Challenge

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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Epifanio Harkaitz took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 2nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 4th minute LEBRON were awarded a corner. Arnaldo Santxol went to the cornerflag to take it. Arnaldo Santxol made a great header on LEBRON's corner, it was just that Colombia's Pedro Manzanares managed to reach the ball for a save. The crowd rose to their feet as Lautaro Acosta kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Pedro Manzanares. That made the score 1-0 in the 6 minute of play. Pedro Manzanares was out of position in the 10 minute of play, and Marcin Danisiewicz capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Marcin Danisiewicz really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Lautaro Acosta in the 18th minute of play. LEBRON's Epifanio Harkaitz got a good chance for a goal in the 19th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A sloppy throw-in by Ferdi Uluç in the 21st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Colombia's Antonio Indiano. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Epifanio Harkaitz, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Yin Chuan Feng 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 33rd minute. LEBRON's Yin Chuan Feng played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 34th minute of play. Matías Birge tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Yin Chuan Feng. An unnecessary self made goal, 2-1 in the 36th minute. Yin Chuan Feng made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Axel Montenegro in the 39th minute of play. 41 minutes into the game, Lautaro Acosta recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Pedro Manzanares. Lautaro Acosta showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 3-1. 44 minutes into the game, Colombia's Axel Montenegro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Yin Chuan Feng made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. In the 47th minute, Abram Sarmiento left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Colombia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-3. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 3-3 after a close first half.

If Axel Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Axel Montenegro came free with the goalkeeper in the 55th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Yin Chuan Feng could save by the left post. With his leg Yin Chuan Feng managed to avoid a goal in the 58thth minute, when Colombia's Axel Montenegro fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Axel Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Montenegro in the 61st minute of play forced LEBRON's goalkeeper Yin Chuan Feng to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 68 minutes into the match, LEBRON's goalkeeper Yin Chuan Feng had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Axel Montenegro. An unexpectedly hard shot by Epifanio Harkaitz in the 71st minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Abram Sarmiento came up free with the goalie in the 72nd 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 Abram Sarmiento couldn't finish the play. LEBRON's Ariel Lopez was substituted for Epifanio Harkaitz. LEBRON made a substitution. Ciro Berart replaced Jörn Scharff. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. After 78 minutes of play, LEBRON's Ariel Lopez made it 4-3 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! 82 minutes into the match, LEBRON's goal looked a bit too open when Pascual Carballar came free, but Yin Chuan Feng reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Lautaro Acosta scored 5-3 in the 84th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pedro Manzanares, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The audience was convinced that Ignacio Mastache's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Yin Chuan Feng was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. In the 96th minute Abram Secada shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Yin Chuan Feng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The LEBRON fans cheered their team off the field, for while Colombia had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.