Challenge

Giuseppe Meazza
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Abram Sarmiento got the match started through his kick off. ≮王者归来≯国际米兰's 刘冰星 got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Santos Taurinos short, quick shot in the 13thth minute got Pedro Manzanares to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 14 minutes into the game, Pascual Carballar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Colombia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave ≮王者归来≯国际米兰 the free kick. In the 14th match minute, Colombia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pascual Carballar to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santos Taurino in the 18th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kevin Mastache in the 20th minute of play forced ≮王者归来≯国际米兰's goalkeeper Jason Statham to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ronald Wu in the 22nd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Santos Taurino's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pedro Manzanares was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. A collision led to ≮王者归来≯国际米兰 getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Javier Wu hit a great ball. 24 minutes into the match, Colombia's Axel Montenegro broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. 34 minutes into the match, Ronald Wu had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ronald Wu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. ≮王者归来≯国际米兰 made a substitution. Carlos Zanetti replaced 刘冰星. ≮王者归来≯国际米兰's Jason Statham 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. If Axel Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. ≮王者归来≯国际米兰's Jason Statham played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Montenegro in the 40th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in ≮王者归来≯国际米兰's zone, Axel Montenegro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jason Statham came out of the goal and Axel Montenegro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 47 minutes into the game, Santino Seco cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Jason Statham was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Santos Taurino to make the kick off. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Santos Taurino in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pedro Manzanares prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santos Taurino in the 55th minute of play. The corner ended in Emiliano Gambini almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Colombia's Pedro Manzanares did a great save. The corner led to ≮王者归来≯国际米兰's Ronald Wu getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Santos Taurino might have been able to make a better finish in the 66th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Manzanares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Santos Taurino ran back to his position shaking his head. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santos Taurino in the 66th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Abram Sarmiento managed to get in a good position for a shot. Colombia's supporters rose to their feet, but Abram Sarmiento was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jason Statham breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 71 minutes play. Antonio Indiano hit a great ball. ≮王者归来≯国际米兰's Santos Taurino got a good chance for a goal in the 74th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. ≮王者归来≯国际米兰's defense didn't have a chance, in the 82nd minute, when Abram Secada scored to the left of an out of position Jason Statham, making the score, 1-2. In the 88th minute, Pascual Carballar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 张学友 Wu took the ball and in the 89 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. ≮王者归来≯国际米兰's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.