Challenge

ANAHEIM CENTER
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, 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. 3 minutes into the match, Czech Republic's goalkeeper Vavrinec Holub had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gerry Bibby. Vincent Dry sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jason Lobb made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Denis Dostal in the 10th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Czech Republic's zone, Gerry Bibby stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vavrinec Holub came out of the goal and Gerry Bibby tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gerry Bibby sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Czech Republic's Vavrinec Holub proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save Czech Republic from getting a goal against them. In the 23rd minute, Dalimil Charvat hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Vavrinec Holub made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gerry Bibby in the 24th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as ᗩᑎᗩᕼᗴᎥᗰ ᗪᑌᑕᛕᔕ's Gerry Bibby slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Vavrinec Holub. That made the score 1-0 after 25 minutes of play. After having played for 28 minutes, Gerry Bibby managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ᗩᑎᗩᕼᗴᎥᗰ ᗪᑌᑕᛕᔕ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gerry Bibby was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kvetoslav Janku hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. When Brandon Parrott fell near the penalty area in the 36th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ᗩᑎᗩᕼᗴᎥᗰ ᗪᑌᑕᛕᔕ's protests and gave Brandon Parrott a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, ᗩᑎᗩᕼᗴᎥᗰ ᗪᑌᑕᛕᔕ's Brandon Parrott got a free kick in the 36th minute. In the 38th minute, Erik Jilek got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 41 minutes ᗩᑎᗩᕼᗴᎥᗰ ᗪᑌᑕᛕᔕ's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Erik Jilek who took care of the corner kick. In the 42nd match minute, Czech Republic was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by David Rusil to maneuver through the defense. Vavrinec Holub made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dom Kyle in the 48th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gerry Bibby made a kick off. Czech Republic's Vavrinec Holub played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vincent Dry in the 52nd minute of play. After having played for 54 minutes, Gerry Bibby managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ᗩᑎᗩᕼᗴᎥᗰ ᗪᑌᑕᛕᔕ's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gerry Bibby was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a defensive mix-up in ᗩᑎᗩᕼᗴᎥᗰ ᗪᑌᑕᛕᔕ's zone, Alan Rezek stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jason Lobb came out of the goal and Alan Rezek tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jason Lobb was a little too slow when Erik Jilek got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 58th minute. The score was now 2-1. Jason Lobb took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Erik Jilek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 66 minutes into the match, Gerry Bibby notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Czech Republic's Vavrinec Holub. Vavrinec Holub was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Gerry Bibby received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Vavrinec Holub tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Gerry Bibby managed to get in a good position for a shot. ᗩᑎᗩᕼᗴᎥᗰ ᗪᑌᑕᛕᔕ's supporters rose to their feet, but Gerry Bibby was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vavrinec Holub breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. If Alan Rezek had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vavrinec Holub took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerry Bibby, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 94th match minute, Czech Republic was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dalimil Charvat to maneuver through the defense. If Vincent Dry had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. ᗩᑎᗩᕼᗴᎥᗰ ᗪᑌᑕᛕᔕ fully deserved thier win.