Challenge

Karaliai Kingdom
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Abram Sarmiento started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the match, Kings's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Sarmiento came free, but Haşim Batüralp reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luis Cazalla made in the 6th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Kings's Costică Coadã. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Victorino Marko, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. Nojus Bikas who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 12thth minute tested the skills of Pedro Manzanares when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When Colombia's Abram Sarmiento in the 14th minute got a chance for a shot 14th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Kings's goalie prevented a goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Nojus Bikas in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pedro Manzanares saved Colombia from getting behind. Haşim Batüralp made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kevin Mastache in the 18th minute of play. 20 minutes into the match, Kings's Nojus Bikas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Manzanares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When the match had gone on for 22 minutes, Nojus Bikas took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Pedro Manzanares to make any attempt to save it. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nojus Bikas in the 26th minute of play. In the 29th minute Nojus Bikas 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 33 minutes, Costică Coadã mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Kings and the Colombia players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Kings getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Costică Coadã hit a great ball. 34 minutes into the match, Kings's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Sarmiento came free, but Haşim Batüralp reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 37th minute, Edgaras Jankauskas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Abram Sarmiento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The throw-in from Orlando Tafalla in the 40th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Kings's Kristupas Šimkūnas. In the 43rd minute, Cosme Mateus hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Nojus Bikas to strike the kick off in the second half. Colombia's attentive Antonio Indiano managed to snatch the ball when Edgaras Jankauskas made a throw-in in the 53rd minute of the game. Colombia's Pascual Carballar quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Luís Figo, made in the 54th minute of the game. After some careless play in the Kings defense, Axel Montenegro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Haşim Batüralp. The Kings fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Haşim Batüralp should have stopped the shot. Kings's Haşim Batüralp proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 59th minute of the match, managed to save Kings from getting a goal against them. With a little luck, Kings's Haşim Batüralp got control of the ball when Axel Montenegro tried to sneak it across the goal line. Haşim Batüralp showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 62nd minute of the match. After 72 minutes of play, Kings's Nojus Bikas made it 3-1 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! Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. Kings's Bob Grammet managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Luis Cazalla in the 76 minute of the game. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nojus Bikas, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. After having played for 82 minutes, Nojus Bikas managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Kings's supporters crossed their fingers, but Nojus Bikas was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Abram Secada's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Haşim Batüralp read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 85th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 85 minutes, Haşim Batüralp successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 88th minute Colombia were awarded a corner. Kevin Mastache went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Kevin Mastache almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Kings's Haşim Batüralp did a great save. Kings walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.