Challenge

The Common
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Yuan Xing Lin started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Yuan Xing Lin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ariel Leguizamón. Clapham Comets F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Yuan Xing Lin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The crowd rose to their feet as Clapham Comets F.C.'s Aaron Rambo slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of La Mano. That made the score 1-1 after 7 minutes of play. In the 13th minute Ulysses Madureira shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but La Mano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 15 minutes, Ulysses Madureira managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Clapham Comets F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Ulysses Madureira was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Jonathan Willetts struck a weak shot in the 16th minute. La Mano didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Clapham Comets F.C.. La Mano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ulysses Madureira in the 18th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Clapham Comets F.C.'s Dawid Czaplicki got a free kick in the 25th minute. Daud Kunaefi took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 26th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ariel Leguizamón. Clapham Comets F.C.'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ulysses Madureira in the 38th minute of play forced Gone With the Win's goalkeeper La Mano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Aaron Rambo might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over La Mano. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Aaron Rambo ran back to his position shaking his head. La Mano stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marcin Cebula's shot from short distance in the 43rd minute. La Mano made an important save on a dangerous shot by Marcin Cebula in the 45th minute.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ulysses Madureira made a kick off. If Marcin Cebula had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 56th minute, Marcin Cebula managed to get in a good position for a shot. Clapham Comets F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Marcin Cebula was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. La Mano breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Mitchell Godwin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 63rd minute Aaron Rambo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but La Mano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 63 minutes into the match, Gone With the Win's goal looked a bit too open when Aaron Rambo came free, but La Mano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. La Mano came out of the goal in the 66th minute to try and stop a shot by Clapham Comets F.C.'s Ulysses Madureira. But to his dismay, Ulysses Madureira quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. When Rory Jobson came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Gone With the Win 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 Rory Jobson couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonathan Willetts in the 71st minute of play forced Gone With the Win's goalkeeper La Mano to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. La Mano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonathan Willetts, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 72 minutes into the match, Clapham Comets F.C.'s goalkeeper Ariel Leguizamón had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Yuan Xing Lin. A well-hit corner resulted in Keiran Tubbs heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 78th minute the ball was on its way in behind Gone With the Win's goalkeeper La Mano, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 79th minute Clapham Comets F.C. were awarded a corner. Ulysses Madureira went to the cornerflag to take it. A well-hit corner resulted in Jonathan Willetts heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. 87 minutes into the match, Clapham Comets F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Keiran Tubbs came free, but Ariel Leguizamón reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 91st minute, Besim Ceylan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 94th match minute, Gone With the Win was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stew Sykes to maneuver through the defense. La Mano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mitchell Godwin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Clapham Comets F.C. were awarded a corner in the 96th minute after Gone With the Win's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ulysses Madureira took the corner. Clapham Comets F.C.'s Ulysses Madureira was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but La Mano in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Clapham Comets F.C.'s fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.