Challenge

Valeska Samplezza
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Abram Sarmiento started the match with the kick off. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Christian Almkvist in the 6th minute of play. 13 minutes into the match, Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Saul Roman. Giorgio March made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Axel Montenegro in the 14th minute of play. In the 16th minute Axel Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giorgio March saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Giorgio March made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Axel Montenegro in the 19th minute of play. 30 minutes into the game, Abram Sarmiento cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Giorgio March was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 37th minute of play forced C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's goalkeeper Giorgio March to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Giorgio March played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santino Seco in the 41st minute of play. Giorgio March showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Montenegro in the 45th minute of the match. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Christian Almkvist stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Giorgio March took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santino Seco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Lu Fan Xi quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Joshua Garrido, made in the 52nd minute of the game. Giorgio March showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 59th minute of the match. Christian Almkvist struck a weak shot in the 62nd 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 C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07. After a rather tough play, C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Christian Almkvist got a free kick in the 64th minute. 67 minutes into the game, Colombia's Axel Montenegro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Giorgio March made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Indar Albizua was substituted for Christian Almkvist. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Indar Albizua in the 75th minute of play. In the 77th minute, Colombia's Santino Seco ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Giorgio March. Giorgio March yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-3. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Indar Albizua in the 81st minute of play. In the 83rd match minute, Colombia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antonio Indiano to maneuver through the defense. When the match had gone on for 88 minutes, Kevin Mastache took a quick shot and it went in 2-4 without a chance for Giorgio March to make any attempt to save it. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Giorgio March played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ignacio Mastache in the 91st minute of play. 92 minutes into the match, Indar Albizua notched a goal, 3-4, 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. The Colombia players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.