Challenge

Czech Republic Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Victorious Secret's Kjell-Arne Tidén started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute, Daniel Vitek hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 3 played minutes, Victorious Secret's Helge Rudqvist shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Vavrinec Holub came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Victorious Secret reached it. Alan Rezek struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Victor Kock didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Czech Republic. Alexander Håkansson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Vavrinec Holub tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vavrinec Holub showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alvar Berggren in the 9th minute of the match. Vavrinec Holub took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kjell-Arne Tidén, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 12 minutes had been played when some careless play by Czech Republic's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Helge Rudqvist was slow to take the kick. During this time Victorious Secret's players had a chance to rest. Helge Rudqvist made a great header on Victorious Secret's corner, it was just that Czech Republic's Vavrinec Holub managed to reach the ball for a save. Alexander Håkansson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Czech Republic's Vavrinec Holub played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Helge Rudqvist in the 18th minute of play. 21 minutes into the game, Erik Jilek was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Czech Republic's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Victorious Secret the free kick. The supporters of Victorious Secret booed when Czech Republic was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 21 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erik Jilek didn't get a good kick on the ball. Helge Rudqvist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Vavrinec Holub tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 28th minute Kjell-Arne Tidén shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vavrinec Holub saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvar Berggren in the 31st minute of play forced Czech Republic's goalkeeper Vavrinec Holub to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Helge Rudqvist struck a weak shot in the 43rd minute. Vavrinec Holub didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Victorious Secret. Vavrinec Holub didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Helge Rudqvist went, in the 46th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Vavrinec Holub made an important save on a dangerous shot by Helge Rudqvist in the 52nd minute. If Kjell-Arne Tidén had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The supporters of Victorious Secret booed when Czech Republic was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kvetoslav Janku didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Kjell-Arne Tidén had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Helge Rudqvist recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 58th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 60 minutes, Alvar Berggren managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Victorious Secret's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alvar Berggren was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Helge Rudqvist got free with Vavrinec Holub in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in Czech Republic's zone, Alvar Berggren stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vavrinec Holub came out of the goal and Alvar Berggren tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 69th minute, Victorious Secret's Kjell-Arne Tidén ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Vavrinec Holub. Vavrinec Holub yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-2. Helge Rudqvists short, quick shot in the 73rdth minute got Vavrinec Holub to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The supporters of Victorious Secret booed when Czech Republic was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. David Rusil didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kvetoslav Janku during the 80th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 80th match minute, Czech Republic was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kvetoslav Janku to maneuver through the defense. Vavrinec Holub made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Helge Rudqvist sent off a good shot on target. After a rather tough play, Czech Republic's Svatopluk Capek got a free kick in the 86th minute. Helge Rudqvist received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Vavrinec Holub tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 90th minute, Czech Republic's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Alexander Håkansson fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. 95 minutes into the match, Victorious Secret's Helge Rudqvist sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vavrinec Holub narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 96th minute, David Rusil hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match was over Victorious Secret could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Czech Republic throughout the match.