Challenge

Czech Republic Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) When Charles-Henri Alavoine fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored GAS MONKEY's protests and gave Charles-Henri Alavoine a yellow card for diving instead. Charles-Henri Alavoine hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. 4 minutes into the match, GAS MONKEY's goalkeeper Robert Le Menn had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Alan Rezek. GAS MONKEY's Tristan Pilot got a good chance for a goal in the 5th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Vavrinec Holub made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tristan Pilot in the 8th minute of play. Vavrinec Holub took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tristan Pilot, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 18th minute, Sam Baclet left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The GAS MONKEY fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After some careless play in the Czech Republic defense, Sam Baclet 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. 25 minutes into the match, Czech Republic's goal looked a bit too open when Tristan Pilot came free, but Vavrinec Holub reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alan Rezek scored 1-2 in the 29th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Robert Le Menn, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, GAS MONKEY's Florent Verneuil got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Vavrinec Holub took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sam Baclet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Erik Jileks short, quick shot in the 38thth minute got Robert Le Menn to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. When Denis Dostal came up free with the goalie in the 39th minute, the Czech Republic 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 Denis Dostal couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in GAS MONKEY's zone, Denis Dostal stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Robert Le Menn came out of the goal and Denis Dostal tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.

Sam Baclet took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vavrinec Holub. Vavrinec Holub dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. Erik Jilek charged in rather forcefully in the 56th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Erik Jilek the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Czech Republic's Vavrinec Holub played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gabriel Farrugia in the 63rd minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Denis Dostal managed to get in a good position for a shot. Czech Republic's supporters rose to their feet, but Denis Dostal was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Robert Le Menn breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. David Rusil charged in rather forcefully in the 74th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed David Rusil the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. David Rusil kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Tristan Pilot received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Vavrinec Holub tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 80 minutes, Alan Rezek managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Czech Republic's supporters crossed their fingers, but Alan Rezek was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 83 minutes into the game, Erik Jilek cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-4. Robert Le Menn was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Alan Rezek fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Robert Le Menn having to interfere. Vavrinec Holub showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sam Baclet, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Vavrinec Holub made an important save on a dangerous shot by Tristan Pilot in the 92nd minute. Robert Le Menn made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David Rusil in the 95th minute of play. Alan Rezek received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Robert Le Menn tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.