Challenge

Aaron Jerrald
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Oliver Bierhoff started the match with the kick off. If Oliver Bierhoff had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 13th minute, Los Delfines's Oliver Bierhoff ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. Matías Patrone showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Montenegro in the 22nd minute of the match. Colombia's Orlando Tafalla managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Hilario Asteri in the 28 minute of the game. The supporters of Colombia booed when Los Delfines was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 33 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dani Cáceres didn't get a good kick on the ball. Los Delfines's Benê Møltov managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Orlando Tafalla in the 42 minute of the game. Los Delfines's Matías Patrone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Montenegro in the 46th minute of play.

50 minutes into the match, Los Delfines's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Sarmiento came free, but Matías Patrone reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 52 minutes, Axel Montenegro took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Matías Patrone to make any attempt to save it. Kevin Mastache sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 57 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Oliver Bierhoff came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Oliver Bierhoff had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 60 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Oliver Bierhoff came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Matías Patrone showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kevin Mastache, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Axel Montenegro got free with Matías Patrone in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 65 minutes into the match, Los Delfines's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Sarmiento came free, but Matías Patrone reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 65 minutes, Matías Patrone successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Los Delfines made a substitution. Raimundo Goyo replaced Oliver Bierhoff. Los Delfines made a substitution. Daniel Abeitia replaced Saverio Regis. 69 minutes into the game, Abram Secada cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Matías Patrone was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 72 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Daniel Abeitia came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 74th minute Daniel Abeitia 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. Abram Secadas short, quick shot in the 76thth minute got Matías Patrone to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. If Kevin Mastache had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 81st minute Abram Secada shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matías Patrone saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Los Delfines's Matías Patrone proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 89th minute of the match, managed to save Los Delfines from getting a goal against them. In the 93rd minute, José Luis Brown hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 94 minutes into the match, Los Delfines's goalkeeper Matías Patrone had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abram Secada. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.