Challenge

中国•北京•鸟巢
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Abram Sarmiento made the kick off which started today's match. After some fancy dribbling in the 2nd minute, Juan Edur managed to get in a good position for a shot. ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's supporters rose to their feet, but Juan Edur was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pedro Manzanares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 13 minutes into the game, Luis Cazalla cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Eddy Luirink was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juan Edur in the 17th minute of play. In the 18th minute, Axel Montenegro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Colombia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. 苏皓强 could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 21st minute of the match, but Pedro Manzanares made a huge save. If Juan Edur had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 23rd minute of the match, Juan Edur got a very nice opportunity to score, but Pedro Manzanares was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marc Bouman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juan Edur in the 26th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Eddy Luirink made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 27th minute of play. 苏皓强 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a little luck, Colombia's Pedro Manzanares got control of the ball when 楚超潮 tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Santino Seco during the 37th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. With a little luck, Colombia's Pedro Manzanares got control of the ball when Juan Edur tried to sneak it across the goal line. With an all-out effort, ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's Pedro Manzanares threw himself towards the right post 41 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Marc Bouman, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 42nd minute of the match, managed to save Colombia from getting a goal against them. In the 47th minute, ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's Gustaw Fudalej dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-2. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Juan Edur to strike the kick off in the second half. Juan Edur received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Pedro Manzanares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 57 minutes, Marc Bouman managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marc Bouman was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 59th minute Juan Edur 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. In the 62nd minute Gustaw Fudalej 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. Gustaw Fudalej scored 5-2 in the 63rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pedro Manzanares, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustaw Fudalej in the 70th minute of play. In the 72nd minute 齐昆海 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. 洪奕锋 kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅 made a substitution. 姚杰永 replaced 邓思思. A hard shot by Kevin Mastache from long distance, 75 minutes into the match, got Eddy Luirink's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's Marek Markowski got a good chance for a goal in the 77th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 81 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Gustaw Fudalej came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 82 minutes into the game, 苏皓强 cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-2. Pedro Manzanares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 苏皓强 took the ball and in the 84 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 7-2. The audience was convinced that 苏皓强's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pedro Manzanares was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. When 苏皓强 came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅 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 苏皓强 couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marek Markowski in the 92nd minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 95th minute Marek Markowski 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. There was no doubt that ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅 were the better team. ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.