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. In the 5th match minute, Veth Crystals was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Teofil Walczyk to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gwidon Patora in the 9th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Colombia's Pascual Carballar got a free kick in the 12th minute. When Carlos-Armando Valderrama came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the Veth Crystals 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 Carlos-Armando Valderrama couldn't finish the play. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gwidon Patora, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 25 minutes into the match, Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Carlos-Armando Valderrama. Carlos-Armando Valderrama kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. When He Lin Di came up free with the goalie in the 28th minute, the Veth Crystals 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 He Lin Di couldn't finish the play. In the 30th minute, one of Colombia:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Colombia. 31 minutes into the match, Gwidon Patora notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Colombia's Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 35th minute Carlos-Armando Valderrama 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Carlos-Armando Valderrama got free with Pedro Manzanares in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 38 minutes into the game, Colombia's Abram Sarmiento nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marcos Lama made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. With a little luck, Colombia's Pedro Manzanares got control of the ball when Carlos-Armando Valderrama tried to sneak it across the goal line. 46 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. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Abram Sarmiento stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Marcos Lama was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Santino Seco showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 51 minute of play. Colombia's Axel Montenegro managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Ludomir Radzyminski in the 55 minute of the game. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gwidon Patora in the 56th minute of play. Pedro Manzanares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gwidon Patora's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. In the 62nd minute of the match, Abram Sarmiento got a very nice opportunity to score, but Marcos Lama was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Colombia's Abram Sarmiento came free and shot a quick shot against goal 63 minutes in the game, fortunately Marcos Lama had problems saving as it came toward the left post. When %teams%'s Abram Sarmiento was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 1-3 just inside the left pole, 63 minutes into the game. Marcos Lama was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. 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. Veth Crystals made a substitution. Sebastian Wierzchowski replaced He Lin Di. Orlando Tafalla was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 74 minutes into the match. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 73rd minute of the game. One of Colombia:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Veth Crystals:s goal. Colombia:s Pedro Manzanares showed great skill when he stopped Gwidon Patora:s penalty. After some careless play in the Colombia defense, Sebastian Wierzchowski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pedro Manzanares. The Colombia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pedro Manzanares should have stopped the shot. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Wierzchowski in the 79th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gwidon Patora in the 80th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th minute, Sebastian Wierzchowski made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-3. Józef Kalafus hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Abram Secada received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Marcos Lama came out and tried to block the shot, but Abram Secada slotted it home off the left post making it 4-4 in the 91st minute. Pascual Carballar blasted a shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marcos Lama having to make a save. Kevin Mastache fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcos Lama having to interfere. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.