Challenge

National Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Aureliano Cordeara started the match with the kick off. When Karamázov's Aureliano Cordeara in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Trinidad & Tobago's goalie prevented a goal. In the 4thth minute of the game Aureliano Cordeara who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Trinidad & Tobago's Natasha Persaud was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Teodosio Ugaitz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Natasha Persaud tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 8 minutes into the match, Aureliano Cordeara had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Natasha Persaud. U21 Trinidad & Tobago's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Aureliano Cordeara was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Bob Partap during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 11th match minute, U21 Trinidad & Tobago was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bob Partap to maneuver through the defense. Natasha Persaud made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aureliano Cordeara in the 12th minute of play. Brickeen Wall made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mortimer Rahamut in the 15th minute. 15 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when U21 Trinidad & Tobago's Mortimer Rahamut fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. If Aureliano Cordeara had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 17th minute Aureliano Cordeara shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Natasha Persaud saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Natasha Persaud made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aureliano Cordeara in the 18th minute of play. In the 20th minute, Aureliano Cordeara left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Karamázov fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. When Karamázov's Aureliano Cordeara in the 23rd minute got a chance for a shot 23rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye U21 Trinidad & Tobago's goalie prevented a goal. 24 minutes into the match, Karamázov's goal looked a bit too open when Jamaal Browne came free, but Brickeen Wall reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Natasha Persaud showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aureliano Cordeara, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. In the 33rd minute, Ahmet Ege Nesefi 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. In the 35thth minute of the game Aureliano Cordeara who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but U21 Trinidad & Tobago's Natasha Persaud was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Natasha Persaud stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aureliano Cordeara's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. After 37 minutes U21 Trinidad & Tobago's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ahmet Ege Nesefi who took care of the corner kick. Ahmet Ege Nesefi made a great header on Karamázov's corner, it was just that U21 Trinidad & Tobago's Natasha Persaud managed to reach the ball for a save. Mortimer Rahamut made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 39thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Brickeen Wall would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. Natasha Persaud stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aureliano Cordeara's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. After 40 minutes, Aureliano Cordeara made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. U21 Trinidad & Tobago's Natasha Persaud tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. U21 Trinidad & Tobago's Natasha Persaud played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmet Ege Nesefi in the 43rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Aureliano Cordeara's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Natasha Persaud was relentless in the 44th minute of the game. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Aureliano Cordeara might have been able to make a better finish in the 57th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Natasha Persaud. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Aureliano Cordeara ran back to his position shaking his head. 59 minutes into the game, Aureliano Cordeara lined in a short shot 1-5 behind a frustrated Natasha Persaud. Ahmet Ege Nesefi struck a weak shot in the 61st minute. Natasha Persaud didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Karamázov. Aureliano Cordeara recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ahmet Ege Nesefi scored 1-6 in the 65th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Natasha Persaud, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After having played for 67 minutes, Aureliano Cordeara managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Karamázov's supporters crossed their fingers, but Aureliano Cordeara was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Aureliano Cordearas short, quick shot in the 69thth minute got Natasha Persaud to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Ahmet Ege Nesefi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Natasha Persaud having to interfere. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aureliano Cordeara in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Natasha Persaud prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Natasha Persaud was a little too slow when Aureliano Cordeara got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 73rd minute. The score was now 1-7. When the match clock showed 76 minutes, the score became 1-8 when Aureliano Cordeara sped through U21 Trinidad & Tobago's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Natasha Persaud. Aureliano Cordeara received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Natasha Persaud came out and tried to block the shot, but Aureliano Cordeara slotted it home off the left post making it 1-9 in the 79th minute. 84 minutes into the game, Jamaal Browne cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-9. Brickeen Wall was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Natasha Persaud came out of the goal in the 86th minute to try and stop a shot by Karamázov's Braulio Uhin. But to his dismay, Braulio Uhin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-10. Aureliano Cordeara took the ball and in the 91 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Natasha Persaud. Natasha Persaud dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-11. After a defensive mix-up in U21 Trinidad & Tobago's zone, Adrian Bumbescu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Natasha Persaud came out of the goal and Adrian Bumbescu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After having played for 95 minutes, Ahmet Ege Nesefi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Karamázov's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ahmet Ege Nesefi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When the match was over Karamázov could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than U21 Trinidad & Tobago throughout the match.