Challenge

Gran Parque Central
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Grabiel Escorcia got the match started through his kick off. Grabiel Escorcia blasted a shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pedro Manzanares having to make a save. 4 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Grabiel Escorcia came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Grabiel Escorcia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 7th minute Pascual Carballar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristiano Aveiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a little luck, Colombia's Pedro Manzanares got control of the ball when Grabiel Escorcia tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Colombia's Axel Montenegro got a free kick in the 24th minute. The audience was convinced that Grabiel Escorcia's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pedro Manzanares was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. 27 minutes into the match, Grabiel Escorcia notched a goal, 2-0, 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. Grabiel Escorcia might have been able to make a better finish in the 30th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Manzanares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Grabiel Escorcia ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grabiel Escorcia in the 30th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grabiel Escorcia in the 31st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Grabiel Escorcia in the 35th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 39 minutes into the match, Nacional's goal looked a bit too open when Santino Seco came free, but Cristiano Aveiro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Orlando Tafalla hit a great ball. Pedro Manzanares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Xu Sha in the 42nd minute. If Grabiel Escorcia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Grabiel Escorcia in the 44th minute of the match. If Joseph Gayoso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Abram Sarmiento to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, Axel Montenegro 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. Nacional's Cristiano Aveiro proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Nacional from getting a goal against them. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Grabiel Escorcia in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pedro Manzanares prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 61 minutes Colombia's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Xu Sha who took care of the corner kick. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Grabiel Escorcia, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 71st minute Abram Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristiano Aveiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristiano Aveiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santino Seco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Nacional's Cristiano Aveiro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 75th minute of play. Axel Montenegros short, quick shot in the 77thth minute got Cristiano Aveiro to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. 82 minutes into the game, Grabiel Escorcia cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Pedro Manzanares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. In the 86th minute, Damiano Fioravanti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ignacio Mastache received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 87th minute. Cristiano Aveiro tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him 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 Grabiel Escorcia in the 89th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Ignacio Mastache kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Cristiano Aveiro. That made the score 3-1 in the 94 minute of play.