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Spectators: 51 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Colombia's defense didn't have a chance, in the 4th minute, when Bernardo Novaes scored to the left of an out of position Pedro Manzanares, making the score, 1-0. Tomáš Houdek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Montenegro in the 7th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Axel Montenegro in the 9th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tomáš Houdek prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a defensive mix-up in Colombia's zone, Bernardo Novaes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal and Bernardo Novaes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernardo Novaes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Colombia's zone, Bernardo Novaes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal and Bernardo Novaes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 19 minutes, Lei Bin Yang mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Lex Academy and the Colombia players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Colombia booed when Lex Academy was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lei Bin Yang didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 26th minute, Bernardo Novaes reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Pedro Manzanares. The goal made the score 2-0. The audience was convinced that Axel Montenegro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tomáš Houdek was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. After 30 minutes of play, Colombia's Santino Seco made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tomáš Houdek was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some careless play in the Lex Academy defense, Axel Montenegro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tomáš Houdek. The Lex Academy fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tomáš Houdek should have stopped the shot. 36 minutes into the match, Bernardo Novaes dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Pedro Manzanares, 3-2. Bernardo Novaes struck a weak shot in the 42nd 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 Lex Academy. In the 44th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lex Academy's goalkeeper Tomáš Houdek, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Colombia's defense didn't have a chance, in the 46th minute, when Bernardo Novaes scored to the left of an out of position Pedro Manzanares, making the score, 4-2. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-2 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Abram Sarmiento made a kick off. Pedro Manzanares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bernardo Novaes went, in the 56th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-2 was the resulting score. Kevin Mastache received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Tomáš Houdek tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 60th minute, Bernardo Novaes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Lex Academy fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-2. The crowd rose to their feet as Axel Montenegro kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Tomáš Houdek. That made the score 6-3 in the 63 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 66th minute of play forced Lex Academy's goalkeeper Tomáš Houdek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tomáš Houdek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santino Seco, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. In the 72nd minute, Bernardo Novaes made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-3. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. Lex Academy made a substitution. Leo Štengl replaced Fausto Castulo. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernardo Novaes in the 79th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ignacio Mastache in the 81st minute of play forced Lex Academy's goalkeeper Tomáš Houdek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With splendid footwork Ignacio Mastache arrived in front of goal to shoot 7-4 by the left pole in the game's 81st minute. A hard shot 86 in the game by Abram Secada from a close distance when the talented Tomáš Houdek managed to make a qualified save. Lex Academy's players were relieved. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leo Štengl, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. When Lex Academy's Bernardo Novaes in the 91st minute got a chance for a shot 91st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Colombia's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Miloslav Krupička in the 92nd minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bernardo Novaes in the 93rd minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernardo Novaes in the 94th minute of play. In the 96th minute, Colombia's Orlando Tafalla seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Orlando Tafalla the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Colombia protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Orlando Tafalla had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In a very dangerous position, a player in Colombia fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 95th minute. Penalty! In the 98th minute Lex Academy were awarded a corner. Roman Jursa went to the cornerflag to take it. There was no doubt that Lex Academy were the better team. Lex Academy's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.