Challenge

Estadio Ciénega
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Candido Hendrickx made the kick off which started today's match. In the 8th minute, Candido Hendrickx got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Abram Sarmiento took the ball and in the 10 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Sixto Luke. Sixto Luke dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. After 16 minutes Pilar FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Axel Montenegro who took care of the corner kick. Sixto Luke took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Candido Hendrickx in the 39th minute of the match. 41 minutes into the match, Candido Hendrickx had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Candido Hendrickx was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. If Axel Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Abram Sarmiento to strike the kick off in the second half. Axel Montenegro charged in rather forcefully in the 52nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Axel Montenegro the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 52 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Axel Montenegro. Sixto Luke made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 55th minute of play. Candido Hendrickx blasted a shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pedro Manzanares having to make a save. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Candido Hendrickx in the 56th minute of the match. If Cristian Jenaro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 58th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pilar FC's Guus Koole was substituted for Cristian Jenaro. Hugo Villaverde hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. Axel Montenegro was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 63rd played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. After a rather tough play, Colombia's Antonio Indiano got a free kick in the 64th minute. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Candido Hendrickx, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. After a rather tough play, Colombia's Joshua Garrido got a free kick in the 68th minute. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. Pilar FC's Nicanor Illan was substituted for Candido Hendrickx. In the 69th match minute, Colombia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joshua Garrido to maneuver through the defense. Nicanor Illan's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pedro Manzanares read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 70th minute of play. In the 72nd minute Luca Langoni 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. With a little luck, Pilar FC's Sixto Luke got control of the ball when Ignacio Mastache tried to sneak it across the goal line. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luca Langoni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Aukusti Malinen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ignacio Mastache in the 84th minute of play forced Pilar FC's goalkeeper Sixto Luke to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal in the 85th minute to try and stop a shot by Pilar FC's Luca Langoni. But to his dismay, Luca Langoni quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luca Langoni, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. In the 91st minute, Kevin Mastache hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 96th minute Abram Secada shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sixto Luke saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pilar FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.