Challenge

Ali Sami Yen
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) When Axel Montenegro came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the Colombia 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 Axel Montenegro couldn't finish the play. After 15 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Pascual Carballar. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Vecdi Heper in the 17th minute of play. Feyzullay İltemur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kevin Mastache in the 19th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Axel Montenegro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Feyzullay İltemur was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Axel Montenegro in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Feyzullay İltemur saved LİONS PEAK from getting behind. Joshua Garrido blasted a shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Feyzullay İltemur having to make a save. Pedro Manzanares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gilbert Lange's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. When Axel Montenegro came up free with the goalie in the 33rd minute, the Colombia 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 Axel Montenegro couldn't finish the play. Pedro Manzanares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gilbert Lange in the 35th minute. Feyzullay İltemur took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 40th minute Gökçek Dural 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. Feyzullay İltemur made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 41st minute of play. In the 42nd minute of the match Colombia got a corner. LİONS PEAK's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Axel Montenegro ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 46th minute, LİONS PEAK's Vecdi Heper dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Gilbert Lange to make the kick off. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Deniz Ekin in the 51st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vecdi Heper in the 58th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Feyzullay İltemur made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Orlando Tafalla sent off a good shot on target. Feyzullay İltemur made an important save on a dangerous shot by Axel Montenegro in the 69th minute. Axel Montenegro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Feyzullay İltemur having to make a save. Axel Montenegro's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Feyzullay İltemur firmly grabbed it by the left post. In the 74th minute, Abram Sarmiento fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Feyzullay İltemur, passed just outside the right post. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilbert Lange in the 79th minute of play. LİONS PEAK's Gilbert Lange got a good chance for a goal in the 84th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Feyzullay İltemur was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Abram Secada showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 86 minute of play. Hamlet Häfliger took the ball and in the 89 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 3-1. Feyzullay İltemur showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pascual Carballar, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gilbert Lange in the 94th minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The LİONS PEAK 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.