Challenge

Dragons Graveyard
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Gregoire Decorte made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute, Benny Hill 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benny Hill in the 6th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Colombia's Pedro Manzanares got control of the ball when Gregoire Decorte tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Benny Hill had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. FC Draconia were furious when Walter Bernaerts was red carded, 12 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 12 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for FC Draconia! Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benny Hill in the 16th minute of the match. Jerome Ngake 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 26th minute. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benny Hill, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gregoire Decorte sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jerome Ngake 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 34th minute. After a defensive mix-up in FC Draconia's zone, Joshua Garrido stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jerome Ngake came out of the goal and Joshua Garrido tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Benny Van der Poorten in the 39th minute of the match. Pedro Manzanares had great luck who in the 41stth minute grab hold of the ball when Benny Hill from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. In the 42nd minute of the match FC Draconia 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. Paco Fernandez-Solino ran over to the corner to take the kick. FC Draconia's Paco Fernandez-Solino was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Pedro Manzanares in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Pascual Carballar might have been able to make a better finish in the 47th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jerome Ngake. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Pascual Carballar ran back to his position shaking his head. Jerome Ngake made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santino Seco in the 48th minute of play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Abram Sarmiento made a kick off. 54 minutes into the match, FC Draconia's goalkeeper Jerome Ngake had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abram Sarmiento. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benny Hill in the 57th minute of play. Jerome Ngake made a fantastic save in the 60th minute, when Santino Seco sent off a good shot on target. After 64 minutes, Axel Montenegro made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. FC Draconia's Jerome Ngake tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santino Seco in the 69th minute of play forced FC Draconia's goalkeeper Jerome Ngake to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jerome Ngake took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Colombia booed when FC Draconia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 74 match minutes in a wonderful position. Denis Serebryanikov didn't get a good kick on the ball. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. Denis Serebryanikov hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. FC Draconia's Jerome Ngake played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santino Seco in the 80th minute of play. After 81 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Pascual Carballar. 86 minutes into the game, Benny Hill cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Pedro Manzanares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Ignacio Mastache sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Antonio Indiano during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 92nd match minute, Colombia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antonio Indiano to maneuver through the defense. 93 minutes into the match, FC Draconia's Paco Fernandez-Solino broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. When Gregoire Decorte came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the FC Draconia 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 Gregoire Decorte couldn't finish the play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kevin Mastache during the 95th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.