Challenge

Estadio Taltun
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Flavio Cifuentes got the match started through his kick off. After 4 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Joshua Garrido. The crowd rose to their feet as Taltum FC's Flavio Cifuentes slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Pedro Manzanares. That made the score 1-0 after 5 minutes of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Montenegro in the 8th minute of play forced Taltum FC's goalkeeper Zhang Hao Qing to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 11 minutes into the game, Flavio Cifuentes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Pedro Manzanares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Taltum FC's Ralf Albäck got a free kick in the 14th minute. Taltum FC's Zhang Hao Qing played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Montenegro in the 16th minute of play. If Axel Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Zhang Hao Qing showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Montenegro in the 19th minute of the match. In the 22nd minute Flavio Cifuentes 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. The audience was convinced that Flavio Cifuentes's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pedro Manzanares was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. Marcelo Cavenaghi sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 36th minute Flavio Cifuentes 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. Zhang Hao Qing made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santino Seco in the 41st minute of play. After a rather tough play, Taltum FC's Flavio Cifuentes got a free kick in the 41st minute. Zhang Hao Qing showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joshua Garrido in the 44th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Colombia's Antonio Indiano got a free kick in the 45th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Abram Sarmiento to strike the kick off in the second half. Colombia's Luis Cazalla quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Mattias Wickander, made in the 51st minute of the game. Taltum FC's Zhang Hao Qing played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santino Seco in the 55th minute of play. Zhang Hao Qing showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santino Seco, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Zhang Hao Qing made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Orlando Tafalla sent off a good shot on target. In the 60th minute Colombia were awarded a corner. Axel Montenegro went to the cornerflag to take it. Andres Tufiño tried to clear up in front of the goal, but didn't succeed and rather the ball rolled into the own goal to the right of a despaired Zhang Hao Qing. An unnecessary self made goal, 2-2 in the 60th minute. Taltum FC made a substitution. Espinosa Marco replaced Marcelo Cavenaghi. Axel Montenegro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Zhang Hao Qing tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. Zhang Hao Qing showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kevin Mastache in the 71st minute of the match. In the 73rd minute, Obregón Pardemanos 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 3-2. In the 77th minute, Obregón Pardemanos 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. Zhang Hao Qing showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ignacio Mastache in the 85th minute of the match. Abram Secada came free with the goalkeeper in the 87th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Zhang Hao Qing could save by the left post. After 87 minutes of play, Colombia's Abram Secada made it 4-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Zhang Hao Qing was left in no man's land by his defense there! Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.