Challenge

Thunders Field
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Lionel 柯景亦 made in the 8th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Colombia's Antonio Indiano. Thorsten Ternes came out of the goal in the 9th minute to try and stop a shot by Colombia's Axel Montenegro. But to his dismay, Axel Montenegro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. After a rather tough play, International Thunders's Lionel 柯景亦 got a free kick in the 12th minute. International Thunders's Thorsten Ternes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Montenegro in the 14th minute of play. Rodrigo Ferdinand could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 17th minute of the match, but Pedro Manzanares made a huge save. Thorsten Ternes 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 18 minutes of play, Colombia's Kevin Mastache made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Thorsten Ternes was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd rose to their feet as International Thunders's Rodrigo Ferdinand slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Pedro Manzanares. That made the score 2-2 after 21 minutes of play. 28 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Loukianos Staikos came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Manzanares made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Rodrigo Ferdinand sent off a good shot on target. If Rodrigo Ferdinand had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Loukianos Staikos in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pedro Manzanares saved Colombia from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Loukianos Staikos in the 35th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedro Manzanares was out of position in the 39 minute of play, and Rodrigo Ferdinand capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Rodrigo Ferdinand really showed his touch with that goal: 3-2. Rodrigo Ferdinand received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Pedro Manzanares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Oskar Vahlberg charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Oskar Vahlberg the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Abram Sarmiento made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodrigo Ferdinand in the 54th 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 Rodrigo Ferdinand in the 55th 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. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Loukianos Staikos, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 60 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Santino Seco. International Thunders made a substitution. Percival Costa replaced Loukianos Staikos. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rodrigo Ferdinand in the 71st minute of play. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 冯亦思 in the 74th minute of play. Percival Costa received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Pedro Manzanares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Percival Costa in the 77th minute of play. 82 minutes into the game, Kevin Mastache cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-3. Thorsten Ternes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 85th minute, Tibor Bäuschlein left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The International Thunders fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-3. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rodrigo Ferdinand, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 93 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Santino Seco. Percival Costa fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Manzanares having to interfere. International Thunders were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Colombia for a fine match.