Challenge

EL PINO
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Estebano Lecanda kicked off to start the match. 3 minutes into the match, Elija Maiz notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Slovakia's Henrich Slany. Henrich Slany was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Henrich Slany made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Estebano Lecanda sent off a good shot on target. When Mantzio Mena came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the El Pinar fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Mantzio Mena couldn't finish the play. The throw-in from Nils-Åke Myhr in the 11th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Slovakia's Kornel Jahoda. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Vavrinec Koleno during the 20th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 20th match minute, Slovakia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vavrinec Koleno to maneuver through the defense. In the 21st minute, Mantzio Mena left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The El Pinar fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. The crowd rose to their feet as El Pinar's Süreyya Uzer slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Henrich Slany. That made the score 3-0 after 24 minutes of play. Thanks to some nice moves Estebano Lecanda could shoot a difficult shot in the 30th minute, which Henrich Slany however easily saved by the left post. A throw-in in the 35th minute of the game was made by Fredrik Holden with Elija Maiz as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 40th minute, Mantzio Mena 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. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Metod Mlynar to strike the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the game, Elija Maiz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Henrich Slany was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After having played for 54 minutes, Süreyya Uzer managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. El Pinar's supporters crossed their fingers, but Süreyya Uzer was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 58th minute Estebano Lecanda shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Henrich Slany saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Slovakia defense, Toma Merlushkin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Henrich Slany. The Slovakia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Henrich Slany should have stopped the shot. Henrich Slany didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ronaldo Feloaga went, in the 63rd minute, to the upper right corner, 8-0 was the resulting score. Henrich Slany stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Estebano Lecanda's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. When El Pinar's Süreyya Uzer in the 70th minute got a chance for a shot 70th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Slovakia's goalie prevented a goal. In the 71stth minute of the game Süreyya Uzer who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Slovakia's Henrich Slany was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 72nd minute Toma Merlushkin shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Henrich Slany saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 74th minute the ball was on its way in behind El Pinar's goalkeeper Ni Tian Peng, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 75th minute, Elija Maiz made a precise shot to the right of Henrich Slany. Slovakia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 9-0. Henrich Slany made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Estebano Lecanda in the 82nd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Süreyya Uzer in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Henrich Slany saved Slovakia from getting behind. Henrich Slany showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Süreyya Uzer, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Toma Merlushkin scored 10-0 in the 85th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Henrich Slany, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When Fredrik Holden came up free with the goalie in the 90th minute, the El Pinar fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Fredrik Holden couldn't finish the play. A collision led to El Pinar getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Mantzio Mena hit a great ball. El Pinar'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.