Challenge

Slovakia Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, 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. Nunez Uzuri started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Nunez Uzuri cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Henrich Slany was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 6 minutes into the match, Bakar Castelo had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Henrich Slany. Slovakia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bakar Castelo was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Rene Martinez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 10th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Ondrej Biskup fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Slovakia's protests and gave Ondrej Biskup a yellow card for diving instead. Ondrej Biskup hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. The audience was convinced that Nunez Uzuri's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Henrich Slany was relentless in the 12th minute of the game. After 15th play minutes Nunez Uzuri shot 0-3, a short shot which went by Henrich Slany and just under the crossbar into goal. Slovakia's Henrich Slany played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nunez Uzuri in the 19th minute of play. When the match clock showed 20 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Bakar Castelo sped through Slovakia's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Henrich Slany. After some careless play in the Slovakia defense, Ke Jun Xuan kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Henrich Slany. The Slovakia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Henrich Slany should have stopped the shot. After 29 minutes, Nunez Uzuri made it 0-6 with a short kick to the right side. Slovakia's Henrich Slany tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Henrich Slany took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bakar Castelo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match clock showed 33 minutes, the score became 0-7 when Nunez Uzuri sped through Slovakia's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Henrich Slany. Defensa y Justicia's Bakar Castelo got a good chance for a goal in the 36th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some careless play in the Slovakia defense, Nunez Uzuri kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Henrich Slany. The Slovakia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Henrich Slany should have stopped the shot. After 40 minutes, Nunez Uzuri made it 0-9 with a short kick to the right side. Slovakia's Henrich Slany tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nunez Uzuri in the 43rd minute of play forced Slovakia's goalkeeper Henrich Slany to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 45 minutes into the match, Nunez Uzuri had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Henrich Slany. Slovakia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Nunez Uzuri was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-10. Disappointed in the 0-10 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

52 minutes into the match, Slovakia's goal looked a bit too open when Nunez Uzuri came free, but Henrich Slany reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 54th minute, Kornel Jahoda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Slovakia booed when Defensa y Justicia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nelson Acevedo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Henrich Slany made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bakar Castelo in the 60th minute. 63 minutes into the match, Bakar Castelo notched a goal, 0-12, to the right of Slovakia's Henrich Slany. Henrich Slany was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Bartolo Frutos made in the 66th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Damian Amor. Bakar Castelo's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Henrich Slany firmly grabbed it by the left post. Slovakia's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Ke Jun Xuan 70 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 0-13. A collision led to Slovakia getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Kornel Jahoda hit a great ball. In the 74th match minute Ke Jun Xuan ran free in the middle of the field and shot a long shot which scored behind a totally surprised Henrich Slany. 0-14. Defensa y Justicia made a substitution. Haroldo Javiero replaced Ke Jun Xuan. The crowd rose to their feet as Bakar Castelo kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Henrich Slany. That made the score 0-16 in the 82 minute of play. An unexpected shot in the 86th minute by Bakar Castelo got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Haroldo Javiero managed to get in a good position for a shot. Defensa y Justicia's supporters rose to their feet, but Haroldo Javiero was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Henrich Slany breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience thought a goal was coming when Bakar Castelo got free with Henrich Slany in the 94th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.