Challenge

EL QUEBRADERO
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Eduard Hourani made the kick off which started today's match. GARIBALDI FC's Rene Llorian played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfred Krachkovskiy in the 2nd minute of play. 11 minutes into the match, GARIBALDI FC's goal looked a bit too open when Martyn Grablenov came free, but Rene Llorian reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rene Llorian didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Martyn Grablenov went, in the 14th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Lázaro Ekain might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Timofey Babitskiy. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lázaro Ekain ran back to his position shaking his head. Rene Llorian made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Martyn Grablenov in the 28th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Kyrgyzstan's zone, Eduard Hourani stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Timofey Babitskiy came out of the goal and Eduard Hourani tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Martyn Grablenov came up free with the goalie in the 35th minute, the Kyrgyzstan 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 Martyn Grablenov couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Kyrgyzstan getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Viktor Izmailov hit a great ball. Rene Llorian showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alfred Krachkovskiy in the 38th minute of the match. Afanasiy Karpov's late challenge caught a GARIBALDI FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Afanasiy Karpov helped the player get up and apologised. After 44 played minutes Kyrgyzstan got a freekick which was hit by Afanasiy Karpov. After the first half Kyrgyzstan were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

In the 53rd match minute, GARIBALDI FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hugo Jacinto to maneuver through the defense. Kyrgyzstan's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Viktor Izmailov in the 59th minute. Afanasiy Karpov kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 62nd minute, Lázaro Ekain managed to get in a good position for a shot. GARIBALDI FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Lázaro Ekain was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Timofey Babitskiy breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Guillermo Ezkerra's late challenge caught a Kyrgyzstan's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Guillermo Ezkerra helped the player get up and apologised. Guillermo Ezkerra kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Martyn Grablenov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 66th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Martyn Grablenov's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Rene Llorian firmly grabbed it by the left post. 78 minutes into the match, GARIBALDI FC's goalkeeper Rene Llorian had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marat Okonnikov. 79 minutes into the game, Lázaro Ekain was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. GARIBALDI FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Kyrgyzstan the free kick. Lázaro Ekain kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Lázaro Ekain hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. Martyn Grablenov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rene Llorian having to interfere. GARIBALDI FC's attentive Mile Letina managed to snatch the ball when Afanasiy Karpov made a throw-in in the 85th minute of the game. Rene Llorian made an important save on a dangerous shot by Martyn Grablenov in the 88th minute. Gustav Svensson kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. Martyn Grablenov recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The GARIBALDI FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Kyrgyzstan were clearly better and deserved to take the win.