Challenge

Abbotsford
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. Abram Sarmiento started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yakut Vecihi in the 3rd minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zhou Zhen Zhen got free with Pedro Manzanares in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 6 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Yakut Vecihi came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Yakut Vecihi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 9 played minutes Abbotsford FC got a freekick which was hit by Parker Macinnes. Lei Wei Lin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. In the 11th match minute, Colombia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antonio Indiano to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zhou Zhen Zhen got free with Pedro Manzanares in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 17 minutes into the match, Zhou Zhen Zhen dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Pedro Manzanares, 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zhou Zhen Zhen got free with Pedro Manzanares in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Colombia from getting a goal against them. Lei Wei Lin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Montenegro in the 21st minute of the match. Pierre Haeberle kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. After 23 minutes of play, Colombia's Axel Montenegro made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Lei Wei Lin was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 26 played minutes Abbotsford FC got a freekick which was hit by Pierre Haeberle. Lei Wei Lin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 27th minute of the match. If Axel Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Abbotsford FC's Lei Wei Lin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Montenegro in the 29th minute of play. Abbotsford FC's Lei Wei Lin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 33rd minute of play. 37 minutes into the match, Axel Montenegro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Lei Wei Lin. Abbotsford FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Axel Montenegro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Kevin Mastache received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Lei Wei Lin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 46th minute of the match, managed to save Colombia from getting a goal against them. The Abbotsford FC players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Colombia were winning 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Yakut Vecihi made a kick off. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Pascual Carballar hit a great ball. In the 55th match minute, Abbotsford FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Parker Macinnes to maneuver through the defense. 56 minutes into the match, Abbotsford FC's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Sarmiento came free, but Lei Wei Lin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 61 minutes into the match, Yakut Vecihi had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Yakut Vecihi was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zhou Zhen Zhen in the 64th 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 Zhou Zhen Zhen in the 64th minute of the match. Lei Wei Lin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pascual Carballar in the 66th minute of play. In the 70th minute, Santino Seco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Abbotsford FC's Pierre Haeberle couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 70th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Colombia. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zhou Zhen Zhen, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. 77 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Yakut Vecihi came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Colombia were awarded a corner in the 79th minute after Abbotsford FC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Kevin Mastache took the corner. After taking down the ball on Colombia's corner Kevin Mastache fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Lei Wei Lin quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zhou Zhen Zhen in the 81st minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Yakut Vecihi in the 82nd minute of play. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal in the 85th minute to try and stop a shot by Abbotsford FC's Denny Commons. But to his dismay, Denny Commons quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. When Samuel Navarro fell near the penalty area in the 94th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Colombia's protests and gave Samuel Navarro a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Samuel Navarro hit a great ball. There was no doubt that Abbotsford FC were the better team. Abbotsford FC's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.