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Match Report
La Cucha
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Boleslaw Sidorowicz took the kick off in the first half of the match. 4 minutes into the match, Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Nestor Sancho. After a defensive mix-up in Simbo FC's zone, Abram Sarmiento stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mías Khalifa came out of the goal and Abram Sarmiento tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 8th minute Abram Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mías Khalifa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Abram Sarmiento came up free with the goalie in the 11th 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 Abram Sarmiento couldn't finish the play. After 16 played minutes Simbo FC got a freekick which was hit by Honorato Bibiano. Simbo FC's Nestor Sancho got a good chance for a goal in the 21st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Abram Sarmiento scored 0-1 in the 27th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mías Khalifa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 33rdth minute of the game Abram Sarmiento who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Simbo FC's Mías Khalifa was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 35 minutes Simbo FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Axel Montenegro who took care of the corner kick. Colombia's Axel Montenegro was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Mías Khalifa in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Abram Sarmiento struck a weak shot in the 36th minute. Mías Khalifa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Colombia. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 42nd minute of play forced Simbo FC's goalkeeper Mías Khalifa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abram Sarmiento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mías Khalifa having to interfere.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Abram Sarmiento made a kick off. In the 59th match minute, Colombia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kevin Mastache to maneuver through the defense. Simbo FC made a substitution. Miliano Sacristán replaced Tincho Palermo. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Kevin Mastache hit a great ball. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miliano Sacristán, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Nestor Sancho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. Kevin Mastache could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Mías Khalifa made a huge save. In the 70th minute Colombia were awarded a corner. Kevin Mastache went to the cornerflag to take it. After 72 minutes Simbo FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Kevin Mastache who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Colombia's Joshua Garrido to fire away a dangerous shot which Mías Khalifa despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Carlos Trinidad sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miliano Sacristán, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kevin Mastache received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 79th minute. Mías Khalifa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 83 minutes into the match, Miliano Sacristán 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 Miliano Sacristán was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Antonio Indiano hit a great ball. Sabri Ravelli struck a weak shot in the 90th 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 Simbo FC. After some careless play in the Simbo FC defense, Kevin Mastache kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mías Khalifa. The Simbo FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mías Khalifa should have stopped the shot. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Miliano Sacristán, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pedro Manzanares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Carlos Trinidad went, in the 97th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. When the final whistle went the supporters of Colombia were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant Simbo FC side.
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