Challenge

Estadio Casa Yellow
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Matias Gelmiro took the kick off in the first half of the match. Matias Gelmiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Manzanares having to interfere. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Matias Gelmiro in the 12th minute of play. Pedro Manzanares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Matias Gelmiro's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. The corner led ALIDIM FOR EVER's Tião Penha to fire away a dangerous shot which Pedro Manzanares despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 19 minutes into the game, ALIDIM FOR EVER's Matias Gelmiro 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, 1-0. 22 minutes had been played when some careless play by Colombia's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Stanko Selimović was slow to take the kick. During this time ALIDIM FOR EVER's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Stanko Selimović almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Colombia's Pedro Manzanares did a great save. Herminio Gizon 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 30th minute of the match, Jesus Dimas got a very nice opportunity to score, but Pedro Manzanares was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 34th minute of play forced ALIDIM FOR EVER's goalkeeper Herminio Gizon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 34 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Colombia's Abram Sarmiento fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. 37 minutes into the game, Colombia's Axel Montenegro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Herminio Gizon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. After 41 minutes of play, ALIDIM FOR EVER's Matias Gelmiro 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! Herminio Gizon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Montenegro in the 45th minute of the match. If Kevin Mastache had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Abram Sarmiento stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Jesus Dimas took the ball and in the 51 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-1. After a rather tough play, ALIDIM FOR EVER's Amanda Knapp got a free kick in the 53rd minute. 54 minutes into the match, Colombia's Abram Sarmiento sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Herminio Gizon narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Adan Bartuelo's late challenge caught a Colombia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Adan Bartuelo helped the player get up and apologised. ALIDIM FOR EVER made a substitution. Jairo Selatse replaced Jesus Dimas. ALIDIM FOR EVER's Gaueko Nanclares was substituted for Matias Gelmiro. The supporters of Colombia booed when ALIDIM FOR EVER was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 66 match minutes in a wonderful position. Adan Bartuelo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Axel Montenegro might have been able to make a better finish in the 68th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Herminio Gizon. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Axel Montenegro ran back to his position shaking his head. 68 minutes into the match, ALIDIM FOR EVER's goalkeeper Herminio Gizon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Axel Montenegro. When ALIDIM FOR EVER's Gaueko Nanclares in the 74th minute got a chance for a shot 74th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Colombia's goalie prevented a goal. 75 minutes into the match, ALIDIM FOR EVER's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Montenegro came free, but Herminio Gizon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 78th minute of the game Luis Cazalla made a throw-in which Kevin Mastache played forward. The throw-in from Antonio Indiano in the 79th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by ALIDIM FOR EVER's Bernardo Firmo. 79 minutes into the game, Bernardo Firmo was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. ALIDIM FOR EVER's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Colombia the free kick. In the 80th match minute, ALIDIM FOR EVER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Bernardo Firmo to maneuver through the defense. Abram Secada could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Herminio Gizon made a huge save. In the 84th minute, Abram Secada ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Herminio Gizon was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. 87 minutes into the match, ALIDIM FOR EVER's goalkeeper Herminio Gizon had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abram Secada. Herminio Gizon showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kevin Mastache, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. In the 90th minute Jairo Selatse 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. Herminio Gizon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abram Secada in the 91st minute. Herminio Gizon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ignacio Mastache, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joshua Garrido made in the 94th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by ALIDIM FOR EVER's Bernardo Firmo. Samuel Navarro was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 95 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Colombia fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 95th minute. Penalty! In the 97th minute, Stanko Selimović left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ALIDIM FOR EVER fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. 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 ALIDIM FOR EVER.