Challenge

Crystal Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Gwidon Patora started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Alejandro Bullon charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Alejandro Bullon the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The audience was convinced that Gwidon Patora's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pedro Manzanares was relentless in the 8th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by He Lin Di in the 10th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 11 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Gwidon Patora came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gwidon Patora, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gwidon Patora in the 15th minute of the match. Gwidon Patora fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Manzanares having to interfere. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Colombia from getting a goal against them. In the 23rd minute Gwidon Patora 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. Gwidon Patora sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 31st minute, Mei Zheng Hai hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 33 minutes into the match, Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gwidon Patora. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gwidon Patora in the 35th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abram Sarmiento blasted a shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marcos Lama having to make a save. 38 minutes into the match, Veth Crystals's goal looked a bit too open when Pascual Carballar came free, but Marcos Lama reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gwidon Patora in the 40th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Colombia's zone, Carlos-Armando Valderrama stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal and Carlos-Armando Valderrama tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 43 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Gwidon Patora came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from He Lin Di, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 48 minutes had been played when some careless play by Colombia's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Song Xing was slow to take the kick. During this time Veth Crystals's players had a chance to rest. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gwidon Patora in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pedro Manzanares saved Colombia from getting behind. Gwidon Patora fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Manzanares having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gwidon Patora in the 68th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Erik Persson in the 69th minute of play. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. Veth Crystals's Sebastian Wierzchowski was substituted for He Lin Di. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gwidon Patora, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. After a rather tough play, Veth Crystals's Mei Zheng Hai got a free kick in the 75th minute. Abram Secada fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 80th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcos Lama having to interfere. In the 82nd minute, Gwidon Patora made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. With a little luck, Veth Crystals's Marcos Lama got control of the ball when Abram Secada tried to sneak it across the goal line. Abram Secada's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 90thth minute, Marcos Lama skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 91 minutes into the match, Colombia's Abram Secada sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marcos Lama narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 93 minutes into the game, Nedas Jameikis was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Veth Crystals's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Colombia the free kick. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Pascual Carballar hit a great ball. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gwidon Patora in the 97th minute of play. When the referee ended the match the Veth Crystals players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.