Challenge

La Villa
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Abram Sarmiento kicked off to start the match. When Denver Phoenix fell near the penalty area in the 2nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored ..Villa Rugby Club..'s protests and gave Denver Phoenix a yellow card for diving instead. In the 2nd match minute, ..Villa Rugby Club.. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Denver Phoenix to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the ..Villa Rugby Club.. defense, Pascual Carballar kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Carlos Lampe. The ..Villa Rugby Club.. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Carlos Lampe should have stopped the shot. Luis Cazalla hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. In the 12th minute, Mikolaj Giertych reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Pedro Manzanares. The goal made the score 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santino Seco in the 16th minute of play forced ..Villa Rugby Club..'s goalkeeper Carlos Lampe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedro Manzanares was out of position in the 20 minute of play, and Mikolaj Giertych capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Mikolaj Giertych really showed his touch with that goal: 3-1. 28 minutes into the match, ..Villa Rugby Club..'s goal looked a bit too open when Axel Montenegro came free, but Carlos Lampe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Axel Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some careless play in the ..Villa Rugby Club.. defense, Santino Seco kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Carlos Lampe. The ..Villa Rugby Club.. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Carlos Lampe should have stopped the shot. ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Carlos Lampe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Montenegro in the 35th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Colombia's zone, Mikolaj Giertych stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal and Mikolaj Giertych tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Carlos Lampe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mikolaj Giertych's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pedro Manzanares read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 44th minute of play. After 46 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Samuel Navarro. 48 minutes had been played when some careless play by Colombia's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Orlando Jerrold was slow to take the kick. During this time ..Villa Rugby Club..'s players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Orlando Jerrold almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Colombia's Pedro Manzanares did a great save. Pedro Manzanares had great luck who in the 48thth minute grab hold of the ball when Cavad Lider from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-2 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Mikolaj Giertych made a kick off. Mikolaj Giertych struck a weak shot in the 52nd 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 ..Villa Rugby Club... Carlos Lampe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 57th minute of the match. The supporters of Colombia booed when ..Villa Rugby Club.. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Denver Phoenix didn't get a good kick on the ball. ..Villa Rugby Club.. made a substitution. Carlos Saúl Menem replaced Mikolaj Giertych. ..Villa Rugby Club.. made a substitution. Enrique Gaur replaced Valentin Geambașu. The supporters of Colombia booed when ..Villa Rugby Club.. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Denver Phoenix didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot 66 in the game by Axel Montenegro from a close distance when the talented Carlos Lampe managed to make a qualified save. ..Villa Rugby Club..'s players were relieved. Carlos Lampe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Axel Montenegro, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Carlos Saúl Menem might have been able to make a better finish in the 71st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Manzanares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Carlos Saúl Menem ran back to his position shaking his head. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carlos Saúl Menem in the 71st minute of play. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. Aldo Zumiel made in the 75th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Carlos Saúl Menem. After a defensive mix-up in ..Villa Rugby Club..'s zone, Abram Secada stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Carlos Lampe came out of the goal and Abram Secada tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 84th minute Carlos Saúl Menem 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. If Enrique Gaur had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Saúl Menem, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carlos Lampe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santino Seco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.