Challenge

Excalibur Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Abram Sarmiento kicked off to start the match. Pedro Manzanares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Shi Ming in the 2nd minute. 6 minutes into the game, Shi Ming recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Pedro Manzanares. Shi Ming showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. In the 9th minute Axel Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kenneth Libesoons saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 13 minutes into the match, Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Shi Ming. If Shi Ming had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Pedro Manzanares made a fantastic save in the 16th minute, when Shi Ming sent off a good shot on target. If Abram Sarmiento had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Montenegro in the 31st minute of play forced Terremoto FC's goalkeeper Kenneth Libesoons to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th minute Axel Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kenneth Libesoons saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 43rdth minute of the game Axel Montenegro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Terremoto FC's Kenneth Libesoons was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. A collision led to Terremoto FC getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Robin Lindgren hit a great ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Shi Ming made the kick off in the second half. In the 51st match minute, Terremoto FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pablo Herrera to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Shi Ming during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 57th match minute, Terremoto FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Shi Ming to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Shi Ming in the 60th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. Terremoto FC's Jonas Lore quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Orlando Tafalla, made in the 70th minute of the game. After having played for 73 minutes, Abram Secada managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Colombia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abram Secada was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Jeremias Macedo's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pedro Manzanares was relentless in the 75th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santino Seco in the 76th minute of play forced Terremoto FC's goalkeeper Kenneth Libesoons to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Terremoto FC's zone, Ignacio Mastache stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Kenneth Libesoons came out of the goal and Ignacio Mastache tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Colombia's Kevin Mastache got a good chance for a goal in the 80th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Kenneth Libesoons had great luck who in the 82ndth minute grab hold of the ball when Ignacio Mastache from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Abram Secada sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Abram Secada could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Kenneth Libesoons made a huge save. Terremoto FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 90th minute, when Abram Secada scored to the left of an out of position Kenneth Libesoons, making the score, 1-1. Ignacio Mastache fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kenneth Libesoons having to interfere. The Colombia players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Terremoto FC from taking control. The game ends in a draw.