Challenge

Glyka Nera FC Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Abram Sarmiento got the match started through his kick off. With an all-out effort, Glyka Nera FC's Pedro Manzanares threw himself towards the right post 3 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from He Zheng Xing, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stig-Inge Nymoen in the 5th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 10 minutes, He Zheng Xing made it 1-0 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. The referee felt a red card was in order, 16 minutes into the game, when Taha Seccac put in a rough tackle. In a very dangerous position, a player in Glyka Nera FC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 16th minute. Penalty! 23 minutes into the match, Joshua Garrido had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Narciso Eusko. Glyka Nera FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Joshua Garrido was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. In the 30th minute Abram Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Narciso Eusko saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 31st minute of the match Colombia got a corner. Glyka Nera FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Axel Montenegro ran over to the corner to take the kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Pascual Carballar heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Axel Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Narciso Eusko took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 36 minutes into the game, Colombia's Abram Sarmiento nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Narciso Eusko made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kostas Kalamaridis in the 39th minute of play. In the 41st minute, Stig-Inge Nymoen got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Narciso Eusko 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 42nd minute. Stig-Inge Nymoen sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After the first half Colombia were leading 1-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stig-Inge Nymoen in the 52nd minute of play. 55 minutes into the match, Stig-Inge Nymoen notched a goal, 2-2, 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. Orlando Tafalla hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Pedro Manzanares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Stig-Inge Nymoen went, in the 62nd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, Colombia's Orlando Tafalla got a free kick in the 64th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 65th minute, Güven Çırakoğlu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Glyka Nera FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Güven Çırakoğlu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pedro Manzanares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. After having played for 68 minutes, Stig-Inge Nymoen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Glyka Nera FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Stig-Inge Nymoen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Güven Çırakoğlu came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Glyka Nera 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 Güven Çırakoğlu couldn't finish the play. 74 minutes into the match, Glyka Nera FC's goal looked a bit too open when Kevin Mastache came free, but Narciso Eusko reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Stig-Inge Nymoen might have been able to make a better finish in the 75th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Manzanares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Stig-Inge Nymoen ran back to his position shaking his head. After a rather tough play, Colombia's Kevin Mastache got a free kick in the 80th minute. 81 minutes into the game, Stig-Inge Nymoen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-2. Pedro Manzanares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Narciso Eusko showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kevin Mastache in the 87th minute of the match. After having played for 93 minutes, Christian Honrio managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Glyka Nera FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Christian Honrio was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Colombia's Kevin Mastache got his second yellow card of the match in the 94th minute. The referee ordered Kevin Mastache off the ground. Kevin Mastache hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. In the 96th minute, Stig-Inge Nymoen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Glyka Nera FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-2. Glyka Nera FC walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.