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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Abram Sarmiento started the match with the kick off. Kevin Mastache charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kevin Mastache the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 4th match minute, Colombia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kevin Mastache to maneuver through the defense. In the 6th minute, Marcin Danisiewicz reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Pedro Manzanares. The goal made the score 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 8th minute, Epifanio Harkaitz managed to get in a good position for a shot. LEBRON's supporters rose to their feet, but Epifanio Harkaitz was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pedro Manzanares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Pedro Manzanares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lautaro Acosta in the 10th minute. In the 16th minute Axel Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yin Chuan Feng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Yin Chuan Feng showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. In the 23rd minute Kevin Mastache shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yin Chuan Feng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcin Danisiewicz in the 24th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Montenegro in the 26th minute of play forced LEBRON's goalkeeper Yin Chuan Feng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 28 minutes into the match, LEBRON's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Montenegro came free, but Yin Chuan Feng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Colombia's Antonio Indiano managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Omar Beat in the 30 minute of the game. 35 minutes into the match, Axel Montenegro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Yin Chuan Feng. LEBRON's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Axel Montenegro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Yin Chuan Feng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Santino Seco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Epifanio Harkaitz made the kick off in the second half. In the 50th minute, Kevin Mastache reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Yin Chuan Feng. The goal made the score 1-2. In the 53rd minute Epifanio Harkaitz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Manzanares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A hard shot 55 in the game by Abram Sarmiento from a close distance when the talented Yin Chuan Feng managed to make a qualified save. LEBRON's players were relieved. After a rather tough play, LEBRON's Alberto Albertman got a free kick in the 58th minute. In the 63rd minute Marcin Danisiewicz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Manzanares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 65 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Epifanio Harkaitz came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 66th minute Marcin Danisiewicz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Manzanares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. LEBRON were awarded a corner in the 71th minute after Colombia's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Arnaldo Santxol took the corner. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Colombia's goalie and right to Lautaro Acosta. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Colombia's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Epifanio Harkaitz, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. When the match had gone on for 75 minutes, Epifanio Harkaitz put it in 2-2 from a short distance just to the right of Pedro Manzanares. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marcin Danisiewicz in the 79th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kevin Mastache in the 85th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Yin Chuan Feng prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Epifanio Harkaitz blasted a shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pedro Manzanares having to make a save. Abram Secada blasted a shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Yin Chuan Feng having to make a save. With a little luck, LEBRON's Yin Chuan Feng got control of the ball when Kevin Mastache tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. LEBRON had won after a very even match.