Challenge

Ricardo Bochini
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The referee felt a red card was in order, 3 minutes into the game, when Samuel Navarro put in a rough tackle. Martin Urtado placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! In the 10thth minute of the game Axel Montenegro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ's Ivo Tropchev was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Pedro Manzanares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Eustacio Mino went, in the 14th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-0 was the resulting score. Ivo Tropchev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ivo Tropchev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santino Seco in the 19th minute of the match. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bacary Ligier in the 24th minute of play. In the 25th minute of the match Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ 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. Martin Urtado ran over to the corner to take the kick. Axel Montenegro might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ivo Tropchev. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Axel Montenegro ran back to his position shaking his head. Ivo Tropchev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Axel Montenegro in the 32nd minute of play. 33 minutes into the game, one of Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. A collision led to Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Åke Kihlberg hit a great ball. In the 41st minute, Santino Seco ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ivo Tropchev was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-2. Axel Montenegro took the ball and in the 44 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ivo Tropchev. Ivo Tropchev dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 2-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kevin Mastache to make the kick off. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Pascual Carballar during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Pascual Carballar hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. In the 57th minute, Bacary Ligier made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-3. In the 60th minute Sergio Cesaro 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. After a rather tough play, Colombia's Axel Montenegro got a free kick in the 61st minute. If Wawrzyniec Sakowicz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wawrzyniec Sakowicz in the 68th minute of play. Ivo Tropchev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kevin Mastache, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. In the 71st minute Sergio Cesaro 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. Pedro Manzanares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sergio Cesaro went, in the 73rd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-3 was the resulting score. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th minute, Fulvio Terenzi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ's supporters rose to their feet, but Fulvio Terenzi 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. In the 79th minute Sergio Cesaro 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. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wawrzyniec Sakowicz in the 81st minute of play. If Sergio Cesaro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 83rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Colombia's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Kevin Mastache in the 86th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, Abram Secada managed to get in a good position for a shot. Colombia's supporters rose to their feet, but Abram Secada was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ivo Tropchev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 91 minutes, Eustacio Mino mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ and the Colombia players grew even worse after the yellow card. Eustacio Mino kicked well hit freekick during the 91st minute of the match. Kevin Mastache received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Ivo Tropchev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ had played much better football throughout.