Challenge

Ban Chonabot Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Zachary Snaza took the kick off in the first half of the match. Tharadorn Laopongharn came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by FC Ruscova's Umur Renan. But to his dismay, Umur Renan quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Glauco Motta struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Tharadorn Laopongharn didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for FC Ruscova. Chanu Trongpadungsin hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. Manuel Şoimu took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 8th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Tharadorn Laopongharn. Ban Chonabot's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 10 minutes into the match, Ban Chonabot's goal looked a bit too open when Umur Renan came free, but Tharadorn Laopongharn reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 12 minutes into the game, Ciro Cortez cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Tharadorn Laopongharn was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 17 minutes into the game, Ciro Cortez cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Tharadorn Laopongharn was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Tharadorn Laopongharn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zachary Snaza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 22nd minute, Ciro Cortez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Ruscova fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. In the 25th minute, Vintilă Miclescu 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 a very dangerous position, a player in Ban Chonabot fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 27th minute. Penalty! 29 minutes into the match, Manuel Şoimu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tharadorn Laopongharn. Ban Chonabot's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Manuel Şoimu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. In the 32nd minute, Zachary Snaza left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Ruscova fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-6. 37 minutes into the match, Ciro Cortez had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tharadorn Laopongharn. Ban Chonabot's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ciro Cortez was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-7. After some careless play in the Ban Chonabot defense, Ciro Cortez kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tharadorn Laopongharn. The Ban Chonabot fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tharadorn Laopongharn should have stopped the shot. Tharadorn Laopongharn showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcu Iovan, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. In the 44th minute Zachary Snaza shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tharadorn Laopongharn saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ban Chonabot's Tharadorn Laopongharn played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ciro Cortez in the 45th minute of play. When the match clock showed 45 minutes, the score became 0-9 when Zachary Snaza sped through Ban Chonabot's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tharadorn Laopongharn. The Ban Chonabot players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. FC Ruscova were winning 0-9.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ittipon Charoenkul made a kick off. 52 minutes into the match, FC Ruscova's goal looked a bit too open when Pisut Iamamornlert came free, but Helmuth Duckadam reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 54 minutes of play, FC Ruscova's Marcu Iovan made it 0-10 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tharadorn Laopongharn was left in no man's land by his defense there! 58 minutes into the game, Zachary Snaza cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-11. Tharadorn Laopongharn was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Umur Renan in the 61st minute of play forced Ban Chonabot's goalkeeper Tharadorn Laopongharn to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tharadorn Laopongharn didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ciro Cortez went, in the 62nd minute, to the upper right corner, 0-12 was the resulting score. In the 65th minute, Ciro Cortez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Ruscova fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-13. In the 68th minute, Marcu Iovan reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Tharadorn Laopongharn. The goal made the score 0-14. Tharadorn Laopongharn took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcu Iovan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tharadorn Laopongharn showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ciro Cortez in the 77th minute of the match. Ciro Cortez scored 0-16 in the 80th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tharadorn Laopongharn, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ciro Cortez got free with Tharadorn Laopongharn in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Zachary Snaza kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Tharadorn Laopongharn. That made the score 0-17 in the 88 minute of play. The corner led FC Ruscova's Manuel Şoimu to fire away a dangerous shot which Tharadorn Laopongharn despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zachary Snaza in the 94th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tharadorn Laopongharn prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The Ban Chonabot fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. FC Ruscova were clearly better and deserved to take the win.