Challenge

Spain Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Corneliu Dridu got the match started through his kick off. If Omid Kaulbach had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Adria Bielsa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Celso Trevisan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dr Lecter SC's Celso Trevisan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Omar Toledo in the 10th minute of play. The throw-in from Santiago Sartori in the 13th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Dr Lecter SC's Mauro Romero. An unexpectedly hard shot by Corneliu Dridu in the 15th minute of play forced Spain's goalkeeper Gabriel Ascaso to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 16th match minute, Dr Lecter SC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mauro Romero to maneuver through the defense. In the 18th minute, Omid Kaulbach 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. Gabriel Ascaso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Corneliu Dridu, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Celso Trevisan made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Omar Toledo sent off a good shot on target. A sloppy throw-in by Santiago Sartori in the 32nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Dr Lecter SC's Mauro Romero. Gabriel Ascaso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Corneliu Dridu, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. In the 37th match minute, Spain was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Santiago Sartori to maneuver through the defense. In the 43rd minute, Ma Wei Jun hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gabriel Ascaso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Corneliu Dridu in the 47th minute of play. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Omar Toledo to strike the kick off in the second half. Dr Lecter SC's Celso Trevisan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Omar Toledo in the 53rd minute of play. If Corneliu Dridu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Celso Trevisan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adria Bielsa, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Corneliu Dridu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Gabriel Ascaso made a huge save. Dr Lecter SC's Celso Trevisan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adria Bielsa in the 59th minute of play. Celso Trevisan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Omar Toledo in the 63rd minute of play. After having played for 65 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. Spain made a substitution. Carles Cherro replaced Omar Toledo. With a little luck, Spain's Gabriel Ascaso got control of the ball when Corneliu Dridu tried to sneak it across the goal line. A throw-in in the 73rd minute of the game was made by Jonathan Criado with Jon Cubero as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 76th minute of the match, Corneliu Dridu got a very nice opportunity to score, but Gabriel Ascaso was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Celso Trevisan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carles Cherro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gabriel Ascaso made an important save on a dangerous shot by Corneliu Dridu in the 79th minute. Válbson Batista hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Spain's Sergio Ruiz was substituted for Adria Bielsa. Válbson Batista kicked well hit freekick during the 82nd minute of the match. After 83 played minutes, Spain's Jon Cubero shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Celso Trevisan 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 Spain reached it. Celso Trevisan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sergio Ruiz in the 86th minute of the match. Dr Lecter SC's Celso Trevisan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pau Herrero in the 88th minute of play. Pau Herrero scored 1-0 in the 88th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Celso Trevisan, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Lauro Antunes managed to get in a good position for a shot. Dr Lecter SC's supporters rose to their feet, but Lauro Antunes was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gabriel Ascaso breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sergio Ruiz struck a weak shot in the 95th minute. Celso Trevisan didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Spain.