Challenge

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Spectators: 51 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) 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. In the 3rd minute, Olaf Kööp got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. If Giancarlo Antognoni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 8 minutes into the match, Manole Miulescu 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 Manole Miulescu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Marko Ööpik stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Axel Montenegro's shot from short distance in the 11th minute. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Pascual Carballar hit a great ball. 14 minutes into the match, Armageddon's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Montenegro came free, but Marko Ööpik reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Michel Legdeur made in the 19th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Colombia's Kevin Mastache. Joshua Garrido blasted a shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marko Ööpik having to make a save. 23 minutes into the match, Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Michel Legdeur. In the 24th minute Manole Miulescu 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 25th minute of play forced Armageddon's goalkeeper Marko Ööpik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Axel Montenegro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marko Ööpik having to make a save. In the 28th minute Axel Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marko Ööpik saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marko Ööpik took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santino Seco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Olaf Kööp in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pedro Manzanares saved Colombia from getting behind. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Qian Jie Yuan in the 37th minute of play. Colombia's Kevin Mastache quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Cleiton Mesquita, made in the 39th minute of the game.

The wind increased when Raik İhsan made the kick off in the second half. Santino Seco hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Raik İhsan in the 54th minute of the match. 55 minutes into the game, Olaf Kööp cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Pedro Manzanares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Marko Ööpik 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 58th minute. 62 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Michel Legdeur came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Raik İhsan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pedro Manzanares was relentless in the 62nd minute of the game. In the 65th minute of the match Colombia got a corner. Armageddon's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Axel Montenegro ran over to the corner to take the kick. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raik İhsan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 72 minutes of play, Armageddon's Qian Jie Yuan made it 3-0 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! Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. Abram Secada could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Marko Ööpik made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kevin Mastache in the 82nd minute of play forced Armageddon's goalkeeper Marko Ööpik to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Colombia were awarded a corner in the 83th minute after Armageddon's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Kevin Mastache took the corner. After taking down the ball on Colombia's corner Orlando Tafalla fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Marko Ööpik quite easily take care of the ball. The supporters of Armageddon booed when Colombia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 93 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kevin Mastache didn't get a good kick on the ball. Olaf Kööp took the ball and in the 94 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 4-0. Colombia's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.