Challenge

Butea
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. King Scorpio started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by James Batistuta in the 4th minute of play forced Eantdit FK's goalkeeper Pang Yao to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pang Yao made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from James Batistuta in the 4th minute of play. Eduardo Ieltxu made in the 6th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Pavel Pânzaru however managed to control. King Scorpio's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pang Yao read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 7th minute of play. Pang Yao came out of the goal in the 7th minute to try and stop a shot by A4p FC Gad's King Scorpio. But to his dismay, King Scorpio quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling King Scorpio in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pang Yao prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 14th minute of the match A4p FC Gad got a corner. Eantdit FK's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Marcin Pachucki ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in King Scorpio heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. In the 16th minute the ball was on its way in behind Eantdit FK's goalkeeper Pang Yao, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A nice corner shot did that King Scorpio got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Pang Yao quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. King Scorpio took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pang Yao. Pang Yao dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling King Scorpio in the 25th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pang Yao prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 27 minutes into the match, King Scorpio had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pang Yao. Eantdit FK's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that King Scorpio was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. The audience was convinced that King Scorpio's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pang Yao was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. Iurie Purcaru made in the 31st minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Leon Rik however managed to control. Glenn Fyfe made a fantastic save in the 33rd minute, when Stelios Kyriakiou sent off a good shot on target. King Scorpio's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pang Yao read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. 42 minutes into the game, King Scorpio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-5. Pang Yao was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Disappointed in the 0-5 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Stelios Kyriakiou made a kick off. With his leg Pang Yao managed to avoid a goal in the 52ndth minute, when A4p FC Gad's James Batistuta fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. King Scorpio struck a weak shot in the 53rd minute. Pang Yao didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for A4p FC Gad. 61 minutes into the match, A4p FC Gad's goal looked a bit too open when Leon Rik came free, but Glenn Fyfe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A4p FC Gad made a substitution. Anfilogino Manzi replaced Erasmo Damião. Eantdit FK's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Octavian Braica in the 64th minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Pavel Pânzaru heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. If King Scorpio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Pang Yao showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from King Scorpio in the 67th minute of the match. King Scorpio received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Pang Yao came out and tried to block the shot, but King Scorpio slotted it home off the left post making it 0-6 in the 72nd minute. King Scorpio's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pang Yao read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 77th minute of play. In the 85th minute of the match A4p FC Gad got a corner. Eantdit FK's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Marcin Pachucki ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in King Scorpio almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Eantdit FK's Pang Yao did a great save. 91 minutes into the match, Eantdit FK's goalkeeper Pang Yao had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by King Scorpio. Pang Yao came out of the goal in the 93rd minute to try and stop a shot by A4p FC Gad's King Scorpio. But to his dismay, King Scorpio quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-8. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. A4p FC Gad had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.