Challenge

Estádio NaveMãe
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Colombia's Abram Sarmiento started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David Nyqvist in the 4th minute of play. With his leg Pedro Manzanares managed to avoid a goal in the 5thth minute, when EC AliensCrazy 2023's Zé Augusto do Nascimento fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Nyqvist in the 12th minute of play. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Nyqvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. Colombia's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Axel Montenegro in the 26th minute. Kevin Mastache hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Colombia's Pedro Manzanares got control of the ball when Raivo Ratas tried to sneak it across the goal line. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Raivo Ratas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arnold Meijers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 41 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Pascual Carballar. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell David Nyqvist to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Nyqvist in the 54th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Raivo Ratas in the 64th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 70th minute, David Nyqvist made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. 87 minutes had been played when some careless play by EC AliensCrazy 2023's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Kevin Mastache was slow to take the kick. During this time Colombia's players had a chance to rest. Arnold Meijers took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Secada, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arnold Meijers 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 94th minute.