased when Luisito Antequera made the kick off in the second half. Válbson Cunha came out of the goal in the 51st minute to try and stop a shot by Spain's Omar Toledo. But to his dismay, Omar Toledo quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Blanka FC's Cristiano Ronaldinho was substituted for Luisito Antequera. Blanka FC's Alfredo de Souza was substituted for Dean Vereect. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristiano Ronaldinho in the 66th minute of play forced Spain's goalkeeper Gabriel Ascaso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 72 minutes into the match, Blanka FC's goal looked a bit too open when David Aranda came free, but Válbson Cunha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 75 minutes of play, Spain's Omar Toledo made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Válbson Cunha was left in no man's land by his defense there! Spain's Pau Herrero was substituted for David Aranda. Spain made a substitution. Carles Cherro replaced Omar Toledo. Válbson Cunha didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Carles Cherro went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-4 was the resulting score. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind Spain's goalkeeper Gabriel Ascaso, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 92 minutes into the match, Spain's goal looked a bit too open when Cristiano Ronaldinho came free, but Gabriel Ascaso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Blanka FC's Válbson Cunha proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 93rd minute of the match, managed to save Blanka FC from getting a goal against them. 94 minutes in the game, Sergio Ruiz dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. When the final whistle sounded Spain left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Blanka FC.