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. Yakut Vecihi started the match with the kick off. 5 minutes into the match, Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Zhou Zhen Zhen. In a very dangerous position, a player in Colombia fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 6th minute. Penalty! The referee gave Abbotsford FC a penalty, 7 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Denny Commons, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Colombia's Pedro Manzanares. 1-0. Lei Wei Lin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Samuel Navarro hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Pedro Manzanares acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 17th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Pierre Haeberle. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zhou Zhen Zhen got free with Pedro Manzanares in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yakut Vecihi, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Abram Sarmiento scored 1-2 in the 26th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Lei Wei Lin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denny Commons in the 29th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Jess Glover fell near the penalty area in the 30th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Abbotsford FC's protests and gave Jess Glover a yellow card for diving instead. After 30 played minutes Abbotsford FC got a freekick which was hit by Jess Glover. 31 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. 1-3. The audience was convinced that Abram Sarmiento's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lei Wei Lin was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. In the 35thth minute of the game Abram Sarmiento who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Abbotsford FC's Lei Wei Lin was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Pedro Manzanares made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Zhou Zhen Zhen sent off a good shot on target. 42 minutes into the game, Denny Commons cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Pedro Manzanares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Kevin Mastache sent away a hard shot on goal in the 46th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 47 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. Yakut Vecihi hit a great freekick 48 minutes into the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 2-3 lead.

53 minutes into the match, Abbotsford FC's goalkeeper Lei Wei Lin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abram Sarmiento. After 56 minutes of play, Abbotsford FC's Zhou Zhen Zhen made it 3-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pedro Manzanares was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 58th minute, Pierre Haeberle hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 60th match minute, Colombia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Santino Seco to maneuver through the defense. Parker Macinnes's late challenge caught a Colombia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Parker Macinnes helped the player get up and apologised. After 64 played minutes Abbotsford FC got a freekick which was hit by Parker Macinnes. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zhou Zhen Zhen in the 67th minute of play. In the 70th minute, Su Xing Jie made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-3. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. Ignacio Mastache's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Lei Wei Lin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 74th minute of play. 75 minutes into the game, Abbotsford FC's Zhou Zhen Zhen nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pedro Manzanares made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-3. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abbas Ağayarov, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Yakut Vecihi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Manzanares having to interfere. In the 84th minute, Pierre Haeberle hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 86th minute, Denny Commons left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Abbotsford FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-3. Stevie Lucas hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. Abbotsford FC's Stevie Lucas got a good chance for a goal in the 94th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Abram Secada had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.