Challenge

Colosseum
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Omar Toledo got the match started through his kick off. When Ilmar Pregel fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Empire of Soccer's protests and gave Ilmar Pregel a yellow card for diving instead. In the 2nd match minute, Empire of Soccer was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ilmar Pregel to maneuver through the defense. When Empire of Soccer's Ladislao Harriet in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Spain's goalie prevented a goal. In the 9th minute, David Aranda made a precise shot to the right of Uriel Malvin. Empire of Soccer's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. 15 minutes into the match, Empire of Soccer's goal looked a bit too open when Adria Bielsa came free, but Uriel Malvin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Empire of Soccer's Uriel Malvin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Omar Toledo in the 29th minute of play. Gerson Cruzado fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gabriel Ascaso having to interfere. Ladislao Harriet made a well adjusted shot against goal in the 37thth minute coming free in front of the goal, but Gabriel Ascaso would not let the ball come through at any expense and made a nice save by the left post. Ladislao Harriet did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 2-1 to the left of a surprised Gabriel Ascaso 37 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Spain's Israel Jurado got a free kick in the 45th minute. In the 46th minute the ball was on its way in behind Spain's goalkeeper Gabriel Ascaso, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ladislao Harriet to make the kick off. If Gerson Cruzado had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gerson Cruzado recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 67 minutes into the match, Empire of Soccer's goalkeeper Uriel Malvin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Omar Toledo. Gabriel Ascaso showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ladislao Harriet in the 69th minute of the match. Gabriel Ascaso showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ladislao Harriet, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Spain made a substitution. Carles Cherro replaced Omar Toledo. Ladislao Harriet fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gabriel Ascaso having to interfere. Spain made a substitution. Sergio Ruiz replaced Adria Bielsa. In the 80th minute, Santiago Sartori hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gabriel Ascaso stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ladislao Harriet's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. In the 91st match minute, Empire of Soccer was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Hernán Grana to maneuver through the defense. Uriel Malvin made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Carles Cherro sent off a good shot on target.