Challenge

Paulistano
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Abram Sarmiento made the kick off which started today's match. If Jimeno Henric had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 5th 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. After some careless play in the Colombia defense, Lenílson Leite kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pedro Manzanares. The Colombia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pedro Manzanares should have stopped the shot. └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s Arlindo Rossi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 13th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 14 minutes, Pedro Manzanares successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Axel Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 17 minutes into the match, └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s goal looked a bit too open when Axel Montenegro came free, but Arlindo Rossi reached the ball before it rolled over 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 Gong Zhan Chen in the 20th minute of play. Pedro Manzanares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ronaldo Simão went, in the 22nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. In the 25th minute Abram Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arlindo Rossi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Arlindo Rossi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pedro Manzanares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Gong Zhan Chen went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. 35 minutes into the match, └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s goal looked a bit too open when Abram Sarmiento came free, but Arlindo Rossi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gong Zhan Chen, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. If Ronaldo Simão had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee felt a red card was in order, 45 minutes into the game, when Samuel Navarro put in a rough tackle. In the 45th minute, Samuel Navarro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After having played for 46 minutes, Gong Zhan Chen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Gong Zhan Chen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

In the 51st minute, Pascual Carballar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Colombia's zone, Gong Zhan Chen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal and Gong Zhan Chen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jimeno Henric in the 54th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ defense, Santino Seco kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arlindo Rossi. The └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arlindo Rossi should have stopped the shot. Arlindo Rossi was a little too slow when Abram Sarmiento got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 65th minute. The score was now 4-2. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. Ignacio Mastache sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Arlindo Rossi made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Ignacio Mastache sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ignacio Mastache in the 79th minute of play forced └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s goalkeeper Arlindo Rossi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79th minute, Ignacio Mastache made a precise shot to the right of Arlindo Rossi. └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-3. Santino Seco sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Loïc Le Meur made in the 89th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Lenílson Leite immediately put the ball in play. After some careless play in the └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ defense, Santino Seco kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arlindo Rossi. The └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arlindo Rossi should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ignacio Mastache in the 94th minute of play forced └◘RivierA▬Þauli§tA◘┘'s goalkeeper Arlindo Rossi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Colombia's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Kevin Mastache in the 96th minute.