Challenge

Spartak Varna
Spectators: 51 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Denimir Tzonkov made the kick off which started today's match. Pedro Manzanares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Zhu Ning Ning in the 9th minute. 10 minutes into the game, Zhu Ning Ning cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Pedro Manzanares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 15th minute, Mei Zhi Jun fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Pedro Manzanares, passed just outside the right post. In the 15th 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. Colombia:s Pedro Manzanares showed great skill when he stopped Yani Dandolov:s penalty. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santino Seco in the 24th minute of play forced VN BAKITO's goalkeeper Ruslan Rúklyov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rusi Plochev in the 28th minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, VN BAKITO's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Sarmiento came free, but Ruslan Rúklyov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 34th minute of play forced VN BAKITO's goalkeeper Ruslan Rúklyov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save Colombia from getting a goal against them. Abram Sarmiento charged in rather forcefully in the 43rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Abram Sarmiento the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Abram Sarmiento hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. After 44 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Antonio Indiano. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Abram Sarmiento to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 51st minute of play forced VN BAKITO's goalkeeper Ruslan Rúklyov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ruslan Rúklyov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 55th minute of the match. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rusi Plochev in the 59th minute of the match. In the 61st minute Mei Zhi Jun 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. In the 65th minute, Kevin Mastache 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. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. In the 68thth minute of the game Ignacio Mastache who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but VN BAKITO's Ruslan Rúklyov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ruslan Rúklyov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ignacio Mastache in the 70th minute of play. In the 70th minute of the match Abram Secada sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ruslan Rúklyov skillfully saved the ball. In the 71st minute of the match, Ignacio Mastache tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ruslan Rúklyov saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rusi Plochev in the 73rd minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 75 minutes, Ruslan Rúklyov successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The audience was convinced that Ignacio Mastache's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ruslan Rúklyov was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. In the 86th minute the ball was on its way in behind VN BAKITO's goalkeeper Ruslan Rúklyov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Ignacio Mastache came up free with the goalie in the 88th minute, the Colombia 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 Ignacio Mastache couldn't finish the play. In the 95th match minute, Colombia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abram Secada to maneuver through the defense. VN BAKITO's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.