Challenge

Carlos A. Barbieri
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. Pedro Manzanares was a little too slow when Todd Gronow got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 3rd minute. The score was now 1-0. Pedro Manzanares made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Todd Gronow sent off a good shot on target. Todd Gronow'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 10th minute of play. Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Inaki Mirabal in the 11th minute. A nice corner shot did that Ildefonso Foro got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Pedro Manzanares quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Abelardo Janpier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 15th minute of the match. After 20 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Pascual Carballar. Abram Sarmiento's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Abelardo Janpier read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 23rd minute of play. Abelardo Janpier showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Abelardo Janpier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 28th minute of the match. Abram Sarmiento's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Abelardo Janpier read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 31st minute of play. Pedro Manzanares didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 42nd minute, which inside left pole to 2-0. Todd Gronow sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 45th minute Todd Gronow 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. After having played for 47 minutes, Todd Gronow managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Todd Gronow was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 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 2-0.

Abelardo Janpier showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 55th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Todd Gronow in the 59th 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, Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's Abelardo Janpier got control of the ball when Axel Montenegro tried to sneak it across the goal line. Abelardo Janpier made a fantastic save in the 62nd minute, when Axel Montenegro sent off a good shot on target. In the 63rd match minute, Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabio Manuelo to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Todd Gronow in the 65th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 69 minutes of play, Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's Todd Gronow made it 3-0 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! Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC made a substitution. Andreas Harlén replaced Ildefonso Foro. Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC made a substitution. Gerardo Etxepare replaced Fabio Manuelo. 78 minutes into the game, Todd Gronow cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Pedro Manzanares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Todd Gronow in the 85th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 91 minutes into the match, Ignacio Mastache notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's Abelardo Janpier. Abelardo Janpier was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's Abelardo Janpier played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ignacio Mastache in the 96th minute of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Colombia players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC.