Challenge

Arena Muratt
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) 7 minutes into the game, Claudinei Xavier recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Pedro Manzanares. Claudinei Xavier showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. When Claudinei Xavier came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the ALTHENTIC F.C 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 Claudinei Xavier couldn't finish the play. Axel Montenegro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Mila Gröhe having to make a save. ALTHENTIC F.C's Mila Gröhe played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Montenegro in the 14th minute of play. A throw-in in the 16th minute of the game was made by Axel Montenegro with Santino Seco as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. The audience was convinced that Elco Das's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pedro Manzanares was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 20 minutes, Elco Das put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Pedro Manzanares. In the 24th match minute, ALTHENTIC F.C was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Claudinei Xavier to maneuver through the defense. In a very dangerous position, a player in ALTHENTIC F.C fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 26th minute. Penalty! In the 38th minute of the match ALTHENTIC F.C got a corner. Colombia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Claudinei Xavier ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led ALTHENTIC F.C's Claudinei Xavier to fire away a dangerous shot which Pedro Manzanares despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Colombia's Kevin Mastache got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Mila Gröhe took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kevin Mastache, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 45th minute the ball was on its way in behind ALTHENTIC F.C's goalkeeper Mila Gröhe, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Mila Gröhe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Axel Montenegro in the 47th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Elco Das to make the kick off. 59 minutes into the match, Axel Montenegro dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Mila Gröhe, 2-2. 62 minutes into the game, Sebastien Homes threw the ball into play from the sideline. Colombia's Pascual Carballar quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Colombia's Joshua Garrido got a good chance for a goal in the 63rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 66 minutes into the match, ALTHENTIC F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Kevin Mastache came free, but Mila Gröhe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. The corner led Colombia's Luis Cazalla to fire away a dangerous shot which Mila Gröhe despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Claudinei Xavier in the 70th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mila Gröhe made a fantastic save in the 71st minute, when Santino Seco sent off a good shot on target. 76 minutes into the match, ALTHENTIC F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Ignacio Mastache came free, but Mila Gröhe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 81 minutes into the match, Colombia's Abram Secada sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Mila Gröhe narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Elco Das in the 82nd minute of the match. Abram Secada struck a weak shot in the 83rd minute. Mila Gröhe didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Colombia. 87 minutes into the game, Ignacio Mastache lined in a short shot 2-3 behind a frustrated Mila Gröhe. Hermengildo Laurentzi took the ball and in the 90 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-3. Çelikan Ergök made in the 93rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Colombia's Orlando Tafalla. In the 94th match minute, Colombia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abram Secada to maneuver through the defense. In the 96th minute, Elco Das left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ALTHENTIC F.C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-3. Colombia's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.