Challenge

aDeX Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) FC aDeX's Martin Rana 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. After 5 minutes of play, FC aDeX's Martin Rana made it 1-0 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! An unexpectedly hard shot by Martin Rana in the 10th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC aDeX's goalkeeper Matei Oltean, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 17th minute Axel Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matei Oltean saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 18th minute, Abram Sarmiento left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Colombia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 20th minute, Abram Sarmiento managed to get in a good position for a shot. Colombia's supporters rose to their feet, but Abram Sarmiento was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Matei Oltean breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 24 minutes into the match, FC aDeX's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Sarmiento came free, but Matei Oltean reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 28 minutes into the match, FC aDeX's Martin Rana sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Manzanares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 30 minutes Colombia's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Spiro Cocca who took care of the corner kick. 31 minutes into the game, Gilbert Obuchowicz threw the ball into play from the sideline. Colombia's Kevin Mastache quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Matei Oltean took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santino Seco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 38 minutes into the game, Martin Rana recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Pedro Manzanares. Martin Rana showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-2. In the 47th minute, Luis Cazalla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 48 minutes of play, FC aDeX's Martin Rana made it 3-2 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! When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Abram Sarmiento to make the kick off. Martin Rana fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Manzanares having to interfere. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martin Rana in the 55th minute of play. 57 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Martin Rana came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Franck Tkint kicked well hit freekick during the 59th minute of the match. In the 66th minute Martin Rana 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. 70 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Martin Rana came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Martin Rana's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pedro Manzanares was relentless in the 71st minute of the game. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martin Rana, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal in the 81st minute to try and stop a shot by FC aDeX's Martin Rana. But to his dismay, Martin Rana quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-2. In the 85th minute, Martin Rana left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC aDeX fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-2. FC aDeX's Daniel Enășoiu was substituted for Martin Rana. When the match had gone on for 90 minutes, Daniel Enășoiu put it in 7-2 from a short distance just to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Giorgos Neymar scored 8-2 in the 93rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pedro Manzanares, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giorgos Neymar in the 95th minute of play. Daniel Enășoiu made in the 97th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Dorin Tărâţă however managed to control. 100 minutes had been played when some careless play by Colombia's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Spiro Cocca was slow to take the kick. During this time FC aDeX's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on FC aDeX's corner Spiro Cocca fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Pedro Manzanares quite easily take care of the ball.