Challenge

Monumental de Bosch
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Colombia's Abram Sarmiento started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 5th minute Jose Murillo 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. 8 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Jose Murillo came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jose Murillo in the 10th minute of the match. Jose Murillo might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Manzanares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jose Murillo ran back to his position shaking his head. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jose Murillo, who was totally free with the ball in the 16th minute. After 17 minutes of play, Alzaga FC's Jose Murillo 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! 21 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Bernardo Franco came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alzaga FC's Arcadio Buendia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Montenegro in the 27th minute of play. Arcadio Buendia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jose Murillo in the 41st minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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.

Alzaga FC made a substitution. Leon Goretzka replaced Jose Murillo. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Leon Goretzka to make the kick off. In the 58th minute, Leon Goretzka ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pedro Manzanares was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. After 62 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Samuel Navarro. Axel Montenegro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 67th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. 72 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Narciso Miro came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 75 minutes, Ignacio Mastache took a quick shot and it went in 3-1 without a chance for Arcadio Buendia to make any attempt to save it. Leon Goretzka might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Manzanares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Leon Goretzka ran back to his position shaking his head. 80 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Leon Goretzka came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arcadio Buendia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ignacio Mastache, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. In the 89th minute, Colombia's Abram Secada ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Arcadio Buendia. Arcadio Buendia yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-2. Alzaga FC made a substitution. Paulino Avellaneda replaced Jiang Shi Shi. Arcadio Buendia made a fantastic save in the 93rd minute, when Abram Secada sent off a good shot on target. Alzaga FC's Arcadio Buendia played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ignacio Mastache in the 95th minute of play. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Alzaga FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Colombia had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.