Challenge

Eugenio Carlucci
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Francesco Coscia started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rd 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. In the 5th minute of the match Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC got a corner. Colombia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Valeriu Stoicescu ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Valeriu Stoicescu got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Pedro Manzanares quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. With a little luck, Colombia's Pedro Manzanares got control of the ball when Erwin Jadamowitz tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 13th minute Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC were awarded a corner. Valeriu Stoicescu went to the cornerflag to take it. Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's Erwin Jadamowitz was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Pedro Manzanares in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Pedro Manzanares didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 16th minute, which inside left pole to 1-0. When Francesco Coscia came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC 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 Francesco Coscia couldn't finish the play. Kevin Mastache hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Liu Xing Qiang didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Santino Seco went, in the 23rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Liu Xing Qiang 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 28th minute. In the 32nd match minute, Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valeriu Stoicescu to maneuver through the defense. In the 34th minute of the match, Eugenio Cannata 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 Serafim Malta in the 39th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Liu Xing Qiang showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kevin Mastache in the 41st minute of the match. Axel Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Abram Sarmiento to make the kick off. With an all-out effort, Colombia's Liu Xing Qiang threw himself towards the right post 51 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Abram Sarmiento, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Liu Xing Qiang was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Axel Montenegro showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-2 in the 58 minute of play. 61 minutes into the match, Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's goalkeeper Liu Xing Qiang had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Axel Montenegro. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Francesco Coscia in the 70th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Axel Montenegro got free with Liu Xing Qiang in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 73rd minute Erwin Jadamowitz 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. Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 77th minute, when Axel Montenegro scored to the left of an out of position Liu Xing Qiang, making the score, 2-3. Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC's Didier Skarsø was substituted for Erwin Jadamowitz. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Valeriu Stoicescu during the 86th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Colombia's Israel Elvira was substituted for Kevin Mastache. In the 87th match minute, Trezzano Sul Naviglio AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valeriu Stoicescu to maneuver through the defense. When Israel Elvira came up free with the goalie in the 92nd 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 Israel Elvira couldn't finish the play. Israel Elvira's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Liu Xing Qiang firmly grabbed it by the left post. Liu Xing Qiang made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ignacio Mastache in the 94th minute of play. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Colombia eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.