Challenge

La Playa
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Abram Sarmiento started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Playa Malvín's Niva Espellosa got a good chance for a goal in the 4th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niva Espellosa in the 6th minute of play. Playa Malvín's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Sandu Mândrilă in the 12th minute. Pedro Manzanares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sandu Mândrilă went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Niva Espellosa took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. The audience was convinced that Niva Espellosa's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pedro Manzanares was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Niva Espellosa, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. 23 minutes into the match, Playa Malvín's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Montenegro came free, but Zé Roberto Teixeira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 26 minutes into the match, Playa Malvín's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Montenegro came free, but Zé Roberto Teixeira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 27th minute of the match Colombia got a corner. Playa Malvín's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Axel Montenegro ran over to the corner to take the kick. Zé Roberto Teixeira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 30th match minute, Playa Malvín was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jabier Igual to maneuver through the defense. 33 minutes into the match, Abram Sarmiento notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Playa Malvín's Zé Roberto Teixeira. Zé Roberto Teixeira was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Niva Espellosa succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 4-1 in the 40th playminute. With a little luck, Colombia's Pedro Manzanares got control of the ball when Niva Espellosa tried to sneak it across the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Niva Espellosa made the kick off in the second half. Samuel Navarro made in the 52nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Playa Malvín's Vladimiro Marquez. In the 53rd minute, Jabier Igual hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Axel Montenegro was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 55th minute. Colombia's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 65thth minute of the game Abram Sarmiento who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Playa Malvín's Zé Roberto Teixeira was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. Playa Malvín made a substitution. Quinto Ampudia replaced Niva Espellosa. Playa Malvín's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Vladimiro Marquez in the 69th minute. 71 minutes into the game, Playa Malvín's Quinto Ampudia nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pedro Manzanares made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-1. In the 74thth minute of the game Quinto Ampudia who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Colombia's Pedro Manzanares was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 76 minutes had been played when some careless play by Colombia's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Vladimiro Marquez was slow to take the kick. During this time Playa Malvín's players had a chance to rest. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Constantijn De Hond, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84th minute Quinto Ampudia 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. In the 86th minute Playa Malvín were awarded a corner. Vladimiro Marquez went to the cornerflag to take it. After 92 minutes of play, Playa Malvín's Quinto Ampudia made it 6-2 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! In the 94th minute, Colombia's Abram Secada ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Zé Roberto Teixeira. Zé Roberto Teixeira yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 6-3. Colombia's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.