Challenge

Imperial Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Maximo Villamarin got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute Maximo Villamarin 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Maximo Villamarin in the 7th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 10 minutes of play, Red Reign's Maximo Villamarin made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pedro Manzanares was left in no man's land by his defense there! 13 minutes into the match, Red Reign's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Montenegro came free, but Dawid Ratulowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dawid Ratulowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Axel Montenegro in the 16th minute of play. In the 24th minute, Axel Montenegro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dawid Ratulowski was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. If Ismael Blanco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Maximo Villamarin struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Pedro Manzanares didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Red Reign. Pedro Manzanares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Maximo Villamarin went, in the 31st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. In the 33rd match minute, Red Reign was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zigor Ardanza to maneuver through the defense. Maximo Villamarin took the ball and in the 35 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 3-2. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Maximo Villamarin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 40th minute the ball was on its way in behind Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 42nd minute, Ismael Blanco made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-2. 47 minutes into the match, Maximo Villamarin 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 Maximo Villamarin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-2. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Abram Sarmiento stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 56 minutes into the game, Maximo Villamarin 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. After having played for 61 minutes, Maximo Villamarin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Red Reign's supporters crossed their fingers, but Maximo Villamarin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dawid Ratulowski 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 63rd minute. In the 66th minute, Ismael Blanco left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Red Reign fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-2. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. After having played for 75 minutes, Maximo Villamarin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Red Reign's supporters crossed their fingers, but Maximo Villamarin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Dawid Ratulowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kevin Mastache, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Colombia's zone, Maximo Villamarin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal and Maximo Villamarin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 83 minutes into the match, Maximo Villamarin notched a goal, 8-3, to the right of Colombia's Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of Colombia booed when Red Reign was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabian Cerdeño didn't get a good kick on the ball. Maximo Villamarin scored 9-3 in the 89th 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. In the 93rd minute, Ignacio Mastache ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Dawid Ratulowski was frozen by the shot and now it was 9-4. Pedro Manzanares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Maximo Villamarin went, in the 96th minute, to the upper right corner, 10-4 was the resulting score. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Red Reign fans cheered their team off the field, for while Colombia had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.