Challenge

Orange Grove
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) 雷国晨 started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 4 played minutes Calciatori FC got a freekick which was hit by Ben Galea Testaferrata. When the match clock showed 5 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Abram Sarmiento sped through Calciatori FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Argyris Loukoumakis. The audience thought a goal was coming when 雷国晨 got free with Pedro Manzanares in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pierre Gauci during the 10th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 9th minute of the game. One of Calciatori FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Colombia:s goal. In the 10th minute there was a penalty for Colombia. Axel Montenegro stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Argyris Loukoumakis. 0-2. 13 minutes into the match, Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by 雷国晨. 19 minutes into the match, Calciatori FC's goal looked a bit too open when Pascual Carballar came free, but Argyris Loukoumakis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 20th minute, Gökmen Ülkümen fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Pedro Manzanares, passed just outside the right post. Abram Sarmiento recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 21st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Antonio Indiano kicked well hit freekick during the 24th minute of the match. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ben Galea Testaferrata in the 26th minute of the match. In the 30th minute of the match Axel Montenegro sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Argyris Loukoumakis skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by 雷国晨 in the 31st 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 his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gökmen Ülkümen, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. 34 minutes into the match, Gökmen Ülkümen 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 Gökmen Ülkümen was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gökmen Ülkümen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 40th minute of the match Calciatori FC got a corner. Colombia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Gökmen Ülkümen ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Cristian Calboreanu heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ben Galea Testaferrata in the 51st minute of play. When 雷国晨 came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Calciatori FC 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 雷国晨 couldn't finish the play. 56 minutes into the match, 雷国晨 notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of Colombia's Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Calciatori FC's Claudio Jaccarini was substituted for Antoine Barbara. The audience was convinced that Abram Sarmiento's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Argyris Loukoumakis was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Abram Sarmiento in the 60th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Argyris Loukoumakis saved Calciatori FC from getting behind. Argyris Loukoumakis made an important save on a dangerous shot by Axel Montenegro in the 62nd minute. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Calciatori FC's goalkeeper Argyris Loukoumakis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 65 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when 雷国晨 came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pierre Gauci in the 67th minute of play. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Orlando Tafalla hit a great ball. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. 73 minutes into the game, Abram Secada cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-3. Argyris Loukoumakis was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Calciatori FC's Argyris Loukoumakis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Secada in the 77th minute of play. Colombia's Pascual Carballar managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Massimo Mula in the 79 minute of the game. After 93 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Antonio Indiano. In the 94th minute Claudio Jaccarini 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. Claudio Jaccarini scored 4-4 in the 94th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pedro Manzanares, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.