Challenge

Moneyball Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Huang Rong took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd minute Huang Rong 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. Antonio Indiano hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. 4 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Huang Rong came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kevin Mastache 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. After a defensive mix-up in Colombia's zone, Alex Enoaia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal and Alex Enoaia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abram Sarmiento in the 11th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Turgay Şeren prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Alex Enoaia fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Manzanares having to interfere. With his leg Pedro Manzanares managed to avoid a goal in the 22ndth minute, when Golden Generation's Huang Rong fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yorrick Hekman in the 23rd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alex Enoaia in the 28th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pedro Manzanares saved Colombia from getting behind. Yorrick Hekman sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Huang Rong in the 32nd minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alex Enoaia in the 33rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pedro Manzanares prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 37th minute Abram Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Turgay Şeren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alex Enoaia, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. If Alex Enoaia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Antonio Indiano during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Antonio Indiano kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. Golden Generation's Elivélton Cunha was substituted for Huang Rong. After a rather tough play, Colombia's Antonio Indiano got a free kick in the 49th minute. Ulises Dimas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 50th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The Golden Generation players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Colombia were winning 0-1.

When Barnaba Ciborek came up free with the goalie in the 61st minute, the Golden Generation 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 Barnaba Ciborek couldn't finish the play. The throw-in from Ulises Dimas in the 63rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Colombia's Pascual Carballar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Elivélton Cunha in the 65th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pedro Manzanares saved Colombia from getting behind. After some careless play in the Colombia defense, Yorrick Hekman kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pedro Manzanares. The Colombia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pedro Manzanares should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Barnaba Ciborek in the 71st minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 72nd 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. Elpidio Intxixu kicked well hit freekick during the 79th minute of the match. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. The supporters of Colombia booed when Golden Generation was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elpidio Intxixu didn't get a good kick on the ball. 81 minutes into the match, Golden Generation's goalkeeper Turgay Şeren had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ignacio Mastache. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ignacio Mastache in the 83rd minute of play forced Golden Generation's goalkeeper Turgay Şeren to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yorrick Hekman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kevin Mastache got free with Turgay Şeren in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Turgay Şeren showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kevin Mastache in the 91st minute of the match. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elivélton Cunha, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. In the 94th minute Ignacio Mastache shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Turgay Şeren saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Turgay Şeren took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ignacio Mastache, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Turgay Şeren made a fantastic save in the 98th minute, when Ignacio Mastache sent off a good shot on target. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.