Challenge

Emirates Stadium
Spectators: 52 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 12, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Alain Berset started the match with the kick off. Alain Berset blasted a shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pedro Manzanares having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alain Berset in the 5th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 13 minutes into the game, Alain Berset cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Pedro Manzanares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Gregor Kobel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Axel Montenegro in the 17th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Alain Berset's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pedro Manzanares was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alain Berset in the 19th minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, Axel Montenegro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gregor Kobel. Espen Steelers's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Axel Montenegro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Gregor Kobel came out of the goal in the 25th minute to try and stop a shot by Colombia's Axel Montenegro. But to his dismay, Axel Montenegro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. 41 minutes into the match, Alain Berset notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Colombia's Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 45th minute Axel Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gregor Kobel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pedro Manzanares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alain Berset's shot from short distance in the 47th minute. 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. Alain Berset sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Alain Berset sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 56 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Alain Berset came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Espen Steelers's Rogelio Montez was substituted for Alain Berset. If Rogelio Montez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 68th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Espen Steelers's Roman Beljean was substituted for Alberto Giacometti. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. The supporters of Colombia booed when Espen Steelers was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 72 match minutes in a wonderful position. Torben Krabber didn't get a good kick on the ball. 73 minutes into the match, Espen Steelers's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Secada came free, but Gregor Kobel reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rogelio Montez in the 79th minute of the match. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 79 minutes play. Santino Seco hit a great ball. 83 minutes into the game, Pascual Carballar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-3. Gregor Kobel was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 86 minutes into the match, Rogelio Montez notched a goal, 4-3, to the right of Colombia's Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Abram Secada fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gregor Kobel having to interfere. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rogelio Montez in the 92nd minute of play. A collision led to Espen Steelers getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Williams Imholz hit a great ball. Colombia's Pascual Carballar got a good chance for a goal in the 96th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Espen Steelers were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Colombia for a fine match.