Challenge

Esteve Masbernat
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Ψ Futbol Rojo Ψ's Jerônimo Martins started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After 4 minutes of play, Ψ Futbol Rojo Ψ's Jerônimo Martins made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Stephen Clough was left in no man's land by his defense there! 7 minutes into the match, Ada Lovelace Engines's Richard Francis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Perfecto Mongis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Stephen Clough showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jerônimo Martins in the 11th minute of the match. Stephen Clough made a fantastic save in the 14th minute, when Jerônimo Martins sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Ψ Futbol Rojo Ψ booed when Ada Lovelace Engines was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mark Baker didn't get a good kick on the ball. Stephen Clough stood somewhat misplaced when Jerônimo Martins came free in front of goal and shot 2-0 to the left of him in the 17 minute. Jeronimo Baldovino received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Stephen Clough came out and tried to block the shot, but Jeronimo Baldovino slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 20th minute. 24 minutes into the game, Ben Gant recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Stephen Clough. Ben Gant showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 4-0. Stephen Clough didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ben Gant went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score. After 36 minutes, William Taylor mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ada Lovelace Engines and the Ψ Futbol Rojo Ψ players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ψ Futbol Rojo Ψ made a substitution. Felix Txindoki replaced Ambrosio Ovando. In the 38th minute, William Taylor hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some careless play in the Ada Lovelace Engines defense, Jerônimo Martins kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Stephen Clough. The Ada Lovelace Engines fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Stephen Clough should have stopped the shot. Ben Gant fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Stephen Clough having to interfere. In the 48th minute Ben Gant shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Stephen Clough saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 8-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Richard Francis to strike the kick off in the second half. After 52 played minutes Ada Lovelace Engines got a freekick which was hit by David Ransom. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jerônimo Martins in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Stephen Clough saved Ada Lovelace Engines from getting behind. In the 59th minute, Ben Gant ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Stephen Clough was frozen by the shot and now it was 9-0. Ψ Futbol Rojo Ψ's Jerônimo Martins got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 66 minutes, Ben Gant made it 10-0 with a short kick to the right side. Ada Lovelace Engines's Stephen Clough tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 68th minute, Ben Gant left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ψ Futbol Rojo Ψ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 11-0. The audience was convinced that Ben Gant's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Stephen Clough was relentless in the 73rd minute of the game. In the 75th minute of the match Ψ Futbol Rojo Ψ got a corner. Ada Lovelace Engines's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jeronimo Baldovino ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led to Ψ Futbol Rojo Ψ's Jerônimo Martins getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Ben Gant recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 79th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The Ψ Futbol Rojo Ψ fans' excitement grew in the 79th match minute when Ψ Futbol Rojo Ψ's Jerônimo Martins looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 12-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Jerônimo Martins received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Stephen Clough tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Ada Lovelace Engines's George Carrie got a free kick in the 87th minute. 89 minutes into the match, Jerônimo Martins notched a goal, 13-0, to the right of Ada Lovelace Engines's Stephen Clough. Stephen Clough was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Ben Gant had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Ada Lovelace Engines defense, Ben Gant kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Stephen Clough. The Ada Lovelace Engines fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Stephen Clough should have stopped the shot. Ψ Futbol Rojo Ψ's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.