Challenge

Floriana Krygiera
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute, Pogoń Szczecin's Norbert Major dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Norbert Major in the 6th minute of play. Sebastião Xoxe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. Sebastião Xoxe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santino Seco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Sebastião Xoxe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Pogoń Szczecin's Sebastião Xoxe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 16th minute of play. Sebastião Xoxe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 17th minute of the match. Pedro Manzanares was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Norbert Major showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 19 minute of play. Axel Montenegro might have been able to make a better finish in the 23rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Sebastião Xoxe. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Axel Montenegro ran back to his position shaking his head. Sebastião Xoxe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Axel Montenegro in the 23rd minute of play. With a little luck, Colombia's Pedro Manzanares got control of the ball when Norbert Major tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 28th minute Pogoń Szczecin were awarded a corner. Conrado Donzel went to the cornerflag to take it. Sebastião Xoxe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Colombia's zone, Norbert Major stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal and Norbert Major tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 33rd minute Abram Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastião Xoxe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Colombia's defense didn't have a chance, in the 35th minute, when Norbert Major scored to the left of an out of position Pedro Manzanares, making the score, 3-0. If Norbert Major had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 37th minute Norbert Major 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 39th minute Kevin Mastache shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastião Xoxe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 40 minutes had been played when some careless play by Pogoń Szczecin's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Axel Montenegro was slow to take the kick. During this time Colombia's players had a chance to rest. Colombia's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Axel Montenegro in the 41st minute. Colombia's Axel Montenegro was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Sebastião Xoxe in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 46th 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: 3-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Abram Sarmiento to strike the kick off in the second half. Sebastião Xoxe stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Axel Montenegro's shot from short distance in the 57th minute. Norbert Major sent away a hard shot on goal in the 60th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Pogoń Szczecin's Sebastião Xoxe proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save Pogoń Szczecin from getting a goal against them. Axel Montenegro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Sebastião Xoxe having to make a save. Axel Montenegro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Sebastião Xoxe made a huge save. 67 minutes into the game, Pogoń Szczecin's Norbert Major nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pedro Manzanares made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. Sebastião Xoxe made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abram Secada in the 71st minute. In the 71stth minute of the game Abram Secada who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pogoń Szczecin's Sebastião Xoxe was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Abram Secada could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Sebastião Xoxe made a huge save. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Norbert Major, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Norbert Major managed to get in a good position for a shot. Pogoń Szczecin's supporters rose to their feet, but Norbert Major 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. In the 80th minute Norbert Major 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. 82 minutes into the match, Pogoń Szczecin's goalkeeper Sebastião Xoxe had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abram Secada. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Norbert Major, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ignacio Mastache in the 85th minute of play forced Pogoń Szczecin's goalkeeper Sebastião Xoxe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Pogoń Szczecin's Conrado Donzel got a free kick in the 86th minute. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind Pogoń Szczecin's goalkeeper Sebastião Xoxe, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Pogoń Szczecin's defense didn't have a chance, in the 91st minute, when Ignacio Mastache scored to the left of an out of position Sebastião Xoxe, making the score, 4-2. In the 95th minute, Norbert Major ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pedro Manzanares was frozen by the shot and now it was 5-2. For all the effort they put into the match, the Colombia players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Pogoń Szczecin.