Challenge

Queen Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Dušan Vlahović got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute of the match ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ got a corner. Colombia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Robin Bergman ran over to the corner to take the kick. Robin Bergman made a great header on ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s corner, it was just that Colombia's Pedro Manzanares managed to reach the ball for a save. Pedro Manzanares made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Manuel Isăilă sent off a good shot on target. ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Vivaldo Brito played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kevin Mastache in the 9th minute of play. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Manuel Isăilă in the 13th minute of play. 16 minutes in the game, Dušan Vlahović fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Pedro Manzanares having to interfere. 17 minutes into the match, ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Manuel Isăilă sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Manzanares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 21 minutes into the game, Luis Cazalla threw the ball into play from the sideline. ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Gavril Lupescu quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Pedro Manzanares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Manuel Isăilă in the 23rd minute. Axel Montenegro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vivaldo Brito having to make a save. In the 35thth minute of the game Dušan Vlahović 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. In the 39th minute Abram Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vivaldo Brito saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Vivaldo Brito played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santino Seco in the 41st minute of play. Vivaldo Brito showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Montenegro in the 44th minute of the match. In the 46th minute the ball was on its way in behind ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s goalkeeper Vivaldo Brito, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Abram Sarmiento who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 54thth minute tested the skills of Vivaldo Brito when he managed to save the team from getting behind. If Manuel Isăilă had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 56th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Manuel Isăilă in the 56th minute of play. Mugurel Florei kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. The supporters of Colombia booed when ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 63 match minutes in a wonderful position. Alex Eugen didn't get a good kick on the ball. Axel Montenegro took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 64th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Vivaldo Brito. ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. If Manuel Isăilă had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Manuel Isăilă, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Argir Stariradev was substituted for Leo Billock. In the 71st minute of the game Orlando Tafalla made a throw-in which Abram Secada played forward. Vivaldo Brito 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 75th minute. In the 78th minute Dušan Vlahović 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. With a little luck, ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Vivaldo Brito got control of the ball when Abram Secada tried to sneak it across the goal line. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alex Eugen in the 82nd minute of play. 84 minutes had been played when some careless play by Colombia's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Robin Bergman was slow to take the kick. During this time ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s players had a chance to rest. It was a well-played corner which Argir Stariradev managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. With a little luck, ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Vivaldo Brito got control of the ball when Abram Secada tried to sneak it across the goal line. Pedro Manzanares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Mihai Tâbârnă went, in the 90th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. After some careless play in the Colombia defense, Mihai Tâbârnă kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pedro Manzanares. The Colombia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pedro Manzanares should have stopped the shot. 95 minutes into the game, Robin Bergman was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Colombia the free kick. After a rather tough play, ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡'s Robin Bergman got a free kick in the 95th minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The ⚡FC Muntenia09⚡ fans cheered their team off the field, for while Colombia had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.