Challenge

Ionut Andrei
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Abram Sarmiento started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cheng Zhan Sheng in the 6th minute of the match. In the 9th minute Remigio Vigil 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. 14 minutes into the match, Remigio Vigil 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. Codruț Hanganu came out of the goal in the 24th minute to try and stop a shot by Colombia's Abram Sarmiento. But to his dismay, Abram Sarmiento quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Axel Montenegro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Codruț Hanganu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 32nd match minute, Colombia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antonio Indiano to maneuver through the defense. Codruț Hanganu came out of the goal in the 35th minute to try and stop a shot by Colombia's Santino Seco. But to his dismay, Santino Seco quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. If Xiao Fan Jing had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pedro Manzanares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Xiao Fan Jing in the 42nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cheng Zhan Sheng in the 43rd minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Colombia's Pedro Manzanares got control of the ball when Remigio Vigil tried to sneak it across the goal line.

After 52 minutes of play, White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s Xiao Fan Jing made it 2-2 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! In the 56th minute of the match, Abram Sarmiento got a very nice opportunity to score, but Codruț Hanganu was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After having played for 58 minutes, Carlos Berbiz managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Carlos Berbiz was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s Codruț Hanganu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Montenegro in the 65th minute of play. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cheng Zhan Sheng, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. The corner ended in Remigio Vigil almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Colombia's Pedro Manzanares did a great save. White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cheng Zhan Sheng in the 70th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Remigio Vigil in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pedro Manzanares prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 75th 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. 77 minutes had been played when some careless play by Colombia's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Cheng Zhan Sheng was slow to take the kick. During this time White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s players had a chance to rest. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Xiao Fan Jing in the 78th minute of the match. In the 80th minute, Cheng Zhan Sheng 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 4-2. Remigio Vigil might have been able to make a better finish in the 82nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Manzanares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Remigio Vigil ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 82nd minute Remigio Vigil 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. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Remigio Vigil in the 85th minute of play. Ignacio Mastache received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Codruț Hanganu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. White&Blue Lions-Stiinta-'s supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.