Challenge

Czech Republic Arena
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Thalis Papazisis started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute, Thalis Papazisis made a precise shot to the right of Vavrinec Holub. Czech Republic's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Erik Jilek kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. In the 9th minute, Ni Zhen Feng ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Vavrinec Holub was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. 12 minutes into the game, Danilo Zárate cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Vavrinec Holub was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some careless play in the Czech Republic defense, Thalis Papazisis kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Vavrinec Holub. The Czech Republic fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Vavrinec Holub should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Czech Republic's Bohumir Kohout got a free kick in the 20th minute. Czech Republic's Vavrinec Holub played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ruperto Ralondo in the 21st minute of play. In the 24th match minute, Czech Republic was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Daniel Vitek to maneuver through the defense. Ruperto Ralondo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 25th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The supporters of Czech Republic booed when Baez FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ruperto Ralondo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Czech Republic's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Erik Jilek in the 29th minute. Czech Republic's Erik Jilek was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Horacio Jesus Carvallo in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. After 29 played minutes Erik Jilek scored with a long sweeping shot just to the left of Horacio Jesus Carvallo who was too lazy, 1-4. Thalis Papazisis blasted a shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vavrinec Holub having to make a save. When Reiner Braun came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Baez FC 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 Reiner Braun couldn't finish the play. Vavrinec Holub showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ni Zhen Feng in the 38th minute of the match. When Danilo Zárate came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Baez FC 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 Danilo Zárate couldn't finish the play. Vavrinec Holub took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Thalis Papazisis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 43rdth minute of the game Thalis Papazisis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Czech Republic's Vavrinec Holub was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Ni Zhen Feng came up free with the goalie in the 44th minute, the Baez FC 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 Ni Zhen Feng couldn't finish the play. Thalis Papazisis scored 1-5 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Vavrinec Holub, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-5 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Erik Jilek was the one to do the kick off. 51 minutes into the game, Baez FC's Ni Zhen Feng nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Vavrinec Holub made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-6. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thalis Papazisis in the 56th minute of play forced Czech Republic's goalkeeper Vavrinec Holub to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 59th minute, Ni Zhen Feng left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Baez FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-7. In the 62nd minute, Thalis Papazisis fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Vavrinec Holub, passed just outside the right post. Czech Republic's Vavrinec Holub played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Thalis Papazisis in the 64th minute of play. Thalis Papazisis who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 65thth minute tested the skills of Vavrinec Holub when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The crowd rose to their feet as Baez FC's Ni Zhen Feng slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Vavrinec Holub. That made the score 1-8 after 66 minutes of play. 68 minutes into the match, Ni Zhen Feng had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Vavrinec Holub. Czech Republic's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ni Zhen Feng was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-9. In the 71st match minute, Czech Republic was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alan Rezek to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Thalis Papazisis in the 72nd minute of play forced Czech Republic's goalkeeper Vavrinec Holub to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 73rdth minute of the game Thalis Papazisis who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Czech Republic's Vavrinec Holub was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Danilo Zárate sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Danilo Zárate in the 75th minute of play forced Czech Republic's goalkeeper Vavrinec Holub to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 78 minutes, Valdemar Turecek mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Czech Republic and the Baez FC players grew even worse after the yellow card. Vavrinec Holub was out of position in the 79 minute of play, and Ni Zhen Feng capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ni Zhen Feng really showed his touch with that goal: 1-10. In the 87th minute, Danilo Zárate made a precise shot to the right of Vavrinec Holub. Czech Republic's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-12. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ni Zhen Feng got free with Vavrinec Holub in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.