Challenge

Korona Central Place
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Oso Biñuela got the match started through his kick off. After 7 minutes Colombia's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Edmund Kiszkiel who took care of the corner kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Camilo Canor heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Santino Seco hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. In the 10th match minute, Colombia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Orlando Tafalla to maneuver through the defense. An unexpected shot in the 12th minute by Rafal Zagrobelny got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Camilo Canor sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a rather tough play, Colombia's Pascual Carballar got a free kick in the 21st minute. When Rafal Zagrobelny came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the The White Star WK 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 Rafal Zagrobelny couldn't finish the play. In the 24th minute, The White Star WK's Oso Biñuela dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Peng Xu stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abram Sarmiento's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Camilo Canor in the 31st minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, The White Star WK's goal looked a bit too open when Santino Seco came free, but Peng Xu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Colombia were awarded a corner in the 37th minute after The White Star WK's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Axel Montenegro took the corner. In the 37th minute, Santino Seco left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Colombia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 40th minute of the match, managed to save Colombia from getting a goal against them. In the 46th match minute, The White Star WK was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Robert-Jan Mac Donald to maneuver through the defense. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Abram Sarmiento was the one to do the kick off. Axel Montenegro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Peng Xu made a huge save. Santino Seco might have been able to make a better finish in the 55th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Peng Xu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Santino Seco ran back to his position shaking his head. 61 minutes into the match, The White Star WK's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Sarmiento came free, but Peng Xu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oso Biñuela in the 64th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Oso Biñuela, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Kevin Mastache recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abram Secada got free with Peng Xu in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ignacio Mastache recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 79th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Peng Xu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Abram Secada went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. In the 94th minute, a hard, long distance shot from Edmund Kiszkiel hit the top of the crossbar and flew over the goal. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.