Challenge

National Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, 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. Hugo Casomiro started the match with the kick off. With a little luck, Proson FC's Carmelo Abajas got control of the ball when Cleto Barea tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the last second Carmelo Abajas throw himself and got hold of the ball when Hugo Casomiro in the 7thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. The audience was convinced that Hugo Casomiro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carmelo Abajas was relentless in the 7th minute of the game. When U21 Argentina's Hugo Casomiro in the 7th minute got a chance for a shot 7th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Proson FC's goalie prevented a goal. If Cleto Barea had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 8th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Elpidio Koldobika during the 9th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Proson FC's Elpidio Koldobika got a free kick in the 9th minute. 11 minutes into the match, Hugo Casomiro dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Carmelo Abajas, 1-0. When the match clock showed 13 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Hugo Casomiro sped through Proson FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Carmelo Abajas. Carmelo Abajas stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hugo Casomiro's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. In the 18thth minute of the game Hugo Casomiro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Proson FC's Carmelo Abajas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Hugo Casomiro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Carmelo Abajas made a huge save. 23 minutes into the match, Cleto Barea notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Proson FC's Carmelo Abajas. Carmelo Abajas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Cornelio Ixidor was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 26th minute. U21 Argentina's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Cleto Barea blasted a shot towards the goal in the 27th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Carmelo Abajas having to make a save. In the 29thth minute of the game Hugo Casomiro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Proson FC's Carmelo Abajas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Proson FC's Carmelo Abajas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hugo Casomiro in the 30th minute of play. In the 32nd minute of the match U21 Argentina got a corner. Proson FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Saturnino Honrio ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Saturnino Honrio almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Proson FC's Carmelo Abajas did a great save. In the 35thth minute of the game Cleto Barea who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Proson FC's Carmelo Abajas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 36th minute Albertino Bezerra shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Nemesio Baladi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 37 minutes into the match, Hugo Casomiro notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Proson FC's Carmelo Abajas. Carmelo Abajas was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Carmelo Abajas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hugo Casomiro in the 41st minute of the match. Hugo Casomiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Carmelo Abajas having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Washington Furtado during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Hugo Casomiro scored 5-0 in the 46th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Carmelo Abajas, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Albertino Bezerra to strike the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, U21 Argentina's Hugo Casomiro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Carmelo Abajas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 52nd minute U21 Argentina were awarded a corner. Saturnino Honrio went to the cornerflag to take it. U21 Argentina's Saturnino Honrio was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Carmelo Abajas in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 56thth minute of the game Hugo Casomiro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Proson FC's Carmelo Abajas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Hugo Casomiro in the 56th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Carmelo Abajas saved Proson FC from getting behind. U21 Argentina's Fabio Millrick was substituted for Hugo Casomiro. After a rather tough play, Proson FC's Albertino Bezerra got a free kick in the 60th minute. If Fabio Millrick had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Proson FC's Carmelo Abajas played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabio Millrick in the 66th minute of play. Albertino Bezerra fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Nemesio Baladi having to interfere. In the 74th minute Fabio Millrick shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carmelo Abajas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 81st minute, Fabio Millrick ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Carmelo Abajas was frozen by the shot and now it was 7-0. In the 85th minute, 顾康晨 hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 85th minute Fabio Millrick shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carmelo Abajas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 86th minute Fabio Millrick shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carmelo Abajas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A nice corner shot did that Fabio Millrick got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Carmelo Abajas quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by 顾康晨 during the 89th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. 顾康晨 kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. Fabio Millrick blasted a shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Carmelo Abajas having to make a save. 92 minutes into the match, Fabio Millrick had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Carmelo Abajas. Proson FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fabio Millrick was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-0. For all the effort they put into the match, the Proson FC players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for U21 Argentina.