Challenge

Scotland Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Shane Nottingham started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute Baransel Tezveren shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexander Higgins saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 4th minute, Shane Nottingham left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ФК Цомбомания fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. The supporters of Scotland booed when ФК Цомбомания was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Evgeni Tzandev didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Shane Nottingham had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Shane Nottingham received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Alexander Higgins tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 12 minutes, Baransel Tezveren made it 0-2 with a short kick to the right side. Scotland's Alexander Higgins tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Shane Nottingham sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 17th minute, Baransel Tezveren ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alexander Higgins was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. After a rather tough play, Scotland's Kian MacGregor got a free kick in the 19th minute. Baransel Tezveren scored 0-4 in the 20th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alexander Higgins, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Shane Nottingham fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexander Higgins having to interfere. After 33 minutes of play, ФК Цомбомания's Shane Nottingham made it 0-6 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alexander Higgins was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some careless play in the Scotland defense, Shane Nottingham kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Alexander Higgins. The Scotland fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Alexander Higgins should have stopped the shot. After 41 minutes of play, ФК Цомбомания's Shane Nottingham made it 0-8 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alexander Higgins was left in no man's land by his defense there! 44 minutes into the game, Shane Nottingham cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-9. Alexander Higgins was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-9 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Zac O'Donnell made the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Shane Nottingham in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alexander Higgins saved Scotland from getting behind. In the 59th minute, Baransel Tezveren reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Alexander Higgins. The goal made the score 0-10. Alexander Higgins took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baransel Tezveren, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Shane Nottinghams short, quick shot in the 67thth minute got Alexander Higgins to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Baransel Tezveren took the ball and in the 72 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alexander Higgins. Alexander Higgins dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-11. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Shane Nottingham in the 77th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alexander Higgins saved Scotland from getting behind. Alexander Higgins showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Shane Nottingham in the 81st minute of the match. Baransel Tezveren sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Shane Nottingham received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Alexander Higgins tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Daniel Gaxan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexander Higgins having to interfere. ФК Цомбомания played a much better game than Scotland and deserved their victory. The Scotland players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.