Challenge

Bιrnitsa Stadium
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) In the 6th minute, Charalambos Vrotsos fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. After some careless play in the Bιrnitsa FC defense, Alfredo Ferrant kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pipis Liaros. The Bιrnitsa FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pipis Liaros should have stopped the shot. If Nikiforos Kallioras had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Charalambos Vrotsos scored 1-1 in the 16th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Camilo Freixa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Bolivia's Mario Fernandino got a good chance for a goal in the 22nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The supporters of Bolivia booed when Bιrnitsa FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pipis Chytos didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some careless play in the Bolivia defense, Lucio Katalinic kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Camilo Freixa. The Bolivia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Camilo Freixa should have stopped the shot. 29 minutes into the game, Charalambos Vrotsos lined in a short shot 3-1 behind a frustrated Camilo Freixa. Camilo Freixa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Charalambos Vrotsos in the 33rd minute of the match. Alejandro Villa hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. In the 42nd play minute Charalambos Vrotsos came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Camilo Freixa. 4-1. A throw-in in the 45th minute of the game was made by Gregorio Veremundo with Pipis Chytos as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mario Fernandino was the one to do the kick off. After 55 minutes, Charalambos Vrotsos mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Bιrnitsa FC and the Bolivia players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 59th minute of the match, Alfredo Ferrant tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Pipis Liaros saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Camilo Freixa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Charalambos Vrotsos, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. If Charalambos Vrotsos had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When the match had gone on for 66 minutes, Charalambos Vrotsos put it in 5-1 from a short distance just to the right of Camilo Freixa. After a rather tough play, Bolivia's Francisco Gallo got a free kick in the 70th minute. When Lucio Katalinic came up free with the goalie in the 71st minute, the Bιrnitsa FC 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 Lucio Katalinic couldn't finish the play. After having played for 72 minutes, Charalambos Vrotsos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bιrnitsa FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Charalambos Vrotsos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Camilo Freixa didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Charalambos Vrotsos went, in the 74th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-1 was the resulting score. In the 77th match minute, Bolivia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Francisco Gallo to maneuver through the defense. Bιrnitsa FC made a substitution. Bernabe Baleren replaced Charalambos Vrotsos. Bιrnitsa FC's Zisis Makris was substituted for Nikiforos Kallioras. When Pipis Chytos fell near the penalty area in the 84th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Bιrnitsa FC's protests and gave Pipis Chytos a yellow card for diving instead. In a very dangerous position, a player in Bιrnitsa FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 83rd minute. Penalty! After 85 minutes of play, Bolivia's Mario Fernandino made it 6-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pipis Liaros was left in no man's land by his defense there! Camilo Freixa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lucio Katalinic in the 90th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Bernabe Baleren's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Camilo Freixa was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Bιrnitsa FC had played much better football throughout.