Challenge

Green sports F.C
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Christian Vieri kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute Axel Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edvin van der Sar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edvin van der Sar stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Pascual Carballar's shot from short distance in the 7th minute. 8 minutes into the match, Green Hell F.C.'s Christian Vieri sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Manzanares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Axel Montenegro might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Edvin van der Sar. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Axel Montenegro ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 17th minute Axel Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edvin van der Sar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edvin van der Sar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kevin Mastache in the 22nd minute of play. If Axel Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 24th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 28th minute, Axel Montenegro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Edvin van der Sar was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. 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 39th minute Abram Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Edvin van der Sar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 46 minutes of play, Green Hell F.C.'s Christian Vieri made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pedro Manzanares was left in no man's land by his defense there! The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Abram Sarmiento to make the kick off. Edvin van der Sar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Christian Vieri in the 57th minute of play. Liu Han Kang kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. In the 58th minute the ball was on its way in behind Green Hell F.C.'s goalkeeper Edvin van der Sar, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Pedro Manzanares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Christian Vieri's shot from short distance in the 60th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Vieri in the 62nd minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 63rd minute of the match Green Hell F.C. 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. Hao Bang Feng ran over to the corner to take the kick. Edvin van der Sar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 67th minute of play. Edvin van der Sar 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 69th minute. Edvin van der Sar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 74th minute of play. When Christian Vieri came up free with the goalie in the 77th minute, the Green Hell F.C. 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 Christian Vieri couldn't finish the play. Abram Secada blasted a shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Edvin van der Sar having to make a save. Green Hell F.C.'s Edvin van der Sar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Green Hell F.C. from getting a goal against them. Edvin van der Sar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abram Secada in the 89th minute. After a rather tough play, Colombia's Orlando Tafalla got a free kick in the 91st minute. Green Hell F.C.'s defense didn't have a chance, in the 95th minute, when Ignacio Mastache scored to the left of an out of position Edvin van der Sar, making the score, 2-2. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.