Challenge

The Quiver
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Larry Ferrell got the match started through his kick off. If Larry Ferrell had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some careless play in the Colombia defense, Larry Ferrell 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. Bryan Barron struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Pedro Manzanares didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Arrows Academy FC. With a little luck, Colombia's Pedro Manzanares got control of the ball when Fabricio Enekoitz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Wen Jie Ting kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. The supporters of Arrows Academy FC booed when Colombia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Orlando Tafalla didn't get a good kick on the ball. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 13th minute of the match, managed to save Colombia from getting a goal against them. Ged Nightingale took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santino Seco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ged Nightingale didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Axel Montenegro went, in the 21st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Danny Bartlett hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. After 25 played minutes, Colombia's Axel Montenegro shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ged Nightingale came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Colombia reached it. In the 27th minute Santino Seco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ged Nightingale saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 29th minute of the game. One of Arrows Academy FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Colombia:s goal. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Pascual Carballar hit a great ball. The crowd rose to their feet as Larry Ferrell kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Pedro Manzanares. That made the score 2-2 in the 34 minute of play. The nice shot from Grzegorz Piechna in the 42ndth minute just in front of the goal should have ended in point on the board, but Pedro Manzanares had a great feel for the game and superbly saved the ball from getting in by the left post. 45 minutes into the match, Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Grzegorz Piechna.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Larry Ferrell in the 52nd minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 54th minute Larry Ferrell 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. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabricio Enekoitz in the 58th minute of the match. In the 61st minute, Arrows Academy FC's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Pascual Carballar fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. When Abram Sarmiento, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 61 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Ged Nightingale was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabricio Enekoitz in the 66th minute of the match. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. After 74 minutes, Guy Hogg made it 4-2 with a short kick to the right side. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Antonio Indiano kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. Larry Ferrell might have been able to make a better finish in the 78th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Manzanares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Larry Ferrell ran back to his position shaking his head. Grzegorz Piechna struck a weak shot in the 79th minute. Pedro Manzanares didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Arrows Academy FC. In the 83rdth minute of the game Larry Ferrell 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. Fabricio Enekoitz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Colombia's attentive Pascual Carballar managed to snatch the ball when Larry Ferrell made a throw-in in the 90th minute of the game. With a little luck, Arrows Academy FC's Ged Nightingale got control of the ball when Ignacio Mastache tried to sneak it across the goal line. Arrows Academy FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.