Challenge

National Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Rhys Deacon kicked off to start the match. Alastair Lowe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Miguel Transito in the 3rd minute of play. Alastair Lowe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodolfo Cordeiro in the 4th minute of play. After 6 minutes of play, Santa Maradona's Rodolfo Cordeiro made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alastair Lowe was left in no man's land by his defense there! Alastair Lowe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miguel Transito, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 12th minute, one of U21 Bangladesh:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for U21 Bangladesh. Haroldo Martxot walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. U21 Bangladesh's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tristan Billington in the 16th minute. A nice corner shot did that Tristan Billington got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Jonathan Errapel quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Rodolfo Cordeiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alastair Lowe having to interfere. Allan Wicks came free with the goalkeeper in the 25th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Jonathan Errapel could save by the left post. Nathan Amos kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. In the 34th match minute, U21 Bangladesh was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Allan Wicks to maneuver through the defense. Alastair Lowe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodolfo Cordeiro in the 35th minute of play. U21 Bangladesh's Alastair Lowe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rodolfo Cordeiro in the 37th minute of play. 39 minutes had been played when some careless play by U21 Bangladesh's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Haroldo Martxot was slow to take the kick. During this time Santa Maradona's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of U21 Bangladesh's goalie and right to Miguel Transito. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. U21 Bangladesh's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Alastair Lowe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Laureano Sustrai in the 42nd minute of play. After 42 minutes of play, Santa Maradona's Laureano Sustrai made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Alastair Lowe was left in no man's land by his defense there! 46 minutes into the match, Rodolfo Cordeiro notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of U21 Bangladesh's Alastair Lowe. Alastair Lowe was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-3 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Rodolfo Cordeiro to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the game, Rodolfo Cordeiro recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Alastair Lowe. Rodolfo Cordeiro showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-4. When the match had gone on for 55 minutes, Miguel Transito took a quick shot and it went in 0-5 without a chance for Alastair Lowe to make any attempt to save it. After 57 played minutes U21 Bangladesh got a freekick which was hit by Rhys Deacon. Miguel Transito struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Alastair Lowe didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Santa Maradona. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Miguel Transito in the 61st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alastair Lowe prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Kristopher Tonkin hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. With a little luck, U21 Bangladesh's Alastair Lowe got control of the ball when Rodolfo Cordeiro tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miguel Transito in the 66th minute of play forced U21 Bangladesh's goalkeeper Alastair Lowe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 66th play minute Miguel Transito came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Alastair Lowe. 0-6. Santa Maradona's Felix Ibar got a good chance for a goal in the 69th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Rodolfo Cordeiro came free with the goalkeeper in the 75th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Alastair Lowe could save by the left post. In the 76th minute Miguel Transito shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alastair Lowe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alastair Lowe made a fantastic save in the 77th minute, when Rodolfo Cordeiro sent off a good shot on target. Alastair Lowe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miguel Transito, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. In the 84th minute, Miguel Transito left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Santa Maradona fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-8. 88 minutes into the game, Santa Maradona's Rodolfo Cordeiro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alastair Lowe made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-9. If Miguel Transito had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Allan Wicks was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 94 minutes had been played. In the 95th minute, Allan Wicks hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the final whistle sounded Santa Maradona left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than U21 Bangladesh.