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西格纳尔·伊杜纳公园球场
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) ≮王者归来≯虎贲军's 于强常 started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Pedro Manzanares stood somewhat misplaced when 于强常 came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 6 minute. Axel Montenegro took the ball and in the 9 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ritchie De Smedt. Ritchie De Smedt dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. ≮王者归来≯虎贲军's Ritchie De Smedt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 15th minute of play. 23 minutes into the match, ≮王者归来≯虎贲军's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Montenegro came free, but Ritchie De Smedt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abram Sarmiento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ritchie De Smedt having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 29th minute of play forced ≮王者归来≯虎贲军's goalkeeper Ritchie De Smedt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Colombia's Axel Montenegro got a good chance for a goal in the 32nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 35th minute, Sylwester Sobania left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ≮王者归来≯虎贲军 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. In the 40th minute Colombia were awarded a corner. Axel Montenegro went to the cornerflag to take it. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from 于强常, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Ritchie De Smedt stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Axel Montenegro's shot from short distance in the 46th minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Abram Sarmiento to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by 于强常 in the 51st minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 54th minute 白霖弘 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. 55 minutes had been played when some careless play by Colombia's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. 倪战 was slow to take the kick. During this time ≮王者归来≯虎贲军's players had a chance to rest. Ritchie De Smedt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 69th minute of play. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from 于强常, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to ≮王者归来≯虎贲军 getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Sylwester Sobania hit a great ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abram Secada got free with Ritchie De Smedt in the 82nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Colombia's Abram Secada got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 92nd minute, Ignacio Mastache reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ritchie De Smedt. The goal made the score 2-3. The Colombia supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Colombia would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.