Challenge

New Stadium Miran
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Charlie Vandamme made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpected shot in the 5th minute by Mané Belino got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. New Miran FC's Johan Neeskens quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Luis Cazalla, made in the 14th minute of the game. In the 17th minute, Charlie Vandamme left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The New Miran FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. 20 minutes into the match, New Miran FC's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Montenegro came free, but Gino Tonić reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gino Tonić took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gino Tonić showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Axel Montenegro, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. 30 minutes into the game, Colombia's Abram Sarmiento nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gino Tonić made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. New Miran FC's Gino Tonić played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 32nd minute of play. 36 minutes into the match, Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Charlie Vandamme. 37 minutes into the game, Orlando Tafalla threw the ball into play from the sideline. New Miran FC's Dito Penha quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Hugo De Leon recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 41st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Pedro Manzanares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Charlie Vandamme in the 43rd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Charlie Vandamme in the 44th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pedro Manzanares saved Colombia from getting behind. Zafer Yavuzhan lost his temper 47 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. In the 46th minute, one of New Miran FC:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for New Miran FC. The referee gave Colombia a penalty, 49 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Axel Montenegro, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of New Miran FC's Gino Tonić. 1-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Abram Sarmiento made a kick off. In the 57th minute Axel Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gino Tonić saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. New Miran FC made a substitution. Arturo Turner replaced Mané Belino. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Charlie Vandamme, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 64 minutes Colombia's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Johan Neeskens who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Johan Neeskens got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Pedro Manzanares quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. When Charlie Vandamme came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the New Miran FC 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 Charlie Vandamme couldn't finish the play. After a rather tough play, Colombia's Antonio Indiano got a free kick in the 74th minute. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Johan Neeskens in the 75th minute of the match. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind New Miran FC's goalkeeper Gino Tonić, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When Johan Neeskens fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored New Miran FC's protests and gave Johan Neeskens a yellow card for diving instead. After 79 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for New Miran FC! Kevin Mastache hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. Kevin Mastache hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. The New Miran FC fans' excitement grew in the 88th match minute when New Miran FC's Laerte Marquez looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 91st minute, Laerte Marquez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The New Miran FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. Gino Tonić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ignacio Mastache in the 94th minute of the match. After 95 minutes of play Colombia's Kevin Mastache was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Laerte Marquez, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. New Miran FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.