Challenge

National Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ferenc van Nistelrooij made the kick off which started today's match. Damien Fowler could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 2nd minute of the match, but Yusuf Ziya Sertaç made a huge save. Yusuf Ziya Sertaç made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damien Fowler in the 4th minute of play. A collision led to S.João de Areias getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Fatih Tekke hit a great ball. When Phil Vine came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the U21 Andorra 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 Phil Vine couldn't finish the play. Yusuf Ziya Sertaç stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Damien Fowler's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. Damien Fowler had several of the S.João de Areias's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 17 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Yusuf Ziya Sertaç as he didn't even see the shot coming. S.João de Areias's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Damien Fowler 19 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 2-0. After a rather tough play, S.João de Areias's Bonifacio Aznar got a free kick in the 22nd minute. In the 23rd minute of the match Paul Reeve shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Yusuf Ziya Sertaç showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Damien Fowlers short, quick shot in the 24thth minute got Yusuf Ziya Sertaç to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 28 minutes into the match, Damien Fowler had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Yusuf Ziya Sertaç. S.João de Areias's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Damien Fowler was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Lucas Gilchrist received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Yusuf Ziya Sertaç came out and tried to block the shot, but Lucas Gilchrist slotted it home off the left post making it 4-0 in the 31st minute. Bonifacio Aznar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. S.João de Areias's Yusuf Ziya Sertaç proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 35th minute of the match, managed to save S.João de Areias from getting a goal against them. In the 37th minute, Damien Fowler reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Yusuf Ziya Sertaç. The goal made the score 5-0. Damien Fowler took the ball and in the 39 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Yusuf Ziya Sertaç. Yusuf Ziya Sertaç dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-0. 42 minutes into the match, S.João de Areias's goal looked a bit too open when Damien Fowler came free, but Yusuf Ziya Sertaç reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. S.João de Areias's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Damien Fowler 45 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 7-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 7-0.

The wind increased when Damien Fowler made the kick off in the second half. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Lucas Gilchrist in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Yusuf Ziya Sertaç saved S.João de Areias from getting behind. A collision led to S.João de Areias getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Bernardo Rebocho hit a great ball. Yusuf Ziya Sertaç took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Damien Fowler, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yusuf Ziya Sertaç didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Damien Fowler went, in the 57th minute, to the upper right corner, 8-0 was the resulting score. Yusuf Ziya Sertaç made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Damien Fowler in the 64th minute of play. When Lucas Gilchrist came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the U21 Andorra 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 Lucas Gilchrist couldn't finish the play. After a defensive mix-up in S.João de Areias's zone, Damien Fowler stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Yusuf Ziya Sertaç came out of the goal and Damien Fowler tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. S.João de Areias's Yusuf Ziya Sertaç played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damien Fowler in the 70th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damien Fowler in the 72nd minute of play forced S.João de Areias's goalkeeper Yusuf Ziya Sertaç to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Damien Fowler in the 73rd minute of play forced S.João de Areias's goalkeeper Yusuf Ziya Sertaç to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Yusuf Ziya Sertaç took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucas Gilchrist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When U21 Andorra's Damien Fowler in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye S.João de Areias's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of U21 Andorra booed when S.João de Areias was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fatih Tekke didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 76th minute of the match Phil Vine sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Yusuf Ziya Sertaç skillfully saved the ball. After 78 minutes of play, U21 Andorra's Lucas Gilchrist made it 9-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Yusuf Ziya Sertaç was left in no man's land by his defense there! Yusuf Ziya Sertaç showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Damien Fowler in the 82nd minute of the match. U21 Andorra were awarded a corner in the 84th minute after S.João de Areias's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Phil Vine took the corner. 85 minutes into the game, Damien Fowler cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 10-0. Yusuf Ziya Sertaç was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind S.João de Areias's goalkeeper Yusuf Ziya Sertaç, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.