Challenge

Estadio Pueblito
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) In the 9th minute Santiago Cesaro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rajiv Pathak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Nicholas Dalton fell near the penalty area in the 11th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Hedy Lamarr Hoppers's protests and gave Nicholas Dalton a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Hedy Lamarr Hoppers getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Martin Little hit a great ball. Fulgencio Ixona took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 14th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Rajiv Pathak. Hedy Lamarr Hoppers's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Victorino Guilabertus who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 18thth minute tested the skills of Rajiv Pathak when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Victorino Guilabertus came free with the goalkeeper in the 34th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Rajiv Pathak could save by the left post. Hedy Lamarr Hoppers's Christopher Watkins quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Nunez Ilixo, made in the 41st minute of the game. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The wind increased when David Cook made the kick off in the second half. David Cook's late challenge caught a deportivo madrid's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. David Cook helped the player get up and apologised. In the 61st match minute, Hedy Lamarr Hoppers was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by David Cook to maneuver through the defense. A throw-in in the 76th minute of the game was made by Fulgencio Ixona with Mauro Ciceron as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After 85 played minutes Hedy Lamarr Hoppers got a freekick which was hit by David Brooker. In the 86th minute of the match Fulgencio Ixona shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Rajiv Pathak showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Hedy Lamarr Hoppers's Rajiv Pathak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mauro Ciceron in the 92nd minute of play. In the 93rd minute the ball was on its way in behind deportivo madrid's goalkeeper Leonel Iraunkor, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 95 minutes into the match, Mauro Ciceron had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rajiv Pathak. Hedy Lamarr Hoppers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Mauro Ciceron was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. deportivo madrid had played much better football throughout.