Challenge

Thunders Field
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Abram Sarmiento took the kick off in the first half of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 2nd minute, Rodrigo Ferdinand managed to get in a good position for a shot. International Thunders's supporters rose to their feet, but Rodrigo Ferdinand 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. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Loukianos Staikos in the 4th minute of play. In the 7th minute, Orlando Tafalla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nichifor Borăscu in the 12th minute of the match. In the 14th minute International Thunders were awarded a corner. Carlo Gerick went to the cornerflag to take it. Pedro Manzanares made a fantastic save in the 19th minute, when Rodrigo Ferdinand sent off a good shot on target. Rodrigo Ferdinand came free with the goalkeeper in the 19th 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. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Loukianos Staikos, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. After having played for 25 minutes, Raimundas Baleika managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. International Thunders's supporters crossed their fingers, but Raimundas Baleika was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Montenegro in the 27th minute of play forced International Thunders's goalkeeper Thorsten Ternes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Loukianos Staikos scored 2-0 in the 32nd 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. When Colombia's Axel Montenegro in the 35th minute got a chance for a shot 35th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye International Thunders's goalie prevented a goal. Thorsten Ternes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Santino Seco had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Carlo Gerick kicked well hit freekick during the 42nd minute of the match. In the 46th minute, Axel Montenegro 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: 2-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Loukianos Staikos made a kick off. In the 54th minute, Colombia's Abram Sarmiento ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Thorsten Ternes. Thorsten Ternes yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-2. Thorsten Ternes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santino Seco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Axel Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Axel Montenegro came free with the goalkeeper in the 60th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Thorsten Ternes could save by the left post. With an all-out effort, Colombia's Thorsten Ternes threw himself towards the right post 63 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Santino Seco, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Colombia's Antonio Indiano quite brazenly broke a throw-in by 冯亦思, made in the 65th minute of the game. Thorsten Ternes came out of the goal in the 66th minute to try and stop a shot by Colombia's Axel Montenegro. But to his dismay, Axel Montenegro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. International Thunders made a substitution. Percival Costa replaced Loukianos Staikos. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. International Thunders's Thorsten Ternes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kevin Mastache in the 74th minute of play. After having played for 77 minutes, Rodrigo Ferdinand managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. International Thunders's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rodrigo Ferdinand was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Orlando Tafalla hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rodrigo Ferdinand in the 84th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86th minute, Percival Costa made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-3. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Percival Costa in the 90th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Percival Costa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pedro Manzanares was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Percival Costa in the 94th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The International Thunders 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.