Challenge

Olympus Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Abram Sarmiento got the match started through his kick off. Colombia's defense didn't have a chance, in the 4th minute, when Zula Dziura scored to the left of an out of position Pedro Manzanares, making the score, 1-0. Orlando Tafalla kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. After having played for 9 minutes, Abram Sarmiento managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Colombia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abram Sarmiento was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 11 minutes into the game, Ruffy Coutinho was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Romanian Gods™'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Colombia the free kick. After a rather tough play, Romanian Gods™'s Ruffy Coutinho got a free kick in the 11th minute. In the 16th minute, Gustaf Törnqvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 18th minute Ed Zeeman 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 Ionuț Cosoroabă in the 23rd minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ruffy Coutinho in the 26th minute of the match. Kevin Mastache blasted a shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Isac Murgan having to make a save. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ed Zeeman in the 31st minute of the match. 33 minutes into the match, Abram Sarmiento notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Romanian Gods™'s Isac Murgan. Isac Murgan was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Isac Murgan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santino Seco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 37 minutes into the match, Romanian Gods™'s goal looked a bit too open when Santino Seco came free, but Isac Murgan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 38 minutes into the match, Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ed Zeeman. After 39 played minutes Romanian Gods™ got a freekick which was hit by Stelian Cănănău. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ionuț Cosoroabă in the 42nd minute of the match. Romanian Gods™ were awarded a corner in the 43th minute after Colombia's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ionuț Cosoroabă took the corner. The corner ended in Ionuț Cosoroabă almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Colombia's Pedro Manzanares did a great save. Romanian Gods™'s Ionuț Cosoroabă shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 47th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Pedro Manzanares but with some difficulty. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ed Zeeman stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute Ed Zeeman 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. In the 56th minute of the match, Axel Montenegro got a very nice opportunity to score, but Isac Murgan was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Stelian Cănănău made in the 57th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Colombia's Kevin Mastache. In the 58th minute, Axel Montenegro made a precise shot to the right of Isac Murgan. Romanian Gods™'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. In the 61stth minute of the game Ed Zeeman who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Colombia's Pedro Manzanares was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 64 minutes into the match, Romanian Gods™'s goal looked a bit too open when Kevin Mastache came free, but Isac Murgan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ed Zeeman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zula Dziura, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zula Dziura in the 69th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Colombia defense, Ed Zeeman 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. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. Ed Zeeman took the ball and in the 81 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. In the 90th minute, Ruffy Coutinho left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Romanian Gods™ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. Orlando Tafalla hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Ionuț Cosoroabă took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 94th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Romanian Gods™ had played much better football throughout.