Challenge

VB TEAM ARENA
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) After 5th play minutes Doni Cordeiro shot 1-0, a short shot which went by Pedro Manzanares and just under the crossbar into goal. After a rather tough play, Colombia's Abram Sarmiento got a free kick in the 13th minute. After 15 played minutes Belotaurus FC got a freekick which was hit by Waldemar Schmidt. Fanis Geronimidis 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 17th minute. 20 minutes into the game, one of Belotaurus FC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Fanis Geronimidis had in the 21stth minute some difficulties stopping Axel Montenegro's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rui Cunha in the 25th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 27th match minute, Belotaurus FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Waldemar Schmidt to maneuver through the defense. Fanis Geronimidis took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pascual Carballar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joel Vianna could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Pedro Manzanares made a huge save. Fanis Geronimidis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 32nd minute of play. Axel Montenegro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Fanis Geronimidis having to make a save. In the 35th minute Axel Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fanis Geronimidis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 44 minutes of play, Colombia's Axel Montenegro made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Fanis Geronimidis was left in no man's land by his defense there!

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Silviu Novac to make the kick off. In the 52nd match minute, Colombia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pascual Carballar to maneuver through the defense. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Silviu Novac in the 53rd minute of play. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Evren Yezid in the 56th minute of the match. Erivaldo Perez took the ball and in the 59 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. The supporters of Colombia booed when Belotaurus FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dario Strazzabosco didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Belotaurus FC's Angelo Urre got a free kick in the 64th minute. 64 minutes into the match, Belotaurus FC's goalkeeper Fanis Geronimidis had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Axel Montenegro. 66 minutes into the match, Doni Cordeiro notched a goal, 3-2, 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 70th minute, Silviu Novac made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-2. Silviu Novac received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Pedro Manzanares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Doni Cordeiro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 78th minute, Doni Cordeiro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Belotaurus FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-2. In the 81st minute Silviu Novac 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. 84 minutes into the match, Silviu Novac 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 Silviu Novac was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-2. Silviu Novac recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 87th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Silviu Novac had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 91st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Fanis Geronimidis showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ignacio Mastache in the 94th minute of the match. When the referee ended the match the Belotaurus FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.