Bullen Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33,
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. Richard Fredriksson started the match with the kick off. Abram Sarmiento charged in rather forcefully in the 2nd 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. Richard Fredriksson recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. When the match clock showed 12 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Amador Merexildo sped through Colombia's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Pedro Manzanares. 18 minutes into the match, Axel Montenegro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Toni Schumacher. FC Bullen's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Axel Montenegro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santino Seco in the 24th minute of play forced FC Bullen's goalkeeper Toni Schumacher to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kurt Pååk, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kurt Pååk in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pedro Manzanares saved Colombia from getting behind. Toni Schumacher made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Axel Montenegro in the 29th minute of play. Toni Schumacher took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santino Seco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 32nd minute Colombia were awarded a corner. Axel Montenegro went to the cornerflag to take it. Axel Montenegro made a great header on Colombia's corner, it was just that FC Bullen's Toni Schumacher managed to reach the ball for a save. Toni Schumacher made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 34th minute of play. The corner went over the outstretched arms of FC Bullen's goalie and right to Pascual Carballar. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. FC Bullen's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. After a rather tough play, Colombia's Kevin Mastache got a free kick in the 39th minute. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustavo Lopes, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 45th minute of play forced FC Bullen's goalkeeper Toni Schumacher to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 47th minute, Santino Seco 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: 1-2. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Abram Sarmiento was the one to do the kick off. If Amador Merexildo had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gustavo Lopes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Pedro Manzanares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Tord Hökkvist hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Abram Sarmiento's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 65thth minute, Toni Schumacher skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Kevin Mastache fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Toni Schumacher having to interfere. 66 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Amador Merexildo came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 69th minute, Amador Merexildo made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. FC Bullen made a substitution. Edvard Sandström replaced Gustav Helander. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Philip Drake in the 78th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pedro Manzanares prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ignacio Mastache in the 79th minute of play forced FC Bullen's goalkeeper Toni Schumacher to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Philip Drake fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Manzanares having to interfere. 85 minutes into the game, FC Bullen's Amador Merexildo nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pedro Manzanares made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. Through an outstanding action, after 89 minutes, Toni Schumacher successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Andy Beckman's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pedro Manzanares read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 90th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Joakim Skarkman managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Bullen's supporters rose to their feet, but Joakim Skarkman 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. 94 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Amador Merexildo came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC Bullen's Edvard Sandström got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ignacio Mastache got free with Toni Schumacher in the 97th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.
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