Challenge

Estadio Floresta
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Lino Lauaxeta took the kick off in the first half of the match. Faustino Gonsalve's late challenge caught a Colombia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Faustino Gonsalve helped the player get up and apologised. In the 3rd minute, Faustino Gonsalve hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lino Lauaxeta could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 5th minute of the match, but Pedro Manzanares made a huge save. Lino Lauaxeta fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Manzanares having to interfere. The audience thought a goal was coming when Lino Lauaxeta got free with Pedro Manzanares in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Lino Lauaxeta came free with the goalkeeper in the 12th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Pedro Manzanares could save by the left post. 17 minutes into the game, Lino Lauaxeta lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Pedro Manzanares. Lino Lauaxeta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 22nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Lino Lauaxeta might have been able to make a better finish in the 24th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Manzanares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Lino Lauaxeta ran back to his position shaking his head. Pedro Manzanares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lino Lauaxeta in the 24th minute. Pedro Manzanares was a little too slow when Lino Lauaxeta got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 33rd minute. The score was now 2-0. Zheng Chao Wei stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Axel Montenegro's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. Lino Lauaxeta sent away a hard shot on goal in the 37th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lino Lauaxeta in the 37th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Colombia's Pedro Manzanares got control of the ball when Lino Lauaxeta tried to sneak it across the goal line. Zheng Chao Wei 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 47th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Club Floresta Manda's Dante Enetz was substituted for Lino Lauaxeta. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Abram Sarmiento was the one to do the kick off. Axel Montenegro struck a weak shot in the 54th minute. Zheng Chao Wei didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Colombia. Zheng Chao Wei stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abram Sarmiento's shot from short distance in the 56th minute. In the 59th minute Abram Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zheng Chao Wei saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Club Floresta Manda's Tomás Telo was substituted for Daniel Cravero. In the 64th match minute, Club Floresta Manda was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Faustino Gonsalve to maneuver through the defense. In the 65th match minute, Club Floresta Manda was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Faustino Gonsalve to maneuver through the defense. With an all-out effort, Colombia's Zheng Chao Wei threw himself towards the right post 66 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Abram Sarmiento, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The audience thought a goal was coming when Axel Montenegro got free with Zheng Chao Wei in the 67th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Club Floresta Manda's defense didn't have a chance, in the 69th minute, when Axel Montenegro scored to the left of an out of position Zheng Chao Wei, making the score, 2-1. Samuel Navarro kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. The audience cheered when Julio Blai's long shot passed Pedro Manzanares's right side. It was 3-1, 74 minutes into the match. 77 minutes into the match, Colombia's Abram Secada sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Zheng Chao Wei narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Julio Blai received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Pedro Manzanares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 83rd minute, Kevin Mastache managed to get in a good position for a shot. Colombia's supporters rose to their feet, but Kevin Mastache was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zheng Chao Wei breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Abram Secada's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 85thth minute, Zheng Chao Wei skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The supporters of Colombia booed when Club Floresta Manda was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Julio Blai didn't get a good kick on the ball. Club Floresta Manda's Zheng Chao Wei proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save Club Floresta Manda from getting a goal against them. Zheng Chao Wei came out of the goal in the 93rd minute to try and stop a shot by Colombia's Abram Secada. But to his dismay, Abram Secada quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. Colombia's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.