Challenge

The Boneyard
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Czech Republic's Erik Jilek started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The audience was convinced that Erik Jilek's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Germán Burgos was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. In the 10th minute Bobi Kaludov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vavrinec Holub saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ilie Moți sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Vavrinec Holub made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bobi Kaludov in the 12th minute of play. 13 minutes into the match, Alex Mereacre dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Vavrinec Holub, 1-0. Czech Republic's Erik Jilek got a good chance for a goal in the 20th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bobi Kaludov received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Vavrinec Holub tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Vavrinec Holub showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ilie Moți, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. After 29 played minutes Zombie Cold Fish got a freekick which was hit by Iustinian Prislop. After a defensive mix-up in Zombie Cold Fish's zone, Alan Rezek stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Germán Burgos 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. Vavrinec Holub showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bobi Kaludov, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Ilie Moți sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Denis Dostal fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 36th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Germán Burgos having to interfere. David Rusil charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd 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. In the 43rd match minute, Czech Republic was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by David Rusil to maneuver through the defense. Ilie Moți fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Vavrinec Holub having to interfere. A collision led to Zombie Cold Fish getting a freekick after 48 minutes play. Iustinian Albu hit a great ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bobi Kaludov to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Czech Republic's zone, Bobi Kaludov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Vavrinec Holub came out of the goal and Bobi Kaludov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 61 minutes into the match, Ilie Moți 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 Ilie Moți was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. In the 64th minute, Bobi Kaludov left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Zombie Cold Fish fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. In the 67thth minute of the game Bobi Kaludov 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. Vavrinec Holub came out of the goal in the 69th minute to try and stop a shot by Zombie Cold Fish's Bobi Kaludov. But to his dismay, Bobi Kaludov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 7-0. In the 73rdth minute of the game Ilie Moți 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. After 74 minutes, Bobi Kaludov made it 8-0 with a short kick to the right side. Czech Republic's Vavrinec Holub tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Zombie Cold Fish's Iustinian Albu managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Dalimil Charvat in the 79 minute of the game. A collision led to Czech Republic getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Alan Rezek hit a great ball. Zombie Cold Fish's Bobi Kaludov got a good chance for a goal in the 81st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Zombie Cold Fish's Ilie Moți got a good chance for a goal in the 83rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 87th minute Bobi Kaludov shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vavrinec Holub saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zombie Cold Fish's Bobi Kaludov got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Zombie Cold Fish's Iustinian Albu quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Dalimil Charvat, made in the 92nd minute of the game. In the 93rd minute, Iustinian Albu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zombie Cold Fish's Germán Burgos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Rusil in the 95th minute of play. 97 minutes into the game, Zombie Cold Fish's Ilie Moți 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, 9-0. Zombie Cold Fish walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.