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Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Abram Sarmiento kicked off to start the match. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal in the 2nd minute to try and stop a shot by Celestiales's Florin Simuţ. But to his dismay, Florin Simuţ quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. Thanks to some nice moves Jiang Sha could shoot a difficult shot in the 9th minute, which Pedro Manzanares however easily saved by the left post. After 10 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Axel Montenegro. With his leg Pedro Manzanares managed to avoid a goal in the 15thth minute, when Celestiales's Santiago Abreu fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 17 minutes into the match, Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Santiago Abreu. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jiang Sha in the 25th minute of the match. 27 minutes into the match, Celestiales's Jiang Sha sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Manzanares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A throw-in in the 29th minute of the game was made by Jose Bero with Santiago Abreu as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. When the match had gone on for 32 minutes, Santiago Abreu took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Pedro Manzanares to make any attempt to save it. If Santiago Abreu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 36 minutes into the match, Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Santiago Abreu. 38 minutes into the match, Celestiales's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Sarmiento came free, but Iker Madrid reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Florin Simuţ made in the 39th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Albano Millan immediately put the ball in play. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santiago Abreu in the 42nd minute of play. In the 45th minute, Axel Montenegro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Colombia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Santiago Abreu to strike the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Santiago Abreu came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 53 minutes Colombia's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jiang Sha who took care of the corner kick. 55 minutes into the match, Santiago Abreu 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 Santiago Abreu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santiago Abreu in the 62nd minute of the match. 63 minutes had been played when some careless play by Colombia's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jiang Sha was slow to take the kick. During this time Celestiales's players had a chance to rest. When the match had gone on for 66 minutes, Axel Montenegro took a quick shot and it went in 4-2 without a chance for Iker Madrid to make any attempt to save it. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. Celestiales's Eustaquio Eudoxio was substituted for Santiago Abreu. With his leg Iker Madrid managed to avoid a goal in the 71stth minute, when Colombia's Ignacio Mastache fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 71 minutes into the match, Celestiales's goalkeeper Iker Madrid had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abram Secada. In the 76th minute of the match Celestiales 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. Jiang Sha ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led Celestiales's Albano Millan to fire away a dangerous shot which Pedro Manzanares despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Eustaquio Eudoxio in the 79th minute of play. The supporters of Colombia booed when Celestiales was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 81 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jose Bero didn't get a good kick on the ball. Iker Madrid made an important save on a dangerous shot by Santino Seco in the 90th minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Celestiales fans cheered their team off the field, for while Colombia had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.