Challenge

El Patio de su Casa
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Franco Benvenuto started the match with the kick off. Franco Benvenuto received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Pedro Manzanares came out and tried to block the shot, but Franco Benvenuto slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 4th minute. Axel Montenegro took the ball and in the 10 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Elpidio Amor. Elpidio Amor dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. If Axel Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Montenegro in the 14th minute of play forced Timo!'s goalkeeper Elpidio Amor to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Franco Benvenuto managed to get in a good position for a shot. Timo!'s supporters rose to their feet, but Franco Benvenuto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pedro Manzanares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 21 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Franco Benvenuto came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Santino Seco took the ball and in the 23 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Elpidio Amor. Elpidio Amor dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. 27 minutes into the match, Franco Benvenuto had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Franco Benvenuto was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. After 31 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Kevin Mastache. Franco Benvenuto's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pedro Manzanares read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 34th minute of play. In the 35th minute the ball was on its way in behind Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Thanks to some nice moves Ilie Hurmuz could shoot a difficult shot in the 40th minute, which Pedro Manzanares however easily saved by the left post. 42 minutes into the match, Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Franco Benvenuto. Timo!'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Franco Benvenuto in the 43rd minute. Timo!'s Ilie Hurmuz got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Abram Sarmiento to make the kick off. Pascual Carballar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Elpidio Amor having to interfere. 53 minutes into the match, Franco Benvenuto notched a goal, 4-2, to the right of Colombia's Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the match had gone on for 56 minutes, Franco Benvenuto put it in 5-2 from a short distance just to the right of Pedro Manzanares. 61 minutes into the game, Franco Benvenuto cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-2. Pedro Manzanares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Timo!'s Alexandr Lunin was substituted for Tadeusz Merski. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. Timo!'s Elpidio Amor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ignacio Mastache in the 71st minute of play. With 73 minutes on the clock, Tiburcio Pacifico commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alexandr Lunin in the 77th minute of the match. 78 minutes had been played when some careless play by Colombia's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Walmyr Falcão was slow to take the kick. During this time Timo!'s players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Walmyr Falcão almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Colombia's Pedro Manzanares did a great save. 80 minutes into the match, Timo!'s goalkeeper Elpidio Amor had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ignacio Mastache. 86 minutes in the game Ergo Are did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Alexandr Lunin. 91 minutes into the game, Ignacio Mastache recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Elpidio Amor. Ignacio Mastache showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 7-3. Kevin Mastache might have been able to make a better finish in the 95th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Elpidio Amor. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kevin Mastache ran back to his position shaking his head. Timo!'s supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.