Challenge

Temple of Solomon
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jonathan Sammut made the kick off which started today's match. Luis Cazalla made in the 2nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Templars FC's Benedict Cumberbatch. Colombia's defense didn't have a chance, in the 3rd minute, when Jonathan Sammut scored to the left of an out of position Pedro Manzanares, making the score, 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kevin Mastache in the 7th minute of play forced Templars FC's goalkeeper André Courtois to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute Colombia were awarded a corner. Axel Montenegro went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 11th minute of the match Colombia got a corner. Templars FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Axel Montenegro ran over to the corner to take the kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Montenegro in the 13th minute of play forced Templars FC's goalkeeper André Courtois to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Luis Cazalla was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. When Templars FC's Jonathan Sammut in the 18th minute got a chance for a shot 18th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Colombia's goalie prevented a goal. Pedro Manzanares didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Templars FC's Jonathan Sammut shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-0 in the ordered_time% minute. André Courtois showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Axel Montenegro, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. André Courtois made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 24th minute of play. André Courtois showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Montenegro in the 27th minute of the match. Jonathan Sammut'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 31st minute of play. In the 36th 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 the 37th match minute, Templars FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ziya Onur Muzaffer to maneuver through the defense. 39 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Jonathan Sammut came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Staffan Apelqvist in the 42nd minute of play. A hard shot 43 in the game by Jonathan Sammut from a close distance when the talented Pedro Manzanares managed to make a qualified save. Colombia's players were relieved. In the 44th 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. Templars FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Adelino Marques in the 46th minute. After 46 played minutes Templars FC got a freekick which was hit by Evan Vancell. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Abram Sarmiento made the kick off in the second half. Axel Montenegro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but André Courtois made a huge save. Santino Seco took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised André Courtois. André Courtois dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. André Courtois made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 57th minute of play. In the 57th minute, Colombia's Abram Sarmiento ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind André Courtois. André Courtois yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-2. A collision led to Templars FC getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Adelino Marques hit a great ball. Axel Montenegro might have been able to make a better finish in the 62nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over André Courtois. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Axel Montenegro ran back to his position shaking his head. André Courtois made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Axel Montenegro sent off a good shot on target. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonathan Sammut in the 69th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Jonathan Sammut's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pedro Manzanares was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Kevin Mastache hit a great ball. Templars FC made a substitution. Márk Kovács replaced Jonathan Sammut. Kevin Mastache hit a great freekick 72 minutes into the match. André Courtois was a little too slow when Kevin Mastache got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 74th minute. The score was now 2-3. In the 77th minute, Márk Kovács left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Templars FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-3. Ignacio Mastache who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 80thth minute tested the skills of André Courtois when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Orlando Tafalla hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. In the 83rd 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. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Staffan Apelqvist in the 84th minute of play. Ritchie Engelborgh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Manzanares having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Staffan Apelqvist in the 89th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 91 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Joaquin Phoenix came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 93 minutes into the match, Márk Kovács 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 Márk Kovács was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-3.