Challenge

CASTROMIL FC Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Golo Duarte started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's Kürşat Aktaş got a free kick in the 4th minute. CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's Duarte Duarte played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kevin Mastache in the 5th minute of play. Golo Duarte might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Manzanares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Golo Duarte ran back to his position shaking his head. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Gustavo Brás during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 11th match minute, CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gustavo Brás to maneuver through the defense. Duarte Duarte showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kevin Mastache in the 15th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Golo Duarte in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pedro Manzanares prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 18th minute of the match, Golo Duarte got a very nice opportunity to score, but Pedro Manzanares was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 24th minute, Kevin Mastache hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pedro Manzanares was a little too slow when Golo Duarte got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 25th minute. The score was now 1-0. Duarte Duarte took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 33 minutes in the game, the ball went up into the seats when Colombia's Abram Sarmiento fired away a shot that was just a little bit too high. He walked away shaking his head. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Victoriano Milian in the 36th minute of the match. Axel Montenegro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 39th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Duarte Duarte having to make a save. In the 39th minute Axel Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Duarte Duarte saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Montenegro in the 42nd minute of play forced CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's goalkeeper Duarte Duarte to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 43rd match minute, CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gar Galo to maneuver through the defense. 45 minutes into the match, CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Sarmiento came free, but Duarte Duarte reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 47 minutes CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Axel Montenegro who took care of the corner kick. The corner led Colombia's Joshua Garrido to fire away a dangerous shot which Duarte Duarte despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. When the match clock showed 47 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Joshua Garrido sped through CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Duarte Duarte. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Abram Sarmiento made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Golo Duarte 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. 59 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Gar Galo came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Duarte Duarte showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. In the 71st minute Ignacio Mastache shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Duarte Duarte saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Golo Duarte's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pedro Manzanares read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 73rd minute of play. In the 74thth minute of the game Golo Duarte 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. 77 minutes into the game, Kevin Mastache cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-3. Duarte Duarte was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 82nd minute Ignacio Mastache shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Duarte Duarte saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. CASTROMIL FC -Golden Land's Duarte Duarte played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ignacio Mastache in the 82nd minute of play. 84 minutes into the match, Golo Duarte had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Golo Duarte was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. Pascual Carballar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Duarte Duarte having to interfere. In the 94th minute, Orlando Tafalla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 96th minute, Golo Duarte made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-3. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.