Challenge

Carlos Bianchi
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Aziz Akarsu kicked off to start the match. With a little luck, Colombia's Pedro Manzanares got control of the ball when Aziz Akarsu tried to sneak it across the goal line. 6 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Aziz Akarsu came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aziz Akarsu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ismael Gimenez showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. If Mircea Buciuceanu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 18th minute, Ramon Rius fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Pedro Manzanares, passed just outside the right post. The audience was convinced that Aziz Akarsu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pedro Manzanares was relentless in the 21st minute of the game. In the 25th minute, Aziz Akarsu reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Pedro Manzanares. The goal made the score 1-0. In the 29th minute of the match Axel Montenegro shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ismael Gimenez showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Ismael Gimenez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santino Seco in the 31st minute of the match. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jean-Pierre Pogba in the 34th minute of play. If Axel Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Deportivo Mukenio's Ismael Gimenez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Montenegro in the 36th minute of play. Deportivo Mukenio's Ismael Gimenez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santino Seco in the 40th minute of play. In the 41st minute Colombia were awarded a corner. Axel Montenegro went to the cornerflag to take it. Kevin Mastache was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Ismael Gimenez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 47th minute of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Abram Sarmiento stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Axel Montenegro in the 52nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ismael Gimenez prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 55 minutes into the game, Deportivo Mukenio's Jean-Pierre Pogba nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pedro Manzanares made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Ismael Gimenez made a fantastic save in the 58th minute, when Axel Montenegro sent off a good shot on target. 60 minutes into the match, Deportivo Mukenio's goalkeeper Ismael Gimenez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Axel Montenegro. Colombia's Kevin Mastache quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Mario Hever, made in the 61st minute of the game. With a little luck, Deportivo Mukenio's Ismael Gimenez got control of the ball when Axel Montenegro tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ismael Gimenez made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Santino Seco sent off a good shot on target. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. Pascual Carballar hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. When Jean-Pierre Pogba came up free with the goalie in the 79th minute, the Deportivo Mukenio 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 Jean-Pierre Pogba couldn't finish the play. Abram Secada in the 80thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Ismael Gimenez, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Ismael Gimenez acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 82nd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Kevin Mastache. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ramon Rius in the 86th minute of play. In the 89th minute, Kevin Mastache 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. Deportivo Mukenio's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.