Challenge

Canchita del Cura
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Erik Jilek got the match started through his kick off. In the 2nd minute, Erik Jilek made a precise shot to the right of Fidel Atarrabi. Enclenques's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 6 minutes into the game, Denis Dostal cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Fidel Atarrabi was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Fidel Atarrabi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alan Rezek in the 10th minute of play. Czech Republic were awarded a corner in the 11th minute after Enclenques's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Erik Jilek took the corner. The corner ended in Erik Jilek almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Enclenques's Fidel Atarrabi did a great save. Svatopluk Capek kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. A collision led to Enclenques getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Donato Birila hit a great ball. Fidel Atarrabi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alan Rezek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Rusil in the 38th minute of play forced Enclenques's goalkeeper Fidel Atarrabi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With an all-out effort, Enclenques's Vavrinec Holub threw himself towards the right post 41 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Fabio Iratzeder, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After some fancy dribbling in the 44th minute, Erik Jilek managed to get in a good position for a shot. Czech Republic's supporters rose to their feet, but Erik Jilek was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Fidel Atarrabi breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fabio Iratzeder made a kick off. Denis Dostal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vavrinec Holub took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Hector Txartiko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Fidel Atarrabi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alan Rezek in the 61st minute. 62 minutes had been played when some careless play by Enclenques's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Erik Jilek was slow to take the kick. During this time Czech Republic's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Czech Republic's corner Erik Jilek fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Fidel Atarrabi quite easily take care of the ball. Denis Dostal hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. After 68 played minutes Czech Republic got a freekick which was hit by Valdemar Turecek. After a defensive mix-up in Czech Republic's zone, Fabio Iratzeder stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vavrinec Holub came out of the goal and Fabio Iratzeder tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Enclenques were furious when Celedonio Tirso was red carded, 82 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In a very dangerous position, a player in Enclenques fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 82nd minute. Penalty! When the match had been going on for 84 minutes, Czech Republic's Erik Jilek got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Fidel Atarrabi. Vavrinec Holub showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maximino Arotza in the 95th minute of the match. After 96 played minutes Czech Republic got a freekick which was hit by Dalimil Charvat. Chants of Czech Republic echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as Enclenques had held the ball for most of the match.