Challenge

Dragons Graveyard
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Abram Sarmiento started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benny Hill in the 3rd minute of play. Benny Hill might have been able to make a better finish in the 5th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Manzanares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Benny Hill ran back to his position shaking his head. After a defensive mix-up in Colombia's zone, Benny Hill stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal and Benny Hill tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 15th 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. Benny Hill succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 1-0 in the 19th playminute. Abram Sarmiento hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Jerome Ngake showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santino Seco, who was totally free with the ball in the 28th minute. A sloppy throw-in by Luis Cazalla in the 29th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by FC Draconia's Harald Sulems. FC Draconia's Gorbea Castejana quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Kevin Mastache, made in the 32nd minute of the game. Santino Seco took the ball and in the 33 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jerome Ngake. Jerome Ngake dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Benny Hill blasted a shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pedro Manzanares having to make a save. After 40 minutes, Denis Serebryanikov mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FC Draconia and the Colombia players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 40th match minute, FC Draconia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Denis Serebryanikov to maneuver through the defense. When Colombia's Abram Sarmiento in the 41st minute got a chance for a shot 41st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye FC Draconia's goalie prevented a goal. In the 42nd minute Pascual Carballar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jerome Ngake saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to FC Draconia getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Harald Sulems hit a great ball. Jerome Ngake took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

51 minutes into the game, Benny Hill cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Pedro Manzanares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to FC Draconia getting a freekick after 61 minutes play. Gorbea Castejana hit a great ball. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benny Hill in the 64th minute of play. Benny Hill's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pedro Manzanares read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 66th minute of play. After a rather tough play, FC Draconia's Amaury Van den Berge got a free kick in the 66th minute. FC Draconia made a substitution. Gregoire Decorte replaced Benny Hill. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. Amaury Van den Berge hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. 69 minutes into the match, Abram Secada dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Jerome Ngake, 2-2. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robbin Dirickx, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. 73 minutes into the match, FC Draconia's goal looked a bit too open when Pascual Carballar came free, but Jerome Ngake reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jerome Ngake stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abram Secada's shot from short distance in the 75th minute. Abram Secada in the 75thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Jerome Ngake, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Abram Secada who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 82ndth minute tested the skills of Jerome Ngake when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gregoire Decorte in the 86th minute of play. In the 87th match minute, FC Draconia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Harald Sulems to maneuver through the defense. Jerome Ngake made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Abram Secada sent off a good shot on target. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.