Challenge

Dragons Graveyard
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Abram Sarmiento took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 5th minute of play forced FC Draconia's goalkeeper Jerome Ngake to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 12th minute FC Draconia were awarded a corner. Benny Van der Poorten went to the cornerflag to take it. FC Draconia's Benny Van der Poorten was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Pedro Manzanares in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Denis Serebryanikov hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. 23 minutes into the game, Abram Sarmiento cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Jerome Ngake was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jerome Ngake showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 27th minute of the match. After 31 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Axel Montenegro. FC Draconia's Benny Hill got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Pedro Manzanares was out of position in the 37 minute of play, and Benny Hill capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Benny Hill really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2. 43 minutes into the game, FC Draconia's Benny Hill nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pedro Manzanares made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-2. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

3-3 became the score in the 54th minute when Abram Sarmiento elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Jerome Ngake took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Adrià Vassaras made in the 60th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Colombia's Joshua Garrido. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pascual Carballar got free with Jerome Ngake in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 63 minutes into the game, Joshua Garrido threw the ball into play from the sideline. FC Draconia's Harald Sulems quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 67 minutes into the match, FC Draconia's Benny Hill sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Manzanares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Pascual Carballar kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. FC Draconia's Gregoire Decorte was substituted for Benny Hill. FC Draconia made a substitution. Dragutin Kasaikin replaced Benny Van der Poorten. Pascual Carballar hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Jerome Ngake made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ignacio Mastache in the 72nd minute of play. 73 minutes into the match, FC Draconia's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Secada came free, but Jerome Ngake reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jerome Ngake showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ignacio Mastache in the 75th minute of the match. In the 79th minute, Gregoire Decorte left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Draconia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-3. FC Draconia's Harald Sulems quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Abram Secada, made in the 84th minute of the game. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gregoire Decorte in the 86th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Colombia's zone, Gregoire Decorte stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal and Gregoire Decorte tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 88th minute, Gregoire Decorte left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Draconia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-3. If Robbin Dirickx had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gregoire Decorte's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pedro Manzanares read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 93rd minute of play. 95 minutes into the match, FC Draconia's goal looked a bit too open when Ignacio Mastache came free, but Jerome Ngake reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The FC Draconia fans cheered their team off the field, for while Colombia had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.