Imperial Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Abram Sarmiento started the match with the kick off. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zorion Pelegri in the 2nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zorion Pelegri got free with Pedro Manzanares in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Colombia's Santino Seco got a free kick in the 7th minute. After 8 minutes of play, Red Reign's Derlis Florentin made it 1-0 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! 10 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Zorion Pelegri came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 16th minute Joshua Garrido shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dawid Ratulowski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 16 minutes into the game, Colombia's Joshua Garrido nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dawid Ratulowski made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. 19 minutes into the match, Red Reign's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Montenegro came free, but Dawid Ratulowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 20 minutes into the match, Red Reign's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Montenegro came free, but Dawid Ratulowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Red Reign's Dawid Ratulowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kevin Mastache in the 31st minute of play. The Red Reign fans' excitement grew in the 36th match minute when Red Reign's Zorion Pelegri looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 42nd minute, Ismael Blanco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zorion Pelegri in the 44th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kevin Mastache hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. 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.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Zorion Pelegri made a kick off. After 52 played minutes Red Reign got a freekick which was hit by Armando Hera. Red Reign's Dawid Ratulowski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 53rd minute of play. In the 55th minute Ismael Blanco 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. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zorion Pelegri in the 56th minute of play. In the 59th minute, Ismael Blanco left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Red Reign fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. Axel Montenegro might have been able to make a better finish in the 62nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dawid Ratulowski. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Axel Montenegro ran back to his position shaking his head. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ismael Blanco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Red Reign made a substitution. Maximo Villamarin replaced Zorion Pelegri. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal in the 71st minute to try and stop a shot by Red Reign's Maximo Villamarin. But to his dismay, Maximo Villamarin quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-2. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xosepe Villamizar, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. In the 78th minute Maximo Villamarin 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. Pascual Carballar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Xosepe Villamizar in the 83rd minute of play. When Derlis Florentin came up free with the goalie in the 86th minute, the Red Reign 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 Derlis Florentin couldn't finish the play. Dawid Ratulowski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ignacio Mastache, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Derlis Florentin made in the 92nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Colombia's Santino Seco. Dawid Ratulowski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abram Secada in the 95th minute of play. Kevin Mastache struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Dawid Ratulowski didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Colombia. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Red Reign fully deserved thier win.
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