Challenge

中国•北京•鸟巢
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Juan Edur kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 6th minute of play forced ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's goalkeeper Eddy Luirink to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's 苏皓强 got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 10th minute, Colombia's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after 苏皓强 fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. 13 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Marc Bouman came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juan Edur in the 15th minute of the match. After 15 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Orlando Tafalla. With 24 minutes on the clock, Bastiaan Mertens commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's 姚杰永 was substituted for 苏皓强. In the 24th minute, one of ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅: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 ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅. The referee gave Colombia a penalty, 27 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 ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's Eddy Luirink. 1-1. ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's Eddy Luirink played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Montenegro in the 30th minute of play. Eddy Luirink stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Axel Montenegro's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. 楚超潮 made in the 37th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Colombia's Antonio Indiano. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Santino Seco in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Eddy Luirink prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 40 minutes, Samuel Navarro mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Colombia and the ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅 players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Colombia's Samuel Navarro got a free kick in the 40th minute. 44 minutes into the match, Abram Sarmiento had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Eddy Luirink. ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Abram Sarmiento was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. In the 47th minute Juan Edur 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. The ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅 players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Colombia were winning 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Abram Sarmiento stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 52 minutes of play, ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's Marc Bouman made it 2-2 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! When 姚杰永 came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅 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 姚杰永 couldn't finish the play. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal in the 67th minute to try and stop a shot by ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's Gustaw Fudalej. But to his dismay, Gustaw Fudalej quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅 made a substitution. Marek Markowski replaced Juan Edur. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gustaw Fudalej, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. In the 74th match minute, ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 邓思思 to maneuver through the defense. Eddy Luirink took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kevin Mastache, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Colombia's Abram Secada managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by 楚超潮 in the 79 minute of the game. In the 82nd minute, Samuel Navarro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marc Bouman in the 86th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gustaw Fudalej made a great header on ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's corner, it was just that Colombia's Pedro Manzanares managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gustaw Fudalej in the 89th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 90th minute Kevin Mastache shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Eddy Luirink saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 93 minutes into the match, ≮王者归来≯紫禁之巅's goalkeeper Eddy Luirink had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kevin Mastache. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marek Markowski in the 95th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pedro Manzanares prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Gustaw Fudalej scored 4-2 in the 96th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pedro Manzanares, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Colombia's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.