Challenge

Juniors Park
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Abram Sarmiento took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kevin Mastache in the 5th minute of play forced Real Juniors's goalkeeper Alisson Becker to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 5th minute, Kevin Mastache ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alisson Becker was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Sebastian Kazczyk might have been able to make a better finish in the 7th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Manzanares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sebastian Kazczyk ran back to his position shaking his head. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastian Kazczyk in the 7th minute of the match. In the 11th match minute, Colombia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Abram Sarmiento to maneuver through the defense. When Abram Sarmiento came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the Colombia fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Abram Sarmiento couldn't finish the play. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Abram Sarmiento hit a great ball. When Real Juniors's Sebastian Kazczyk in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Colombia's goalie prevented a goal. Kevin Mastache struck a weak shot in the 24th minute. Alisson Becker didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Colombia. Abram Sarmiento scored 0-2 in the 29th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Alisson Becker, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 33 minutes into the game, Luis Cazalla threw the ball into play from the sideline. Real Juniors's Keanu Reeves quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 35th minute, Real Juniors's Sebastian Kazczyk 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. 1-2. Alisson Becker showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kevin Mastache in the 38th minute of the match. Sebastian Kazczyk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Manzanares having to interfere. Pedro Manzanares was out of position in the 43 minute of play, and Sebastian Kazczyk capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Sebastian Kazczyk really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2. In the 46th minute, Luis Cazalla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save Colombia from getting a goal against them. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Ahmet Efe Suheyl stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Orlando Tafalla hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. Real Juniors's Roland Redondo got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ahmet Efe Suheyl received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Pedro Manzanares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alisson Becker made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 60th minute. 64 minutes into the match, Ahmet Efe Suheyl 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 Ahmet Efe Suheyl was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. In the 68th 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Ahmet Efe Suheyl managed to get in a good position for a shot. Real Juniors's supporters rose to their feet, but Ahmet Efe Suheyl was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pedro Manzanares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. 73 minutes into the match, Real Juniors's goalkeeper Alisson Becker had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abram Secada. After 76 played minutes Real Juniors got a freekick which was hit by Javi Pinola. Real Juniors's Yonko Tarchev was substituted for Claudio Cabrera. If Ahmet Efe Suheyl had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ahmet Efe Suheyl, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 84th minute, Colombia's Ignacio Mastache dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-3. Alisson Becker showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ignacio Mastache, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. 91 minutes into the game, Colombia's Santino Seco nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Alisson Becker made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-4. 95 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Sebastian Kazczyk came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Colombia's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.