Challenge

YAMAN ARENA
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Omar Toledo made the kick off and thus started the match. 3 minutes into the game, Adria Bielsa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Long Liang was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 17th minute Adria Bielsa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Long Liang saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 19th minute Mari Balotelli shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gabriel Ascaso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Omar Toledo in the 22nd minute of play forced Yaman Academy®'s goalkeeper Long Liang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gabriel Ascaso stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mari Balotelli's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Aranda in the 32nd minute of play forced Yaman Academy®'s goalkeeper Long Liang to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. David Aranda took the ball and in the 32 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Long Liang. Long Liang dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. 38 minutes into the match, Spain's goalkeeper Gabriel Ascaso had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mari Balotelli. 40 minutes into the game, Adria Bielsa cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Long Liang was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When the match clock showed 43 minutes, the score became 1-3 when Mari Balotelli sped through Spain's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Gabriel Ascaso.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mari Balotelli was the one to do the kick off. Long Liang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Omar Toledo in the 52nd minute of play. Long Liang took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Omar Toledo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Adria Bielsa had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Yaman Academy®'s Mari Balotelli managed to work through Spain's defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Mari Balotelli dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. Through an outstanding action, after 63 minutes, Long Liang successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Long Liang made an important save on a dangerous shot by Omar Toledo in the 66th minute. Mari Balotelli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Gabriel Ascaso tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Spain made a substitution. Carles Cherro replaced Omar Toledo. In the 74th minute, Mari Balotelli ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gabriel Ascaso was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. 77 minutes into the match, Spain's goal looked a bit too open when Mari Balotelli came free, but Gabriel Ascaso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gabriel Ascaso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mari Balotelli in the 82nd minute of the match. Yaman Academy®'s Long Liang played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adria Bielsa in the 85th minute of play. When Mari Balotelli came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the Yaman Academy® 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 Mari Balotelli couldn't finish the play. Spain's Pau Herrero was substituted for David Aranda. Mari Balotelli took the ball and in the 93 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Gabriel Ascaso. Gabriel Ascaso dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-3. Spain were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Yaman Academy® to leave the ground with a draw.