Challenge

Gian Maria Volonté
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, 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. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alvaro Giusto in the 3rd minute of play. When Alvaro Giusto came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the San Michele AFC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Alvaro Giusto couldn't finish the play. Pedro Manzanares had great luck who in the 7thth minute grab hold of the ball when Alvaro Giusto from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Motta Rello made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 8th minute of play. Motta Rello showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 9th minute of the match. 9 minutes into the match, San Michele AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Sarmiento came free, but Motta Rello reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With an all-out effort, San Michele AFC's Pedro Manzanares threw himself towards the right post 10 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Alvaro Giusto, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Pedro Manzanares made a fantastic save in the 11th minute, when Hüsamettin Civanmert sent off a good shot on target. Hüsamettin Civanmert could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 13th minute of the match, but Pedro Manzanares made a huge save. Thanks to some nice moves Hüsamettin Civanmert could shoot a difficult shot in the 16th minute, which Pedro Manzanares however easily saved by the left post. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alvaro Giusto in the 19th minute of play. Motta Rello took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 25 minutes into the match, San Michele AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Sarmiento came free, but Motta Rello reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ziemowit Kinic in the 29th minute of play. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 31st minute of the match, managed to save Colombia from getting a goal against them. Abram Sarmiento scored 1-1 in the 33rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Motta Rello, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Kevin Mastache fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Motta Rello having to interfere. Thanks to some nice moves Alvaro Giusto could shoot a difficult shot in the 39th minute, which Pedro Manzanares however easily saved by the left post. In the 41st minute Axel Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Motta Rello saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 42nd minute Colombia were awarded a corner. Axel Montenegro went to the cornerflag to take it. Luis Cazalla was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. In the 44th minute the ball was on its way in behind San Michele AFC's goalkeeper Motta Rello, 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 Motta Rello was relentless in the 46th minute of the game. When the match had gone on for 48 minutes, Alvaro Giusto put it in 2-1 from a short distance just to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Alvaro Giusto was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hüsamettin Civanmert in the 58th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 59th match minute, San Michele AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgard Galván to maneuver through the defense. Motta Rello showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santino Seco in the 60th minute of the match. In the 64th minute Abram Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Motta Rello saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 67 minutes into the match, San Michele AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Sarmiento came free, but Motta Rello reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Motta Rello showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ignacio Mastache in the 78th minute of the match. Motta Rello made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abram Secada in the 81st minute of play. Motta Rello was a little too slow when Kevin Mastache got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 83rd minute. The score was now 4-2. Abram Secada could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Motta Rello made a huge save. If Abram Secada had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 89th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Motta Rello made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Abram Secada sent off a good shot on target. Ignacio Mastache in the 92ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Motta Rello, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Motta Rello 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 93rd minute. 95 minutes into the match, Hüsamettin Civanmert notched a goal, 5-2, 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. Carlo Corna kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. Colombia's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.