Challenge

La Cucha
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tincho Palermo got the match started through his kick off. In the 6th minute, Tincho Palermo 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. The supporters of Colombia booed when Simbo FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Honorato Bibiano didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 13th minute, Tincho Palermo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Simbo FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. 16 minutes into the game, Colombia's Abram Sarmiento nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Mías Khalifa made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. In the 18th minute, Antonio Indiano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Orlando Tafalla kicked well hit freekick during the 19th minute of the match. In the 22nd minute Abram Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mías Khalifa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 23 minutes of play, Simbo FC's Tincho Palermo made it 2-1 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! Mías Khalifa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 38th minute of the match. Boleslaw Sidorowicz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Pedro Manzanares made a huge save. Colombia's Antonio Indiano managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Sabri Ravelli in the 47 minute of the game.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Abram Sarmiento stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santino Seco in the 51st minute of play forced Simbo FC's goalkeeper Mías Khalifa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 53rd minute of play forced Simbo FC's goalkeeper Mías Khalifa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Colombia's Kevin Mastache got a good chance for a goal in the 54th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 61st minute Colombia were awarded a corner. Axel Montenegro went to the cornerflag to take it. After 71 minutes Simbo FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Kevin Mastache who took care of the corner kick. 76 minutes into the match, Simbo FC's Miliano Sacristán sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Manzanares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 78th minute Simbo FC were awarded a corner. Sabri Ravelli went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Sabri Ravelli almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Colombia's Pedro Manzanares did a great save. A hard and well directed shot from Sabri Ravelli led 78 minutes into the game to a goal after the ball had bounced deceptively just in front of the goal. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares became a little unsure and couldn't grip the ball before it was over the goalline. Thus it was 3-2. 81 minutes into the match, Simbo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ignacio Mastache came free, but Mías Khalifa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Miliano Sacristán hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. Mías Khalifa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santino Seco in the 88th minute of the match. 94 minutes into the match, Simbo FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ignacio Mastache came free, but Mías Khalifa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ignacio Mastache in the 94th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mías Khalifa saved Simbo FC from getting behind. Nestor Sancho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Manzanares having to interfere. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.