Challenge

Ricardo Bochini
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. Sergio Cesaro started the match with the kick off. When Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ's Sergio Cesaro in the 3rd minute got a chance for a shot 3rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Colombia's goalie prevented a goal. Sergio Cesaro took the ball and in the 4 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 1-0. Bacary Ligier kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Sergio Cesaro hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. Abram Sarmiento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ivo Tropchev having to interfere. Ivo Tropchev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Axel Montenegro, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joshua Garrido in the 24th minute of play forced Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ's goalkeeper Ivo Tropchev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ivo Tropchev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santino Seco in the 28th minute of play. After 33 minutes of play, Colombia's Axel Montenegro made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ivo Tropchev was left in no man's land by his defense there! Ivo Tropchev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Montenegro in the 37th minute of the match. Åke Kihlberg made in the 46th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Wawrzyniec Sakowicz immediately put the ball in play. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Abram Sarmiento was the one to do the kick off. With a little luck, Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ's Ivo Tropchev got control of the ball when Axel Montenegro tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 58th minute Abram Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivo Tropchev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Colombia's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Axel Montenegro in the 59th minute. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wawrzyniec Sakowicz in the 63rd minute of play. Ivo Tropchev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 66th minute of the match. In the 69th minute Abram Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ivo Tropchev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ's Sergio Cesaro got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ivo Tropchev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Secada, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Colombia booed when Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 86 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edgard Rudolfo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ's Ivo Tropchev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ignacio Mastache in the 90th minute of play. 91 minutes into the match, Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Secada came free, but Ivo Tropchev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 91 minutes into the game, Abram Secada cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Ivo Tropchev was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A well done corner resulted in Ignacio Mastache drilling the ball in to score 1-4 behind Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ's goalkeeper. The Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Colombia's performance. The match ended with a win for Colombia.