Challenge

Wittbach
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Ted Lasso got the match started through his kick off. The supporters of Wittbach SSA booed when Colombia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Axel Montenegro didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 7th minute of the match, Grzegorz Motowski tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Pedro Manzanares saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Daniel Bentkowski could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Pedro Manzanares made a huge save. Ted Lasso could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 15th minute of the match, but Pedro Manzanares made a huge save. Grzegorz Motowski received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Pedro Manzanares came out and tried to block the shot, but Grzegorz Motowski slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 20th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Colombia's zone, Grzegorz Motowski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal and Grzegorz Motowski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Wittbach SSA's Ted Lasso in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Colombia's goalie prevented a goal. The corner ended in Grzegorz Motowski almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Colombia's Pedro Manzanares did a great save. After a defensive mix-up in Colombia's zone, Constantino Frederik stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal and Constantino Frederik tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 31st minute, Borys Kolba left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Wittbach SSA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. Axel Montenegro might have been able to make a better finish in the 36th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ján Oblak. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Axel Montenegro ran back to his position shaking his head. 36 minutes into the match, Wittbach SSA's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Montenegro came free, but Ján Oblak reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 38th minute the ball was on its way in behind Wittbach SSA's goalkeeper Ján Oblak, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 39 minutes Wittbach SSA's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Axel Montenegro who took care of the corner kick. The corner ended in Axel Montenegro almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Wittbach SSA's Ján Oblak did a great save. When the match had gone on for 41 minutes, Jedrzej Ikalewicz took a quick shot and it went in 5-0 without a chance for Pedro Manzanares to make any attempt to save it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Axel Montenegro in the 46th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ján Oblak saved Wittbach SSA from getting behind. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 5-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Abram Sarmiento stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Axel Montenegro's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 50thth minute, Ján Oblak skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 54th minute Abram Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ján Oblak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Colombia booed when Wittbach SSA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nikos Vourlis didn't get a good kick on the ball. 61 minutes into the match, Wittbach SSA's goalkeeper Ján Oblak had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Axel Montenegro. Ján Oblak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kevin Mastache in the 64th minute of the match. With an all-out effort, Colombia's Ján Oblak threw himself towards the right post 65 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Santino Seco, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 67 minutes into the match, Ted Lasso had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ted Lasso was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 6-0. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. In the 71st minute of the game Nikos Vourlis made a throw-in which Ted Lasso played forward. The supporters of Wittbach SSA booed when Colombia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Samuel Navarro didn't get a good kick on the ball. 78 minutes into the match, Colombia's Abram Secada sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ján Oblak narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 79 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Ted Lasso came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ján Oblak made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abram Secada in the 81st minute. In the 86th minute, Ignacio Mastache 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: 6-1. After having played for 88 minutes, Abram Secada managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Colombia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abram Secada was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Wittbach SSA's Ján Oblak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ignacio Mastache in the 90th minute of play. In the 92nd minute, Abram Secada ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ján Oblak was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abram Secada got free with Ján Oblak in the 96th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. For all the effort they put into the match, the Colombia players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Wittbach SSA.