Challenge

Gigante de Arroyito
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Super Chechona FC's Federico Girotti started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 4 minutes play. Antonio Indiano hit a great ball. Guto Rocha received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Pedro Manzanares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of Super Chechona FC booed when Colombia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joshua Garrido didn't get a good kick on the ball. Federico Girotti blasted a shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pedro Manzanares having to make a save. In the 13th minute Federico Girotti 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. 15 minutes into the match, Super Chechona FC's Federico Girotti sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Manzanares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Federico Girotti in the 16th minute of the match. A nice corner shot did that Celedonio Iratze got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Pedro Manzanares quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 25th 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: 0-1. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal in the 29th minute to try and stop a shot by Super Chechona FC's Federico Girotti. But to his dismay, Federico Girotti quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 32nd minute, Federico Girotti managed to get in a good position for a shot. Super Chechona FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Federico Girotti was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pedro Manzanares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Federico Girotti, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Alexander Simbert heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. After 39 minutes of play, Super Chechona FC's Federico Girotti made it 2-1 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! In the 42nd minute Abram Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Severo Montrelle saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Super Chechona FC getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Gonzalo Romano hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Super Chechona FC's zone, Axel Montenegro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Severo Montrelle came out of the goal and Axel Montenegro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 46 minutes, Johan Vásquez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Super Chechona FC and the Colombia players grew even worse after the yellow card. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Abram Sarmiento to make the kick off. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Federico Girotti in the 52nd minute of play. In the 59th minute, Luis Cazalla fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. In the 60th minute Colombia were awarded a corner. Axel Montenegro went to the cornerflag to take it. Colombia's Axel Montenegro got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Super Chechona FC made a substitution. Modesto Guillen replaced Federico Girotti. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Modesto Guillen, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Modesto Guillen in the 75th minute of play. 77 minutes into the game, Modesto Guillen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-3. Pedro Manzanares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Severo Montrelle made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santino Seco in the 83rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Modesto Guillen's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pedro Manzanares was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. After 86 minutes of play, Super Chechona FC's Modesto Guillen made it 5-3 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! Severo Montrelle was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Abram Secada showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 5-4 in the 89 minute of play. Severo Montrelle made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ignacio Mastache in the 92nd minute of play. Severo Montrelle made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abram Secada in the 94th minute. 96 minutes into the match, Abram Secada dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Severo Montrelle, 5-5. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.