Challenge

Stephen A Smith IP
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Abram Sarmiento kicked off to start the match. A collision led to FC Wingspan getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Ulf Lenberg hit a great ball. After 6 minutes, Luis Cazalla mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Colombia and the FC Wingspan players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Luis Cazalla hit a great ball. Kristian Modig made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 12th minute of play. Pedro Manzanares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Allan Pettersson's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. Pedro Manzanares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Allan Pettersson's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. Axel Montenegro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 18th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Kevin Mastache might have been able to make a better finish in the 21st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kristian Modig. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kevin Mastache ran back to his position shaking his head. After having played for 24 minutes, Allan Pettersson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC Wingspan's supporters crossed their fingers, but Allan Pettersson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. FC Wingspan's Ulf Lenberg managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Luis Cazalla in the 26 minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Montenegro in the 28th minute of play forced FC Wingspan's goalkeeper Kristian Modig to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Colombia's Luis Cazalla got a free kick in the 29th minute. Allan Pettersson fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Manzanares having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 34 minutes, Allan Pettersson took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Pedro Manzanares to make any attempt to save it. 37 minutes into the match, FC Wingspan's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Montenegro came free, but Kristian Modig reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kristian Modig made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 39th minute of play. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Allan Pettersson in the 44th minute of play. Kristian Modig showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 47th minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Allan Pettersson to make the kick off. Samuel Navarro made in the 51st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by FC Wingspan's Nuno Caires. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Axel Montenegro hit a great ball. The Colombia fans' excitement grew in the 53rd match minute when Colombia's Abram Sarmiento looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 59 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Allan Pettersson came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Allan Pettersson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Allan Pettersson in the 69th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ignacio Mastache in the 71st minute of play forced FC Wingspan's goalkeeper Kristian Modig to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 74thth minute of the game Ignacio Mastache who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC Wingspan's Kristian Modig was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 76th 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 78th minute FC Wingspan were awarded a corner. Nuno Caires went to the cornerflag to take it. Colombia's Kevin Mastache quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Oliviero Ontiveros, made in the 79th minute of the game. Kristian Modig made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Abram Secada sent off a good shot on target. Pedro Manzanares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Allan Pettersson went, in the 82nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. FC Wingspan's Kristian Modig proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save FC Wingspan from getting a goal against them. In the 86th minute Colombia were awarded a corner. Kevin Mastache went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Colombia's corner Joshua Garrido fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Kristian Modig quite easily take care of the ball. In the 90th minute FC Wingspan were awarded a corner. Nuno Caires went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Cristian-Federico Overman almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Colombia's Pedro Manzanares did a great save. A collision led to FC Wingspan getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Oliviero Ontiveros hit a great ball. Abram Secada could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 93rd minute of the match, but Kristian Modig made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Allan Pettersson in the 95th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. For all the effort they put into the match, the Colombia players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for FC Wingspan.