Challenge

Est Metropolitano
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Abram Sarmiento took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Rodrigo Ferdinand came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 4thth minute of the game Rodrigo Ferdinand who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Colombia's Pedro Manzanares was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 6 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Rodrigo Ferdinand came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal in the 9th minute to try and stop a shot by International Thunders's Loukianos Staikos. But to his dismay, Loukianos Staikos quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Axel Montenegro who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 14thth minute tested the skills of Thorsten Ternes when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 15 minutes into the game, Loukianos Staikos cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Pedro Manzanares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Thorsten Ternes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tibor Bäuschlein in the 20th minute of play. 23 minutes into the game, Tibor Bäuschlein cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Pedro Manzanares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 25th minute, Axel Montenegro reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Thorsten Ternes. The goal made the score 1-3. The supporters of Colombia booed when International Thunders was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raimundas Baleika didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thorsten Ternes made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Axel Montenegro sent off a good shot on target. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 2-3.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Loukianos Staikos to strike the kick off in the second half. After 51 minutes of play, Colombia's Orlando Tafalla made it 3-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Thorsten Ternes was left in no man's land by his defense there! 54 minutes into the game, Colombia's Axel Montenegro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Thorsten Ternes made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-3. After 57 minutes of play, International Thunders's Loukianos Staikos made it 4-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pedro Manzanares was left in no man's land by his defense there! 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 63rd minute. 冯亦思 made in the 67th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Colombia's Axel Montenegro. Thorsten Ternes 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 68th minute. International Thunders made a substitution. Percival Costa replaced Loukianos Staikos. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. The corner led to Colombia's Luis Cazalla getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Percival Costa struck a weak shot in the 75th minute. Pedro Manzanares didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for International Thunders. Rodrigo Ferdinand received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 76th minute. Pedro Manzanares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pedro Manzanares was out of position in the 79 minute of play, and Tibor Bäuschlein capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Tibor Bäuschlein really showed his touch with that goal: 4-5. International Thunders's Percival Costa got a good chance for a goal in the 82nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 90 minutes, Carlo Gerick mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the International Thunders and the Colombia players grew even worse after the yellow card. Carlo Gerick hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Pedro Manzanares made a fantastic save in the 92nd minute, when 冯亦思 sent off a good shot on target. Thorsten Ternes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ignacio Mastache in the 94th minute of the match. The International Thunders supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing International Thunders would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.