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Match Report
Marcelo A. Bielsa
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) After a rather tough play, Growlithe FC's Eros Mancuso got a free kick in the 4th minute. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ahmet Baki Ulualp in the 6th minute of play. After 7 minutes of play, Colombia's Abram Sarmiento made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bernabe Armani was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Growlithe FC getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Angelo Burni hit a great ball. In the 13th minute, Kevin Mastache 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: 0-2. In the 16th minute, Alexander Palmer made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Pedro Leheren hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Bernabe Armani stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Kevin Mastache's shot from short distance in the 22nd minute. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alexander Palmer in the 26th minute of play. In the 28th minute, Growlithe FC's Alexander Palmer dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-2. Benigno Dantae hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 34th minute of play forced Growlithe FC's goalkeeper Bernabe Armani to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 35th match minute, Growlithe FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfredo Graciani to maneuver through the defense. The supporters of Colombia booed when Growlithe FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benigno Dantae didn't get a good kick on the ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.
52 minutes had been played when some careless play by Colombia's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ahmet Baki Ulualp was slow to take the kick. During this time Growlithe FC's players had a chance to rest. Pedro Manzanares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alexander Palmer went, in the 56th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. In the 59th minute Axel Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernabe Armani saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Axel Montenegro got free with Bernabe Armani in the 64th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The audience was convinced that Abram Sarmiento's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bernabe Armani was relentless in the 66th minute of the game. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. After 72 played minutes Growlithe FC got a freekick which was hit by Benito Galeno. Bernabe Armani 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 75th minute. Growlithe FC's Bernabe Armani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ignacio Mastache in the 75th minute of play. In the 76th minute Colombia were awarded a corner. Kevin Mastache went to the cornerflag to take it. Kevin Mastache made a great header on Colombia's corner, it was just that Growlithe FC's Bernabe Armani managed to reach the ball for a save. The supporters of Colombia booed when Growlithe FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Benigno Dantae didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bernabe Armani showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santino Seco in the 82nd minute of the match. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind Growlithe FC's goalkeeper Bernabe Armani, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 85 minutes into the match, Colombia's Abram Secada sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bernabe Armani narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After 91 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Ignacio Mastache. Growlithe FC's Bernabe Armani played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ignacio Mastache in the 94th minute of play. Despite being the better team, Growlithe FC failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.
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