Challenge

Estádio Prazeres
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Abram Sarmiento got the match started through his kick off. In the 2nd match minute, Colombia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pascual Carballar to maneuver through the defense. Fabiofs's Ricardinho Rezende shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 3rd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Pedro Manzanares but with some difficulty. Nicasio Perez hit a great freekick 5 minutes into the match. Alexander Hegg made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Axel Montenegro in the 6th minute of play. When Samuel Navarro fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Colombia's protests and gave Samuel Navarro a yellow card for diving instead. In the 10th minute, Samuel Navarro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Through an outstanding action, after 10 minutes, Pedro Manzanares successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After 12 minutes Colombia's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ricardinho Rezende who took care of the corner kick. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Axel Montenegro in the 18th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alexander Hegg saved Fabiofs from getting behind. Fabiofs's Alexander Hegg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Montenegro in the 19th minute of play. Cauan Batista struck a weak shot in the 21st 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 Fabiofs. The audience was convinced that Axel Montenegro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Alexander Hegg was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. Fabiofs's Alexander Hegg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 24th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abram Sarmiento in the 31st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alexander Hegg prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cauan Batista, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Axel Montenegro in the 34th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Alexander Hegg saved Fabiofs from getting behind. In the 36th match minute, Fabiofs was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nelson Nogueira to maneuver through the defense. Kevin Mastache recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 39th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Antonio Indiano hit a great ball. If Daniel Regis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cauan Batista was the one to do the kick off. 50 minutes in the game, Luis Cazalla fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Alexander Hegg having to interfere. 50 minutes into the match, Fabiofs's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Cazalla came free, but Alexander Hegg reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 51 minutes Fabiofs's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Axel Montenegro who took care of the corner kick. In the 53rd match minute, Fabiofs was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Agnaldo Diniz to maneuver through the defense. Alexander Hegg 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 60th minute. Alexander Hegg was a little too slow when Axel Montenegro got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 61st minute. The score was now 1-1. After a rather tough play, Colombia's Samuel Navarro got a free kick in the 64th minute. Ricardinho Rezende took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 65th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 68th minute, Axel Montenegro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Colombia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. Pedro Manzanares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cauan Batista's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. Alexander Hegg was out of position in the 74 minute of play, and Abram Secada capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Abram Secada really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. 77 minutes into the game, Cauan Batista cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Pedro Manzanares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joãozinho Trints in the 82nd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cauan Batista in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pedro Manzanares saved Colombia from getting behind. Cauan Batista struck a weak shot in the 87th 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 Fabiofs. Fabiofs's Alexander Hegg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ignacio Mastache in the 89th minute of play. Pascual Carballar's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Alexander Hegg read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 92nd minute of play. In the 94th match minute, Colombia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abram Secada to maneuver through the defense. Fabiofs's Cauan Batista got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Colombia's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.