Challenge

Dragons Graveyard
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Abram Sarmiento kicked off to start the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ignacio Quinteros got free with Pedro Manzanares in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With his leg Pedro Manzanares managed to avoid a goal in the 5thth minute, when FC Draconia's Joaquin Lekubegi fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Axel Montenegro might have been able to make a better finish in the 12th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jerome Ngake. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Axel Montenegro ran back to his position shaking his head. Jerome Ngake took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pedro Manzanares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Benny Van der Poorten in the 13th minute. In the 16th minute Abram Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jerome Ngake saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Amaury Van den Berge, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Joaquin Lekubegi got free with Pedro Manzanares in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 22 minutes into the match, FC Draconia's goal looked a bit too open when Santino Seco came free, but Jerome Ngake reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC Draconia's Jerome Ngake played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santino Seco in the 25th minute of play. Jerome Ngake took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 29th match minute, Colombia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Santino Seco to maneuver through the defense. Jerome Ngake 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 33rd minute. In the 34th minute Kevin Mastache shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jerome Ngake saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Colombia were awarded a corner in the 35th minute after FC Draconia's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Axel Montenegro took the corner. Pascual Carballar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Jerome Ngake tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jerome Ngake 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 37th minute. Harald Sulems came free with the goalkeeper in the 38th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Pedro Manzanares could save by the left post. After 40 minutes of play, Colombia's Kevin Mastache made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jerome Ngake was left in no man's land by his defense there! 42 minutes into the game, one of Colombia:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

51 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Joaquin Lekubegi came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over 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 Joaquin Lekubegi in the 53rd minute of play. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Joaquin Lekubegi in the 56th minute of play. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ignacio Quinteros, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abram Sarmiento's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jerome Ngake read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 70th minute of play. In the 72nd minute of the match Colombia got a corner. FC Draconia'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. In the 78th minute Ignacio Quinteros 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. 79 minutes into the match, FC Draconia's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Sarmiento came free, but Jerome Ngake reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 79 minutes into the match, Abram Sarmiento had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jerome Ngake. FC Draconia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Abram Sarmiento was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. FC Draconia's Benny Hill was substituted for Joaquin Lekubegi. In the 84th match minute, FC Draconia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Benny Van der Poorten to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Benny Van der Poorten in the 86th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 90th minute, Gorbea Castejana 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. Benny Hill got a throw-in 92 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Harald Sulems. After some careless play in the Colombia defense, Ignacio Quinteros kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pedro Manzanares. The Colombia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pedro Manzanares should have stopped the shot. If Ignacio Quinteros had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.