Challenge

Estadio Saavedra
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fabio Hernando started the match with the kick off. Fabio Hernando recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 5th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jeronimo Birila in the 6th minute of the match. Fabio Hernando in the 11thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Pedro Manzanares, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Fabio Hernando struck a weak shot in the 15th minute. Pedro Manzanares didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Atletico Calamar Saavedra. Pedro Manzanares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fabio Hernando in the 16th minute. Kevin Mastache scored 0-1 in the 20th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bonifacio Naldo, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 25 minutes into the match, Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fabio Hernando. Fabio Hernando's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 29thth minute, Pedro Manzanares skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. With his leg Pedro Manzanares managed to avoid a goal in the 32ndth minute, when Atletico Calamar Saavedra's Jeronimo Birila fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Pedro Manzanares was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Fabio Hernando showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 34 minute of play. In the 38th minute, Jeronimo Birila ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pedro Manzanares was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Bonifacio Naldo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 46th minute, Axel Montenegro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bonifacio Naldo was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. 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.

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. Abel Esiquio kicked well hit freekick during the 55th minute of the match. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ruperto Txomin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal in the 63rd minute to try and stop a shot by Atletico Calamar Saavedra's Eugenio Fliz. But to his dismay, Eugenio Fliz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santino Seco in the 72nd minute of play forced Atletico Calamar Saavedra's goalkeeper Bonifacio Naldo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 73 minutes into the match, Atletico Calamar Saavedra's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Sarmiento came free, but Bonifacio Naldo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 77th minute, Atletico Calamar Saavedra's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Axel Montenegro fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Bonifacio Naldo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kevin Mastache in the 82nd minute of the match. 87 minutes into the match, Atletico Calamar Saavedra's goalkeeper Bonifacio Naldo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abram Secada. In the 87th minute, Colombia's Abram Secada dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-3. After 92 minutes of play, Atletico Calamar Saavedra's Fabio Hernando made it 4-3 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! After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Jeronimo Birila managed to get in a good position for a shot. Atletico Calamar Saavedra's supporters rose to their feet, but Jeronimo Birila was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pedro Manzanares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Atletico Calamar Saavedra's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.