Challenge

Nilton Santos
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. Alberto Bidun started the match with the kick off. Alberto Bidun received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Pedro Manzanares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 9th minute, Set Fire's Alberto Bidun 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. 1-0. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Antonio Indiano hit a great ball. Inocencio Oinatz came out of the goal in the 19th 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 1-1. Alberto Biduns short, quick shot in the 25thth minute got Pedro Manzanares to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. When Colombia's Abram Sarmiento in 31 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Inocencio Oinatz guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. Inocencio Oinatz didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Colombia's Abram Sarmiento shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-2 in the ordered_time% minute. Inocencio Oinatz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abram Sarmiento's shot from short distance in the 35th minute. Pedro Manzanares was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Alberto Bidun showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-2 in the 37 minute of play. Alberto Bidun came free with the goalkeeper in the 41st minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Pedro Manzanares could save by the left post. In the 43rd 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. The audience was convinced that Abram Sarmiento's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Inocencio Oinatz was relentless in the 45th minute of the game.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Abram Sarmiento to strike the kick off in the second half. Inocencio Oinatz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Santino Seco kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Set Fire's Inocencio Oinatz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 56th minute of play. When Constantin Mustăcilă fell near the penalty area in the 58th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Set Fire's protests and gave Constantin Mustăcilă a yellow card for diving instead. Luis Cazalla hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alberto Bidun in the 61st minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Set Fire's Inocencio Oinatz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 64th minute of the match, managed to save Set Fire from getting a goal against them. Set Fire's Inocencio Oinatz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Set Fire from getting a goal against them. After 67 minutes of play, Colombia's Abram Sarmiento made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Inocencio Oinatz was left in no man's land by his defense there! Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. In the 71st minute, Alberto Bidun ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pedro Manzanares was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-3. Alberto Bidun fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Manzanares having to interfere. If Ignacio Mastache had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by Set Fire's Alberto Bidun. But to his dismay, Alberto Bidun quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-3. After 85 minutes Colombia's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Nemesio Ledo who took care of the corner kick. In the 87th 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. 93 minutes into the match, Alberto Bidun notched a goal, 5-3, 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. Ignacio Mastache could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 96th minute of the match, but Inocencio Oinatz made a huge save. Set Fire's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.