Challenge

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Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dominic Allwright got the match started through his kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Dominic Allwright in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Zvezdan Nedeljkovic prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The crowd rose to their feet as Dominic Allwright kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Zvezdan Nedeljkovic. That made the score 1-0 in the 6 minute of play. Vladeta Jovic kicked well hit freekick during the 9th minute of the match. 14 minutes into the match, Sreten Popovic notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Fawards's Tom Hughes. Tom Hughes was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A collision led to Serbia getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Borjan Golubovic hit a great ball. Toby Flynn kicked well hit freekick during the 25th minute of the match. A collision led to Fawards getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Joel Hodges hit a great ball. Tom Hughes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sreten Popovic, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind Serbia's goalkeeper Zvezdan Nedeljkovic, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Serbia's zone, Zack Chegwyn stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic came out of the goal and Zack Chegwyn tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 46 minutes into the match, Fawards's Dominic Allwright sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zvezdan Nedeljkovic narrowly saved just below the crossbar.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Sreten Popovic made a kick off. A sloppy throw-in by Joel Hodges in the 52nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Serbia's Cvijetin Nanusevski. After a rather tough play, Fawards's Donald Evans got a free kick in the 54th minute. In the 55th minute, Vladeta Jovic 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Momir Gisic during the 58th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 58th minute, Momir Gisic hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jermaine Ellerby sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 65th match minute, Serbia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Momir Gisic to maneuver through the defense. Dominic Allwright took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 66th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Zvezdan Nedeljkovic. Serbia's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Dominic Allwright sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jermaine Ellerby in the 73rd minute of play. Fawards's Tom Hughes proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save Fawards from getting a goal against them. A collision led to Fawards getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Toby Flynn hit a great ball. 84 minutes into the game, Fawards's Dominic Allwright nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Sreten Popovic hit a great freekick 87 minutes into the match. In the 90th minute Dominic Allwright 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. After 93 played minutes Serbia got a freekick which was hit by Sreten Popovic. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Fawards had played much better football throughout.