Challenge

Soldiers Field
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. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Pascual Carballar hit a great ball. 3 minutes into the match, Baal Ares notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Colombia's Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Baal Ares might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Manzanares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Baal Ares ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, Colombia's Pedro Manzanares got control of the ball when Baal Ares tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Colombia booed when Ares FC -MM- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zé Augusto Maciel didn't get a good kick on the ball. Axel Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The crowd rose to their feet as Ares FC -MM-'s Baal Ares slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Pedro Manzanares. That made the score 2-0 after 19 minutes of play. 22 minutes into the match, Ares FC -MM-'s Baal Ares sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Manzanares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 24 minutes had been played when some careless play by Colombia's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Karadeniz Otay was slow to take the kick. During this time Ares FC -MM-'s players had a chance to rest. Pedro Manzanares was out of position in the 27 minute of play, and Baal Ares capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Baal Ares really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. When the match had gone on for 34 minutes, Mao Bin Ao put it in 4-0 from a short distance just to the right of Pedro Manzanares. 39 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Baal Ares came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With his leg Pedro Manzanares managed to avoid a goal in the 43rdth minute, when Ares FC -MM-'s Baal Ares fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Folkert Walregt to strike the kick off in the second half. Kevin Mastache might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Luca Jivulescu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kevin Mastache ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 57th minute Baal Ares 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. After some careless play in the Ares FC -MM- defense, Axel Montenegro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Luca Jivulescu. The Ares FC -MM- fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Luca Jivulescu should have stopped the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Baal Ares in the 62nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pedro Manzanares saved Colombia from getting behind. Pedro Manzanares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Baal Ares went, in the 64th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-1 was the resulting score. 68 minutes into the game, Ares FC -MM-'s Baal Ares 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, 6-1. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Baal Ares in the 72nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santino Seco in the 73rd minute of play forced Ares FC -MM-'s goalkeeper Luca Jivulescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Folkert Walregt in the 74th minute of play. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal in the 79th minute to try and stop a shot by Ares FC -MM-'s Baal Ares. But to his dismay, Baal Ares quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 7-1. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Baal Ares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 83 minutes into the match, Baal Ares notched a goal, 8-1, to the right of Colombia's Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Luca Jivulescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pascual Carballar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Through an outstanding action, after 86 minutes, Luca Jivulescu successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal in the 88th minute to try and stop a shot by Ares FC -MM-'s Baal Ares. But to his dismay, Baal Ares quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 9-1. Lucrețiu Cuculeanu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 94th minute. Pedro Manzanares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Ares FC -MM- fully deserved thier win.