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GELORA JEMBer UTara
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Abram Sarmiento hit a great ball. 4 minutes into the match, Aniol Peña dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Pedro Manzanares, 1-0. JEMBer UTara's Joel Bertol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 6th minute of play. 8 minutes into the match, JEMBer UTara's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Sarmiento came free, but Joel Bertol reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aniol Peña in the 15th minute of play. Joel Bertol took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. JEMBer UTara's Joel Bertol played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 22nd minute of play. 23 minutes into the game, Rolly Salisbury was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. JEMBer UTara's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Colombia the free kick. After 23 played minutes JEMBer UTara got a freekick which was hit by Rolly Salisbury. In the 26th minute Santino Seco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joel Bertol saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. JEMBer UTara's Lucas Eger quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Pascual Carballar, made in the 28th minute of the game. Pedro Manzanares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aniol Peña's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. In the 32nd minute, Samuel Navarro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cai Jun Wei's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pedro Manzanares read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 33rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santino Seco in the 35th minute of play forced JEMBer UTara's goalkeeper Joel Bertol to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joel Bertol came out of the goal in the 44th minute to try and stop a shot by Colombia's Abram Sarmiento. But to his dismay, Abram Sarmiento quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. JEMBer UTara's Rafet Nesip was substituted for Aniol Peña. The JEMBer UTara players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Colombia were winning 1-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Abram Sarmiento was the one to do the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Rafet Nesip came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rafet Nesip in the 56th minute of play. JEMBer UTara's Rafet Nesip got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 59 minutes into the match, JEMBer UTara's Rafet Nesip sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Manzanares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After having played for 62 minutes, Rafet Nesip managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. JEMBer UTara's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rafet Nesip was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Joel Bertol made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pascual Carballar in the 68th minute. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. In the 74th minute Rafet Nesip 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. With a little luck, JEMBer UTara's Joel Bertol got control of the ball when Pascual Carballar tried to sneak it across the goal line. 78 minutes into the match, JEMBer UTara's goal looked a bit too open when Ignacio Mastache came free, but Joel Bertol reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 81 minutes into the match, Rafet Nesip had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rafet Nesip was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. Pedro Manzanares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Rafet Nesip went, in the 87th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-2 was the resulting score. Ignacio Mastache could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 89th minute of the match, but Joel Bertol made a huge save. In the 90th minute, Luis Cazalla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. JEMBer UTara's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.