Challenge

Estadio Saavedra
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) After 4 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Santino Seco. Bonifacio Naldo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 7th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 12th minute of play forced Atletico Calamar Saavedra's goalkeeper Bonifacio Naldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute, Atletico Calamar Saavedra's Fabio Hernando dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. In the 16th minute, Epifanio Koldobika hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bonifacio Naldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joshua Garrido, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Atletico Calamar Saavedra's Bonifacio Naldo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 24th minute of play. In the 27th minute, Abram Sarmiento 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: 2-1. In the 34th minute Axel Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bonifacio Naldo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ruperto Txomin, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Pedro Manzanares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Epifanio Koldobika in the 40th minute. Bonifacio Naldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santino Seco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abram Sarmiento in the 43rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bonifacio Naldo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Abram Sarmiento to make the kick off. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jeronimo Birila in the 50th minute of play. In the 59th minute Fabio Hernando 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. In the 61st minute, Fabio Hernando had to leave the field with a concussion. 61 minutes into the game, Antonio Indiano was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Colombia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Atletico Calamar Saavedra the free kick. Abel Esiquio might have been able to make a better finish in the 63rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Manzanares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Abel Esiquio ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 66th match minute, Colombia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antonio Indiano to maneuver through the defense. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. Antonio Indiano kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Abram Secada in the 71st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bonifacio Naldo saved Atletico Calamar Saavedra from getting behind. Tadeo Gitano made in the 73rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Colombia's Kevin Mastache. If Abram Secada had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Abram Secada's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Bonifacio Naldo firmly grabbed it by the left post. Atletico Calamar Saavedra's Bonifacio Naldo proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 76th minute of the match, managed to save Atletico Calamar Saavedra from getting a goal against them. Colombia's Pascual Carballar managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Tadeo Gitano in the 78 minute of the game. A sloppy throw-in by Horymír Arnošt in the 80th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Colombia's Kevin Mastache. Bonifacio Naldo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ignacio Mastache in the 81st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santino Seco in the 84th minute of play forced Atletico Calamar Saavedra's goalkeeper Bonifacio Naldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86th minute, Paulo Quintan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Bonifacio Naldo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abram Secada in the 90th minute. Luis Cazalla hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Abram Secada could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Bonifacio Naldo made a huge save.