Challenge

CITY OF 1STANBUL
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. Levan Dost started the match with the kick off. Farid Mondragon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kevin Mastache in the 3rd minute of the match. In the 3rd minute, Axel Montenegro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Levan Dost, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Farid Mondragon didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Abram Sarmiento went, in the 8th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Levan Dost'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 16th minute of play. The throw-in from Luis Cazalla in the 19th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's Macit Okutan. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leonides Xacintu in the 22nd minute of play. Luis Cazalla hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Farid Mondragon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 24th minute of the match. Levan Dost received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Pedro Manzanares came out and tried to block the shot, but Levan Dost slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 28th minute. With a little luck, Colombia's Pedro Manzanares got control of the ball when Levan Dost tried to sneak it across the goal line. Santino Seco charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Santino Seco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 36th minute, one of Colombia:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Colombia. The referee gave 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB a penalty, 38 minutes into the game. The penalty shot was made by Levan Dost, who made a well placed shot into the net to the right of Colombia's Pedro Manzanares. 2-1. Pedro Manzanares was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Levan Dost showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-1 in the 42 minute of play. 46 minutes into the match, 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's goal looked a bit too open when Pascual Carballar came free, but Farid Mondragon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 48th minute, İbrahim Kerdiğe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Abram Sarmiento made the kick off in the second half. Farid Mondragon made an important save on a dangerous shot by Axel Montenegro in the 54th minute. After some careless play in the Colombia defense, Levan Dost kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pedro Manzanares. The Colombia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pedro Manzanares should have stopped the shot. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. After 80 played minutes 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB got a freekick which was hit by Macit Okutan. Kevin Mastache could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 80th minute of the match, but Farid Mondragon made a huge save. 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's Ahmet Ozan Batıkan was substituted for Vincent Kompany. 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's Ferit Yerlikaya was substituted for Ahmet Sedat Umut. In the 90th minute Levan Dost 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. Farid Mondragon 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 93rd minute. 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB's Farid Mondragon proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 95th minute of the match, managed to save 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB from getting a goal against them. In the 96th minute Santino Seco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Farid Mondragon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 1stanbuL FootbaLL CluB were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Colombia for a fine match.