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The Old Shire
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Edmundson Ross started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Edmundson Ross dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Pedro Manzanares, 1-0. Marjus Laçka 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 10th minute. In the 13th minute Santino Seco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marjus Laçka saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 16th 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 18th minute of the match ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇ 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. Amerigo Rosini ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s corner Eugenio Cherubini fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Pedro Manzanares quite easily take care of the ball. In the 19th minute of the match ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇ 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. Amerigo Rosini ran over to the corner to take the kick. 21 minutes into the match, ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s goal looked a bit too open when Santino Seco came free, but Marjus Laçka reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marjus Laçka 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 ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇ fans' excitement grew in the 31st match minute when ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s Edmundson Ross looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. A collision led to ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇ getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Zhang Zheng Sheng hit a great ball. Axel Montenegro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 34th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save Colombia from getting a goal against them. Damiano Tripodi made in the 42nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Colombia's Kevin Mastache. Marjus Laçka stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Axel Montenegro's shot from short distance in the 43rd minute. In the 45th minute, Orlando Tafalla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 48 minutes, Edmundson Ross took a quick shot and it went in 3-0 without a chance for Pedro Manzanares to make any attempt to save it.

Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abram Sarmiento in the 53rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marjus Laçka prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The Colombia fans' excitement grew in the 53rd match minute when Colombia's Abram Sarmiento looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 59th minute the ball was on its way in behind ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s goalkeeper Marjus Laçka, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 60th minute Colombia were awarded a corner. Axel Montenegro went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Colombia's corner Abram Sarmiento fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Marjus Laçka quite easily take care of the ball. Amerigo Rosini hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇ made a substitution. Corrado Vierchowod replaced Eugenio Cherubini. After 63 played minutes ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇ got a freekick which was hit by Amerigo Rosini. Domenico Rosi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Manzanares having to interfere. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. With a little luck, ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s Marjus Laçka got control of the ball when Santino Seco tried to sneak it across the goal line. ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇'s Marjus Laçka proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇ from getting a goal against them. Amerigo Rosini kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. ❇ᛗᛁᛏᚱᚺ‍ᚨᚾᛞᛁᚱ❇ were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Colombia for a fine match.