Challenge

Spain Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Elias Siqueira made the kick off which started today's match. Arsenal de Gols F.C's Marcelo Gröhe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adria Bielsa in the 5th minute of play. In the 8th match minute, Arsenal de Gols F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Betão Duarte to maneuver through the defense. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind Arsenal de Gols F.C's goalkeeper Marcelo Gröhe, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 14 minutes into the match, Arsenal de Gols F.C's goalkeeper Marcelo Gröhe had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Omar Toledo. Spain's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Omar Toledo in the 15th minute. After 18 played minutes Spain got a freekick which was hit by Santiago Sartori. Raimundo Alvarenga took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 18th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Gabriel Ascaso. Spain's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. A collision led to Arsenal de Gols F.C getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Betão Duarte hit a great ball. Georges-Philippe Puttemas hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Spain's Omar Toledo couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 27th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Arsenal de Gols F.C. In the 29th minute Ivo Arce 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. Gabriel Ascaso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ivo Arce in the 30th minute of the match. 36 minutes had been played when some careless play by Arsenal de Gols F.C's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Omar Toledo was slow to take the kick. During this time Spain's players had a chance to rest. Spain's Santiago Sartori was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Marcelo Gröhe in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Omar Toledo in the 39thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Marcelo Gröhe, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Gabriel Ascaso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Elias Siqueira in the 44th minute of play. Marcelo Gröhe didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Adria Bielsa went, in the 47th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Omar Toledo made a kick off. The audience was convinced that Enrique Rabellino's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcelo Gröhe was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Arsenal de Gols F.C's zone, Enrique Rabellino stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marcelo Gröhe came out of the goal and Enrique Rabellino tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 55th minute, David Aranda made a precise shot to the right of Marcelo Gröhe. Arsenal de Gols F.C's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. Marcelo Gröhe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Adria Bielsa in the 58th minute of the match. Ivo Arce sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Spain booed when Arsenal de Gols F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raimundo Alvarenga didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 62nd play minutes Omar Toledo shot 3-0, a short shot which went by Marcelo Gröhe and just under the crossbar into goal. Raimundo Alvarenga received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Gabriel Ascaso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 67th minute Omar Toledo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcelo Gröhe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Raimundo Alvarenga got free with Gabriel Ascaso in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 71 minutes, Adria Bielsa managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Spain's supporters crossed their fingers, but Adria Bielsa was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 75 minutes into the match, Spain's goalkeeper Gabriel Ascaso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Elias Siqueira. Arsenal de Gols F.C's Marcelo Gröhe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adria Bielsa in the 81st minute of play. Marcelo Gröhe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Adria Bielsa in the 84th minute of play. Spain made a substitution. Sergio Ruiz replaced Adria Bielsa. After a defensive mix-up in Spain's zone, Georges-Philippe Puttemas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gabriel Ascaso came out of the goal and Georges-Philippe Puttemas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Pau Herrero blasted a shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marcelo Gröhe having to make a save. In the 92nd minute, Arsenal de Gols F.C's Loco Orange ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Gabriel Ascaso. Gabriel Ascaso yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-1. 95 minutes into the match, Arsenal de Gols F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Sergio Ruiz came free, but Marcelo Gröhe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 96 minutes Arsenal de Gols F.C's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jon Cubero who took care of the corner kick. Spain's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.