Challenge

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Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, 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. Colombia's defense didn't have a chance, in the 3rd minute, when 邱义星 scored to the left of an out of position Pedro Manzanares, making the score, 1-0. Axel Montenegro, 10 minutes into the match, dribbled the ball up the side of the field and decided to take a long shot at the goal. Unfortunately, the ball was poorly hit and landed closer to the corner than to the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Karl-Ove Sörman got free with Pedro Manzanares in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Montenegro in the 15th minute of play forced Ψ MΞRTIAN FC Ψ's goalkeeper Marcelo Gagriel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kevin Mastache in the 18th minute of play forced Ψ MΞRTIAN FC Ψ's goalkeeper Marcelo Gagriel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pascual Carballar made a great header on Colombia's corner, it was just that Ψ MΞRTIAN FC Ψ's Marcelo Gagriel managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 22nd minute, Axel Montenegro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Colombia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. 31 minutes into the match, Ψ MΞRTIAN FC Ψ's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Sarmiento came free, but Marcelo Gagriel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcelo Gagriel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Ψ MΞRTIAN FC Ψ's Karl-Ove Sörman slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Pedro Manzanares. That made the score 2-1 after 35 minutes of play. Kevin Mastache hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. A throw-in in the 46th minute of the game was made by Teodoro Bermudo with Karl-Ove Sörman as target, who quickly passed the ball forward.

Ψ MΞRTIAN FC Ψ's Marcelo Gagriel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Montenegro in the 50th minute of play. Teodoro Bermudo hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Marcelo Gagriel was out of position in the 55 minute of play, and Axel Montenegro capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Axel Montenegro really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2. Ψ MΞRTIAN FC Ψ's Moises Normando was substituted for Kian Serafini. Marcelo Gagriel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santino Seco in the 64th minute of play. In the 71st minute Alvaro Cordarrol 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. Marcelo Gagriel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santino Seco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 77 minutes into the match, Axel Montenegro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marcelo Gagriel. Ψ MΞRTIAN FC Ψ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Axel Montenegro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. The Ψ MΞRTIAN FC Ψ fans' excitement grew in the 88th match minute when Ψ MΞRTIAN FC Ψ's Alvaro Cordarrol looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Jem Jajecznica received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Pedro Manzanares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him 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.