Challenge

El Patio de su Casa
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Abram Sarmiento took the kick off in the first half of the match. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ilie Hurmuz in the 3rd minute of play. After 4 minutes of play, Timo!'s Franco Benvenuto made it 1-0 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! Elpidio Amor didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Axel Montenegro went, in the 9th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ilie Hurmuz in the 14th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franco Benvenuto in the 16th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Timo!'s Fabio Bastia got a free kick in the 18th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 19th minute, Santino Seco managed to get in a good position for a shot. Colombia's supporters rose to their feet, but Santino Seco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Elpidio Amor breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Elpidio Amor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santino Seco in the 21st minute of play. Elpidio Amor made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santino Seco in the 23rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Axel Montenegro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Elpidio Amor was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. 28 minutes into the match, Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Franco Benvenuto. After 31 played minutes Timo! got a freekick which was hit by Santos Burutzagi. When Axel Montenegro came up free with the goalie in the 31st 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 Axel Montenegro couldn't finish the play. Elpidio Amor showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 40th minute of the match.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Franco Benvenuto stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Izydor Karbowski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Manzanares having to interfere. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ilie Hurmuz in the 58th minute of play. In the 59th minute Franco Benvenuto 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ilie Hurmuz in the 63rd minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. Timo!'s Tomas Gelacio was substituted for Izydor Karbowski. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. Timo!'s Arquímedes Cesario was substituted for Ilie Hurmuz. Pascual Carballar struck a weak shot in the 72nd minute. Elpidio Amor didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Colombia. After some careless play in the Colombia defense, Alexandr Lunin 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. In the 76th minute, Alexandr Lunin made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-2. In the 78thth minute of the game Alexandr Lunin who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Colombia's Pedro Manzanares was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Arquímedes Cesario, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 85th minute Alexandr Lunin 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. 87 minutes into the game, one of Colombia:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Kevin Mastache scored 5-3 in the 94th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Elpidio Amor, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexandr Lunin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tomas Gelacio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Colombia's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.