Challenge

The Quiver
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Abram Sarmiento took the kick off in the first half of the match. Larry Ferrell sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Larry Ferrell got free with Pedro Manzanares in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 9th minute, Grzegorz Piechna got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Pedro Manzanares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Guy Hogg's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. After 12 played minutes Arrows Academy FC got a freekick which was hit by Danny Bartlett. Kevin Mastache sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Larry Ferrell could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Pedro Manzanares made a huge save. Pedro Manzanares made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Fabricio Enekoitz sent off a good shot on target. In the 21st minute, Larry Ferrell fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Pedro Manzanares, passed just outside the right post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 24th minute of play forced Arrows Academy FC's goalkeeper Ged Nightingale to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 26th play minute Larry Ferrell came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Pedro Manzanares. 1-0. Pedro Manzanares was a little too slow when Larry Ferrell got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 28th minute. The score was now 2-0. In the 30th of the match, Larry Ferrell tried to place the ball in the upper right corner, but Pedro Manzanares got in the way and made a wonderful save. The audience was convinced that Abram Sarmiento's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ged Nightingale was relentless in the 33rd minute of the game. 37 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Guy Hogg came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Axel Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 39th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Arrows Academy FC's Ged Nightingale played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Montenegro in the 39th minute of play. Arrows Academy FC's Ged Nightingale played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santino Seco in the 43rd minute of play. Danny Bartlett was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 44 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Arrows Academy FC's Danny Bartlett got a free kick in the 45th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Grzegorz Piechna to strike the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Wen Jie Ting came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 56th minute Abram Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ged Nightingale saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arrows Academy FC were awarded a corner in the 58th minute after Colombia's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Guy Hogg took the corner. The corner led Arrows Academy FC's Guy Hogg to fire away a dangerous shot which Pedro Manzanares despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Santino Seco kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Ged Nightingale. That made the score 2-1 in the 60 minute of play. Arrows Academy FC's Guy Hogg 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. A collision led to Arrows Academy FC getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Larry Ferrell hit a great ball. Ged Nightingale acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 68th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Kevin Mastache. Ged Nightingale made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ignacio Mastache in the 70th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ignacio Mastache in the 73rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ged Nightingale saved Arrows Academy FC from getting behind. In the 79th minute Arrows Academy FC were awarded a corner. Guy Hogg went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Guy Hogg almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Colombia's Pedro Manzanares did a great save. 82 minutes into the match, Kevin Mastache notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Arrows Academy FC's Ged Nightingale. Ged Nightingale was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Abram Secada could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Ged Nightingale made a huge save. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grzegorz Piechna in the 87th minute of the match. Pedro Manzanares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Guy Hogg's shot from short distance in the 88th minute. Connor Pringle hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abram Secada got free with Ged Nightingale in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pascual Carballar charged in rather forcefully in the 92nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pascual Carballar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, Colombia's Pascual Carballar got a free kick in the 92nd minute. Ged Nightingale took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santino Seco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the Arrows Academy FC players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.