B. B. Bats Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34,
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. Abram Sarmiento started the match with the kick off. A collision led to Bacardi Black Bats getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Yao Liang Ming hit a great ball. After 11 played minutes Bacardi Black Bats got a freekick which was hit by Yao Liang Ming. Artur Brudzisz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 14 minutes into the game, Luis Cazalla threw the ball into play from the sideline. Bacardi Black Bats's Marcelito Silva quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horaţiu Bacalbașa in the 15th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Horaţiu Bacalbașa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a little luck, Colombia's Pedro Manzanares got control of the ball when Horaţiu Bacalbașa tried to sneak it across the goal line. Colombia's defense didn't have a chance, in the 21st minute, when Horaţiu Bacalbașa scored to the left of an out of position Pedro Manzanares, making the score, 1-0. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Wojciech Grunwalski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bacardi Black Bats's Artur Brudzisz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Montenegro in the 28th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Colombia's Pascual Carballar got a free kick in the 28th minute. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save Colombia from getting a goal against them. In the 31st minute, Axel Montenegro made a precise shot to the right of Artur Brudzisz. Bacardi Black Bats's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. In the 34th play minute Horaţiu Bacalbașa came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Pedro Manzanares. 2-1. Bacardi Black Bats's Artur Brudzisz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Montenegro in the 37th minute of play. In the 43rd minute Abram Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Artur Brudzisz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.
54 minutes into the match, Bacardi Black Bats's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Sarmiento came free, but Artur Brudzisz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 56th match minute, Bacardi Black Bats was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristóvão França to maneuver through the defense. 62 minutes into the match, Bacardi Black Bats's Horaţiu Bacalbașa sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Manzanares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Abram Sarmiento might have been able to make a better finish in the 64th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Artur Brudzisz. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Abram Sarmiento ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, Bacardi Black Bats's Artur Brudzisz got control of the ball when Axel Montenegro tried to sneak it across the goal line. Artur Brudzisz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Axel Montenegro, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Horaţiu Bacalbașa sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Horaţiu Bacalbașa in the 74th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 74 played minutes Bacardi Black Bats got a freekick which was hit by Leandro Calçada. Bacardi Black Bats made a substitution. Alexandre Mafra replaced Quentin Platt. Bacardi Black Bats's Alexandre Mourinho was substituted for Yao Liang Ming. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. Artur Brudzisz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Abram Secada went, in the 78th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. After a rather tough play, Colombia's Kevin Mastache got a free kick in the 81st minute. In the 83rd match minute, Bacardi Black Bats was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Michal Parzysz to maneuver through the defense. 84 minutes into the match, Abram Secada had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Artur Brudzisz. Bacardi Black Bats's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Abram Secada was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. Pedro Manzanares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Horaţiu Bacalbașa's shot from short distance in the 89th minute. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wojciech Grunwalski in the 96th minute of play. In the 97th minute of the match Bacardi Black Bats got a corner. Colombia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hermenegildo Rebelo ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Bacardi Black Bats's Hermenegildo Rebelo to fire away a dangerous shot which Pedro Manzanares despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The Bacardi Black Bats supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Colombia's performance. The match ended with a win for Colombia.
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