Challenge

The Betsy Stadium
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Luis Cazalla hit a great ball. If Yu Jie Xing had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save Colombia from getting a goal against them. In the 8thth minute of the game Yu Jie Xing who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Colombia's Pedro Manzanares was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Samuel Navarro's late challenge caught a Staffordshire Terrier FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Samuel Navarro helped the player get up and apologised. The supporters of Staffordshire Terrier FC booed when Colombia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Samuel Navarro didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rogelio Espiridion got free with Pedro Manzanares in the 10th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet as Staffordshire Terrier FC's Yu Jie Xing slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Pedro Manzanares. That made the score 1-0 after 15 minutes of play. The supporters of Colombia booed when Staffordshire Terrier FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Brice Gamble didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 19 played minutes, Colombia's Pascual Carballar shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Clive Holloway came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Colombia reached it. Staffordshire Terrier FC's Clive Holloway played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Montenegro in the 24th minute of play. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yu Jie Xing in the 26th minute of the match. Axel Montenegro might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Clive Holloway. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Axel Montenegro ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience was convinced that Abram Sarmiento's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Clive Holloway was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. When Axel Montenegro came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Colombia fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Axel Montenegro couldn't finish the play. Staffordshire Terrier FC's Ferdinando Braccia quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Pascual Carballar, made in the 38th minute of the game. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save Colombia from getting a goal against them. 45 minutes into the match, Axel Montenegro notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Staffordshire Terrier FC's Clive Holloway. Clive Holloway was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Yu Jie Xing stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, Staffordshire Terrier FC's Clive Holloway got control of the ball when Axel Montenegro tried to sneak it across the goal line. Staffordshire Terrier FC's Clive Holloway proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save Staffordshire Terrier FC from getting a goal against them. In the 56th minute, Axel Montenegro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Clive Holloway was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Matt Sullivan in the 61st minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Colombia's Orlando Tafalla got a free kick in the 62nd minute. In the 67th minute, Yu Jie Xing ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pedro Manzanares was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. Luis Cazalla hit a great freekick 71 minutes into the match. Staffordshire Terrier FC made a substitution. Alex Zanardi replaced Yu Jie Xing. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alex Zanardi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alex Zanardi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 77 minutes into the game, Alex Zanardi cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-2. Pedro Manzanares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 80 minutes into the match, Staffordshire Terrier FC's goalkeeper Clive Holloway had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pascual Carballar. Clive Holloway showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ignacio Mastache, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Abram Secada sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Staffordshire Terrier FC had won after a very even match.