Challenge

Zamalek FC Park
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Abram Sarmiento started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. The audience thought a goal was coming when Reese Otto got free with Pedro Manzanares in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Reese Otto in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pedro Manzanares prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 7 minutes of play, Zamalek FC's Daron Joseph made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pedro Manzanares was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Davis Duff in the 10th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute of the match, Daron Joseph tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Pedro Manzanares saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 15th minute Zamalek FC were awarded a corner. Elin Elin went to the cornerflag to take it. The throw-in from Elin Elin in the 19th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Colombia's Kevin Mastache. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santino Seco in the 23rd minute of play forced Zamalek FC's goalkeeper Rhys Dimmock to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Axel Montenegro might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rhys Dimmock. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Axel Montenegro ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 25th minute Axel Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rhys Dimmock saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 26 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Pascual Carballar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Reese Otto got free with Pedro Manzanares in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 41st minute Abram Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rhys Dimmock saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Zamalek FC getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Davis Duff hit a great ball. Colombia's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Axel Montenegro in the 48th minute. The corner ended in Orlando Tafalla almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Zamalek FC's Rhys Dimmock did a great save.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Reese Otto to make the kick off. 59 minutes into the match, Zamalek FC's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Sarmiento came free, but Rhys Dimmock reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rhys Dimmock didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Axel Montenegro went, in the 66th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Pedro Manzanares didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Zamalek FC's Reese Otto shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-2 in the ordered_time% minute. Rhys Dimmock made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Kevin Mastache sent off a good shot on target. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fred Kirkpatrick in the 81st minute of the match. 87 minutes into the match, Fred Kirkpatrick notched a goal, 4-2, to the right of Colombia's Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Pascual Carballar might have been able to make a better finish in the 93rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rhys Dimmock. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pascual Carballar ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 94th minute the ball was on its way in behind Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 98th minute Abram Secada shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rhys Dimmock saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. There was no doubt that Zamalek FC were the better team. Zamalek FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.