Challenge

Cika Daca Arena
Spectators: 52 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 12, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Abram Sarmiento started the match with the kick off. Dušan Vlahovic blasted a shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pedro Manzanares having to make a save. Dušan Vlahovic sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Colombia's Pedro Manzanares got control of the ball when Dušan Vlahovic tried to sneak it across the goal line. Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™'s Richárd Textex played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kevin Mastache in the 13th minute of play. Gu Zhan Qiang might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Manzanares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gu Zhan Qiang ran back to his position shaking his head. Gu Zhan Qiang might have been able to make a better finish in the 18th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Manzanares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gu Zhan Qiang ran back to his position shaking his head. 19 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Dušan Vlahovic came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abram Sarmiento scored 0-1 in the 22nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Richárd Textex, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Gu Zhan Qiang sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dušan Vlahovic in the 31st minute of play. Richárd Textex showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kevin Mastache, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Dušan Vlahovic might have been able to make a better finish in the 35th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Manzanares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dušan Vlahovic ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, Colombia's Pedro Manzanares got control of the ball when Gu Zhan Qiang tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Radnicki 1923 Kg-Stars™'s Petre Bogătan got a free kick in the 40th minute. Richárd Textex took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pascual Carballar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Dušan Vlahovic had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Gu Zhan Qiang made a kick off. Pedro Manzanares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dušan Vlahovic's shot from short distance in the 51st minute. The audience was convinced that Dušan Vlahovic's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pedro Manzanares was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. Gu Zhan Qiang might have been able to make a better finish in the 64th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Manzanares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gu Zhan Qiang ran back to his position shaking his head. 67 minutes into the game, Dušan Vlahovic cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Pedro Manzanares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. Abram Secada's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Richárd Textex firmly grabbed it by the left post. Thanks to some nice moves Abram Secada could shoot a difficult shot in the 73rd minute, which Richárd Textex however easily saved by the left post. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dušan Vlahovic in the 76th minute of play. Abram Secada received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Richárd Textex came out and tried to block the shot, but Abram Secada slotted it home off the left post making it 2-2 in the 79th minute. Pedro Manzanares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dušan Vlahovic's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. Abram Secada might have been able to make a better finish in the 91st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Richárd Textex. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Abram Secada ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abram Secada got free with Richárd Textex in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jugoslav Đurđević hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.