Challenge

Abbotsford
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) After 3 played minutes, Abbotsford FC's Abbas Ağayarov shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Abbotsford FC reached it. The crowd rose to their feet as Abbotsford FC's Su Xing Jie slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Pedro Manzanares. That made the score 1-0 after 7 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Montenegro in the 13th minute of play forced Abbotsford FC's goalkeeper Lei Wei Lin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 15 minutes into the match, Abbotsford FC's goal looked a bit too open when Santino Seco came free, but Lei Wei Lin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lei Wei Lin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Santino Seco went, in the 15th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Abram Sarmiento in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lei Wei Lin saved Abbotsford FC from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abbas Ağayarov in the 19th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Abbas Ağayarov in the 19th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pedro Manzanares saved Colombia from getting behind. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal in the 21st minute to try and stop a shot by Abbotsford FC's Abbas Ağayarov. But to his dismay, Abbas Ağayarov quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abbas Ağayarov in the 23rd minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abram Sarmiento struck a weak shot in the 27th minute. Lei Wei Lin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Colombia. Pedro Manzanares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zhou Zhen Zhen in the 31st minute. Lei Wei Lin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 34th minute of play. In the 37th minute Santino Seco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lei Wei Lin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Lei Wei Lin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 39th minute of the match. Axel Montenegro might have been able to make a better finish in the 42nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Lei Wei Lin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Axel Montenegro ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 45th minute, Stevie Lucas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Axel Montenegro was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 46th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Yakut Vecihi was the one to do the kick off. In the 51st minute Yakut Vecihi 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. 53 minutes into the match, Colombia's Axel Montenegro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Lei Wei Lin narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some careless play in the Colombia defense, Zhou Zhen Zhen 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. 58 minutes into the match, Abbotsford FC's goalkeeper Lei Wei Lin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Axel Montenegro. Axel Montenegro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Axel Montenegro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Lei Wei Lin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lei Wei Lin was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ignacio Mastache showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 4-2 in the 68 minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Ignacio Mastache in the 74th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Lei Wei Lin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Pierre Haeberle kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. When Haroldo Gregory fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Abbotsford FC's protests and gave Haroldo Gregory a yellow card for diving instead. The goalkeeper, Lei Wei Lin, was totally fooled by Colombia's Kevin Mastache, who 77 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abram Secada in the 81st minute of play forced Abbotsford FC's goalkeeper Lei Wei Lin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lei Wei Lin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abram Secada in the 85th minute. In the 86th minute of the match Colombia got a corner. Abbotsford FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Kevin Mastache ran over to the corner to take the kick. Colombia's Kevin Mastache was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Lei Wei Lin in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Abram Secada took the ball and in the 88 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lei Wei Lin. Lei Wei Lin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-4. Abram Secada's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Lei Wei Lin firmly grabbed it by the left post. 94 minutes into the match, Yakut Vecihi 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 Yakut Vecihi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-4. In the 97thth minute of the game Ignacio Mastache who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Abbotsford FC's Lei Wei Lin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Abbotsford FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.