Challenge

The Quiver
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Gus Weir made the kick off and thus started the match. After a defensive mix-up in Real Roma's zone, Hugo Bakker stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Drew Knight came out of the goal and Hugo Bakker tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. If Grzegorz Piechna had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Real Roma's Ty Cornish got a free kick in the 10th minute. Grzegorz Piechna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pepe Mujica hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Drew Knight showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grzegorz Piechna in the 16th minute of the match. 17 minutes into the match, Real Roma's goalkeeper Drew Knight had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Hugo Bakker. 17 minutes into the game, Hugo Bakker recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Drew Knight. Hugo Bakker showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. When Arrows Academy FC's Grzegorz Piechna in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Real Roma's goalie prevented a goal. Drew Knight stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Grzegorz Piechna's shot from short distance in the 20th minute. Arrows Academy FC were awarded a corner in the 21th minute after Real Roma's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Guy Hogg took the corner. It was a well-played corner which Edelmiro Reyes managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Hugo Bakker received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 23rd minute. Drew Knight tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Arrows Academy FC's Ged Nightingale played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jerome Harrison in the 25th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Jerome Harrison's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ged Nightingale was relentless in the 27th minute of the game. 34 minutes into the match, Hugo Bakker dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Drew Knight, 2-1. With a little luck, Real Roma's Drew Knight got control of the ball when Hugo Bakker tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Hugo Bakker got free with Drew Knight in the 43rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Grzegorz Piechna stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute, Grzegorz Piechna 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Grzegorz Piechna in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Drew Knight prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Drew Knight showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Hugo Bakker, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. Arrows Academy FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Guy Hogg in the 58th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grzegorz Piechna in the 62nd minute of play forced Real Roma's goalkeeper Drew Knight to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Grzegorz Piechna sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 70th minute Hugo Bakker shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Drew Knight saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Real Roma getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Patrick Panther hit a great ball. Drew Knight showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grzegorz Piechna in the 74th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grzegorz Piechna in the 79th minute of play forced Real Roma's goalkeeper Drew Knight to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Hugo Bakker came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Arrows Academy 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 Hugo Bakker couldn't finish the play. 85 minutes into the match, Real Roma's goal looked a bit too open when Hugo Bakker came free, but Drew Knight reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 86th minute of the match Arrows Academy FC got a corner. Real Roma's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Guy Hogg ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Guy Hogg got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Drew Knight quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Drew Knight showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Grzegorz Piechna, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. In the 91st minute, Jerome Harrison hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Arrows Academy FC's Grzegorz Piechna got a free kick in the 92nd minute. In the 95thth minute of the game Guy Hogg who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Real Roma's Drew Knight was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Arrows Academy FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.