Challenge

Carlos A. Barbieri
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Todd Gronow kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd 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. 5 minutes into the match, Todd Gronow dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Pedro Manzanares, 1-0. Abram Sarmiento took the ball and in the 10 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Abelardo Janpier. Abelardo Janpier 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. Antonio Indiano made in the 15th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Kevin Mastache however managed to control. Abelardo Janpier stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Axel Montenegro's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. 20 minutes had been played when some careless play by Colombia's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Inaki Mirabal was slow to take the kick. During this time Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's players had a chance to rest. Inaki Mirabal made a great header on Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's corner, it was just that Colombia's Pedro Manzanares managed to reach the ball for a save. 22 minutes into the match, Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Montenegro came free, but Abelardo Janpier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Todd Gronow in the 27th minute of play. Martin Justin kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Abelardo Janpier didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Axel Montenegro went, in the 32nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Todd Gronow, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 37th minute, Todd Gronow 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. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save Colombia from getting a goal against them. The crowd rose to their feet as Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's Todd Gronow slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Pedro Manzanares. That made the score 2-2 after 46 minutes of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Abram Sarmiento to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Todd Gronow came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 52 minutes had been played when some careless play by Colombia's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Inaki Mirabal was slow to take the kick. During this time Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's Enzo Cope to fire away a dangerous shot which Pedro Manzanares despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ildefonso Foro in the 54th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 55 minutes in the game, Abram Sarmiento fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Abelardo Janpier having to interfere. Joshua Garrido made in the 60th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's Ildefonso Foro. In the 61st minute, Ildefonso Foro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. In the 64th minute, Todd Gronow ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pedro Manzanares was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-2. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Todd Gronow in the 70th minute of the match. 71 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Todd Gronow came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Todd Gronow sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 75 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Todd Gronow came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Todd Gronow, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. In the 80th match minute, Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ruben Eate to maneuver through the defense. Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's Fabio Manuelo was substituted for Gerardo Etxepare. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's Mariusz Ratulowski was substituted for Todd Gronow. 84 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Mariusz Ratulowski came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hipolito Nafarroa 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. 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 87th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mariusz Ratulowski in the 88th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pedro Manzanares prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mariusz Ratulowski in the 91st minute of the match. Mariusz Ratulowski might have been able to make a better finish in the 93rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Manzanares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Mariusz Ratulowski ran back to his position shaking his head. 94 minutes into the match, Barbieri de Ituzaingó FC's goal looked a bit too open when Pascual Carballar came free, but Abelardo Janpier reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pascual Carballar hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match.