Challenge

Serbia Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Sreten Popovic made the kick off which started today's match. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ashley Sinclair in the 3rd minute of the match. After 6 played minutes Serbia got a freekick which was hit by Jovan Borisov. In a very dangerous position, a player in Serbia fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 7th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Osfinch FC a penalty, 9 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Trevor Wells, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Serbia's Zvezdan Nedeljkovic. 0-1. Zvezdan Nedeljkovic showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wally Postolan, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Drasko Rajkovic came free with the goalkeeper in the 16th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Barney Torpey could save by the left post. Borjan Golubovic hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Lewis Greenwood hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. After 23 played minutes Osfinch FC got a freekick which was hit by Trevor Wells. 25 minutes into the match, Osfinch FC's goal looked a bit too open when Sreten Popovic came free, but Barney Torpey reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Trevor Wells hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Osfinch FC's Lewis Greenwood got a free kick in the 32nd minute. After 35 played minutes Serbia got a freekick which was hit by Miljan Gavrilovic. In the 37th minute Jerome Sutton 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. 42 minutes into the match, Serbia's goal looked a bit too open when Ashley Sinclair came free, but Zvezdan Nedeljkovic reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Wally Postolan was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ashley Sinclair in the 51st minute of play forced Serbia's goalkeeper Zvezdan Nedeljkovic to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 52nd minute, Wally Postolan made a precise shot to the right of Zvezdan Nedeljkovic. Serbia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sreten Popovic in the 56th minute of play forced Osfinch FC's goalkeeper Barney Torpey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jim Straker was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 62 minutes into the match. Jim Straker kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Sreten Popovic struck a weak shot in the 63rd minute. Barney Torpey didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Serbia. Micheal Prendergast could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Zvezdan Nedeljkovic made a huge save. Wally Postolan kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Ashley Sinclair recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 75th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Sreten Popovic fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Barney Torpey having to interfere. After 89 minutes, Borjan Golubovic mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Serbia and the Osfinch FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Osfinch FC booed when Serbia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Borjan Golubovic didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 92 minutes, Ashley Sinclair managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Osfinch FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ashley Sinclair was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Osfinch FC played a much better game than Serbia and deserved their victory. The Serbia players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.