Challenge

Alejandro Sabella
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Abram Sarmiento made the kick off which started today's match. In the 4th 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. 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009 were awarded a corner in the 5th minute after Colombia's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Claudio Caniggia took the corner. Claudio Caniggia made a great header on 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009's corner, it was just that Colombia's Pedro Manzanares managed to reach the ball for a save. The supporters of Colombia booed when 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antonio Orlo didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 8th minute, 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009's Bo Ros ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Axel Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Montenegro in the 12th minute of play forced 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009's goalkeeper Marta Pressley to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Colombia's attentive Kevin Mastache managed to snatch the ball when Juan Leto made a throw-in in the 15th minute of the game. Axel Montenegro might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marta Pressley. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Axel Montenegro ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 16th minute Axel Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marta Pressley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Colombia's Axel Montenegro in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009's goalie prevented a goal. In the 22nd minute, 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009's Hugo Bela dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. In the 24th minute, Axel Montenegro made a precise shot to the right of Marta Pressley. 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Marta Pressley took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 33 minutes into the match, Hugo Bela notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Colombia's Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Axel Montenegro might have been able to make a better finish in the 36th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marta Pressley. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Axel Montenegro ran back to his position shaking his head. Marta Pressley made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Axel Montenegro in the 36th minute of play. After 41 minutes 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009'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. The corner led Colombia's Axel Montenegro to fire away a dangerous shot which Marta Pressley despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Pascual Carballar hit a great ball. Kevin Mastache received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 44th minute. Marta Pressley tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Bo Ros was the one to do the kick off. With a little luck, 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009's Marta Pressley got control of the ball when Axel Montenegro tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 56th minute the ball was on its way in behind 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009's goalkeeper Marta Pressley, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hugo Bela in the 58th minute of play. The throw-in from Erasmo Goiano in the 62nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Colombia's Antonio Indiano. Marta Pressley didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Axel Montenegro went, in the 65th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. Dave Efrayim scored 4-2 in the 69th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pedro Manzanares, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The crowd rose to their feet as Colombia's Ignacio Mastache slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Marta Pressley. That made the score 4-3 after 74 minutes of play. The corner led to 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009's Diego Millrick getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. 87 minutes into the match, 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Secada came free, but Marta Pressley reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marta Pressley made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Abram Secada sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of Colombia booed when 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Erasmo Goiano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marta Pressley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ignacio Mastache in the 94th minute of the match. In the 94th minute Ignacio Mastache shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marta Pressley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 95th minute, Joshua Garrido got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal.