Challenge

Shea
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jacob Albuquerque made the kick off which started today's match. In the 3rd minute Abram Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladimir Prestes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Geovani Mendonça in the 4th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pedro Manzanares saved Colombia from getting behind. Vladimir Prestes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kevin Mastache in the 6th minute of the match. When The Cavern Club's Geovani Mendonça in the 8th minute got a chance for a shot 8th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Colombia's goalie prevented a goal. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geovani Mendonça in the 9th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jacob Albuquerque in the 12th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A hard shot 13 in the game by Jacob Albuquerque from a close distance when the talented Pedro Manzanares managed to make a qualified save. Colombia's players were relieved. Vladimir Prestes didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Abram Sarmiento went, in the 25th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 27th minute, Santino Seco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, Colombia's Pedro Manzanares got control of the ball when Jacob Albuquerque tried to sneak it across the goal line. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Geovani Mendonça in the 30th minute of play. Geovani Mendonça took the ball and in the 31 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Pedro Manzanares made a fantastic save in the 34th minute, when Jacob Albuquerque sent off a good shot on target. Colombia's defense didn't have a chance, in the 34th minute, when Jacob Albuquerque scored to the left of an out of position Pedro Manzanares, making the score, 2-1. Vladimir Prestes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Axel Montenegro in the 39th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 40th minute of play forced The Cavern Club's goalkeeper Vladimir Prestes to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 41st minute Abram Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladimir Prestes saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed 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 Grzegorz Krychowiak in the 42nd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Axel Montenegro in the 45th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vladimir Prestes saved The Cavern Club from getting behind. In the 46th minute of the match Colombia got a corner. The Cavern Club's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Axel Montenegro ran over to the corner to take the kick. Axel Montenegro made a great header on Colombia's corner, it was just that The Cavern Club's Vladimir Prestes managed to reach the ball for a save. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Abram Sarmiento stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Vladimir Prestes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santino Seco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 55th minute Yoel Liñan 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. 57 minutes into the match, The Cavern Club's goalkeeper Vladimir Prestes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Axel Montenegro. 61 minutes into the match, The Cavern Club's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Montenegro came free, but Vladimir Prestes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vladimir Prestes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 63rd minute of the match. In the 65th minute, Santiago Emesto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 67th match minute, The Cavern Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Santiago Emesto to maneuver through the defense. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jacob Albuquerque in the 70th minute of play. 74 minutes into the match, The Cavern Club's goalkeeper Vladimir Prestes had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abram Secada. Vladimir Prestes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ignacio Mastache, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. The Cavern Club's Vladimir Prestes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santino Seco in the 81st minute of play. Abram Secadas short, quick shot in the 84thth minute got Vladimir Prestes to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abram Secada got free with Vladimir Prestes in the 88th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 93 minutes into the game, Grzegorz Krychowiak was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Cavern Club's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Colombia the free kick. After a rather tough play, The Cavern Club's Grzegorz Krychowiak got a free kick in the 94th minute. Abram Secada could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Vladimir Prestes made a huge save. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The The Cavern Club fans cheered their team off the field, for while Colombia had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.