Challenge

Estadio Aroeira
Spectators: 52 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 12, VIP seats: 1) Abram Sarmiento started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cai Yuan Yuan, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Pedro Manzanares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cai Yuan Yuan's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. MZ Fénix were awarded a corner in the 16th minute after Colombia's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Aras Görkem Kaymaz took the corner. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Florin Dragușin got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 1-0. 16 minutes into the match. Santino Seco received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Pankracy Zajonc tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cai Yuan Yuan, who was totally free with the ball in the 23rd minute. MZ Fénix's Pankracy Zajonc played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Montenegro in the 25th minute of play. Cai Yuan Yuan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pedro Manzanares read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. In the 31st minute of the match MZ Fénix got a corner. Colombia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Aras Görkem Kaymaz ran over to the corner to take the kick. When Colombia's Axel Montenegro in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye MZ Fénix's goalie prevented a goal. Cai Yuan Yuan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pedro Manzanares read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 37th minute of play. MZ Fénix:s Pankracy Zajonc showed great skill when he stopped Axel Montenegro:s penalty. Abram Sarmiento took the ball and in the 44 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pankracy Zajonc. Pankracy Zajonc dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. 47 minutes into the match, MZ Fénix's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Sarmiento came free, but Pankracy Zajonc reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cai Yuan Yuan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A sloppy throw-in by Joshua Garrido in the 52nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by MZ Fénix's Florin Dragușin. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Florin Dragușin in the 52nd minute of play. Cai Yuan Yuan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pedro Manzanares read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In a very dangerous position, a player in MZ Fénix fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 58th minute. Penalty! Pankracy Zajonc had in the 59thth minute some difficulties stopping Axel Montenegro's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. 59 minutes into the match, Axel Montenegro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pankracy Zajonc. MZ Fénix's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Axel Montenegro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. After having played for 62 minutes, Cai Yuan Yuan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MZ Fénix's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cai Yuan Yuan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Cai Yuan Yuan took the ball and in the 65 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 2-3. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cai Yuan Yuan in the 68th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kevin Mastache in the 70th minute of play forced MZ Fénix's goalkeeper Pankracy Zajonc to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cai Yuan Yuan in the 71st minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 75th minute, Cai Yuan Yuan made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-3. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. Cai Yuan Yuan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pedro Manzanares read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 86th minute of play. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Cai Yuan Yuan might have been able to make a better finish in the 88th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Manzanares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cai Yuan Yuan ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, MZ Fénix's Pankracy Zajonc got control of the ball when Ignacio Mastache tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cai Yuan Yuan scored 4-3 in the 92nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pedro Manzanares, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Florin Dragușin might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Manzanares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Florin Dragușin ran back to his position shaking his head. 98 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Vygantas Petrošius came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. For all the effort they put into the match, the Colombia players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for MZ Fénix.