Challenge

Marnodromo
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) In the 6th minute, Igor Jokin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Marno F.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Igor Jokin in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pedro Manzanares saved Colombia from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 10th minute, Santino Seco managed to get in a good position for a shot. Colombia's supporters rose to their feet, but Santino Seco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Aldo Beltxe breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 13 played minutes Marno F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Karl-Åke Sandwall. Aldo Beltxe 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 18th minute. Aldo Beltxe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 27th minute of play forced Marno F.C.'s goalkeeper Aldo Beltxe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 31 minutes into the match, Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lázaro Cefero. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zeledon Victoro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Colombia's Kevin Mastache managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Martin Bieito in the 35 minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Axel Montenegro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Aldo Beltxe was relentless in the 37th minute of the game. Aldo Beltxe 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 39th minute. Aldo Beltxe 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 39th minute. In the 40th minute Abram Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aldo Beltxe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 41st match minute, Marno F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pete Sutcliffe to maneuver through the defense. After 44 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Kevin Mastache. After 46 played minutes Marno F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Jorge Abilio. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Abram Sarmiento to make the kick off. Martin Bieito made in the 52nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Colombia's Kevin Mastache. After 55 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Axel Montenegro. 60 minutes into the match, Colombia's Axel Montenegro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Aldo Beltxe narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. 68 minutes had been played when some careless play by Marno F.C.'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Kevin Mastache was slow to take the kick. During this time Colombia's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Kevin Mastache got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Aldo Beltxe quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 70 minutes into the match, Igor Jokin notched a goal, 2-0, to the right of Colombia's Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After 75 played minutes Marno F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Karl-Åke Sandwall. With his leg Aldo Beltxe managed to avoid a goal in the 77thth minute, when Colombia's Abram Secada fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. When Luis Cazalla came up free with the goalie in the 78th minute, the Colombia 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 Luis Cazalla couldn't finish the play. Martin Bieito made in the 82nd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Lázaro Cefero. In the 87th minute Kevin Mastache shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aldo Beltxe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lázaro Cefero in the 95th minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Marno F.C. fans cheered their team off the field, for while Colombia had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.