Challenge

Esteve Masbernat
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Hedy Lamarr Hoppers's David Cook 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. A collision led to Hedy Lamarr Hoppers getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Martin Little hit a great ball. In the 6th minute, Abel Maldonado hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hedy Lamarr Hoppers's David Cook got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Hedy Lamarr Hoppers's Christopher Watkins managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Jeronimo Baldovino in the 11 minute of the game. Martin Little hit a great freekick 12 minutes into the match. A hard shot by Jeronimo Baldovino from long distance, 13 minutes into the match, got Rajiv Pathak's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. 20 minutes into the game, Jerônimo Martins cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Rajiv Pathak was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 22nd minute, Nicholas Dalton hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The long shot by Jeronimo Baldovino in the 24th minute really tested Rajiv Pathak's skills. The ball was on its way into the goal to the left of him when he managed to stretch himself and save the shot and avoid a goal. Jerônimo Martins scored 2-0 in the 25th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rajiv Pathak, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Rajiv Pathak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Froilan Leoncio, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jerônimo Martins blasted a shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rajiv Pathak having to make a save. Jerônimo Martins received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Rajiv Pathak came out and tried to block the shot, but Jerônimo Martins slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 31st minute. In the 46th match minute, Ψ Futbol Rojo Ψ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jerônimo Martins to maneuver through the defense.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jerônimo Martins was the one to do the kick off. Rajiv Pathak showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jerônimo Martins, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gonzalo Goi during the 54th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 54 played minutes Ψ Futbol Rojo Ψ got a freekick which was hit by Gonzalo Goi. 56 minutes into the match, Hedy Lamarr Hoppers's goal looked a bit too open when Ben Gant came free, but Rajiv Pathak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 58th minute, Jerônimo Martins 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: 5-0. Rajiv Pathak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jerônimo Martins in the 63rd minute of play. Rajiv Pathak came out of the goal in the 66th minute to try and stop a shot by Ψ Futbol Rojo Ψ's Ben Gant. But to his dismay, Ben Gant quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-0. David Cook sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Ψ Futbol Rojo Ψ's Perfecto Mongis got control of the ball when David Cook tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 75 minutes of play, Ψ Futbol Rojo Ψ's Jerônimo Martins made it 7-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rajiv Pathak was left in no man's land by his defense there! The audience was convinced that Jerônimo Martins's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rajiv Pathak was relentless in the 79th minute of the game. Rajiv Pathak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ben Gant, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Froilan Leoncio might have been able to make a better finish in the 92nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rajiv Pathak. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Froilan Leoncio ran back to his position shaking his head. Rajiv Pathak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jerônimo Martins in the 94th minute of the match.