Challenge

Manuel Ursua
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bishop Fazey took the kick off in the first half of the match. Marcelo Barovero made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ellis Hoskin in the 5th minute of play. Marcelo Barovero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ellis Hoskin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 7thth minute of the game Ellis Hoskin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but River CBBA's Marcelo Barovero was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Marcelo Barovero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ellis Hoskin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ellis Hoskin in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcelo Barovero saved River CBBA from getting behind. In the 11th minute Australia were awarded a corner. Bishop Fazey went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Angelo Paddle almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but River CBBA's Marcelo Barovero did a great save. Marcelo Barovero showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bishop Fazey in the 19th minute of the match. Australia's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Bishop Fazey in the 20th minute. The corner led Australia's Bishop Fazey to fire away a dangerous shot which Marcelo Barovero despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 23 minutes into the match, Bishop Fazey had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marcelo Barovero. River CBBA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Bishop Fazey was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. After 26 minutes of play, Australia's Bishop Fazey made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marcelo Barovero was left in no man's land by his defense there! Marcelo Barovero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bishop Fazey, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bishop Fazey in the 39th minute of play forced River CBBA's goalkeeper Marcelo Barovero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bishop Fazey in the 44th minute of play forced River CBBA's goalkeeper Marcelo Barovero to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bryant Reina made an important save on a dangerous shot by Boğaçhan Akyel in the 45th minute. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

51 minutes into the match, Bishop Fazey notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of River CBBA's Marcelo Barovero. Marcelo Barovero was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 54 minutes into the match, River CBBA's goalkeeper Marcelo Barovero had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Corey Alonso. River CBBA were furious when Deng Xing Sang was red carded, 61 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. River CBBA:s Marcelo Barovero showed great skill when he stopped Bishop Fazey:s penalty. Marcelo Barovero took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bishop Fazey, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. River CBBA's Varis Birgelis was substituted for Pablo Solari. Australia's Everitt Vickery was substituted for Harry Potter. The audience was convinced that Rod Marsland's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcelo Barovero was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. Marcelo Barovero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rex Fynn, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. In the last second Marcelo Barovero throw himself and got hold of the ball when Rex Fynn in the 76thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. In the 77th minute, Rod Marsland 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. Marcelo Barovero showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Duke Carnduff, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. After a rather tough play, River CBBA's Gilabert Bradi got a free kick in the 85th minute. In the 86th minute, Australia's Rod Marsland dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-4. When Boğaçhan Akyel came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the River CBBA 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 Boğaçhan Akyel couldn't finish the play. Ponciano Abarca took the ball and in the 93 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bryant Reina. Bryant Reina dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Australia had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.