Challenge

Castlevania
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Colombia's Abram Sarmiento started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When Dinu Grecea came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Dragons XI 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 Dinu Grecea couldn't finish the play. In the 6thth minute of the game Pang Hong who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Colombia's Pedro Manzanares was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With his leg Pedro Manzanares managed to avoid a goal in the 8thth minute, when Dragons XI's Dinu Grecea fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. An unexpected shot in the 12th minute by Dinu Grecea got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. In the 19th minute, Kevin Mastache hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pedro Manzanares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dinu Grecea in the 21st minute. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pang Hong, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Alejo Fe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kevin Mastache in the 32nd minute of play. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Abram Sarmiento hit a great ball. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pang Hong, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Axel Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Alejo Fe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

When the match had gone on for 51 minutes, Abram Sarmiento took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Alejo Fe to make any attempt to save it. After a rather tough play, Dragons XI's Johannes Jonen got a free kick in the 54th minute. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pang Hong, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. In the 60th minute Dinu Grecea 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. In the 61st minute, Walter Breda hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 63rd match minute, Dragons XI was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Renato Leonhard to maneuver through the defense. In the 66th 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. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. Dragons XI made a substitution. Andrew Müller replaced Renato Leonhard. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Pang Hong in the 80th 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ignacio Mastache in the 81st minute of play forced Dragons XI's goalkeeper Alejo Fe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Colombia's attentive Joshua Garrido managed to snatch the ball when Johannes Jonen made a throw-in in the 83rd minute of the game. In the 86th minute, Abram Secada reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Alejo Fe. The goal made the score 1-3. In the 91st minute Ignacio Mastache shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alejo Fe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Walter Breda kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. Alejo Fe was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Kevin Mastache. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Colombia eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.