Santiago Bernabéu
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Abram Sarmiento kicked off to start the match. Joshua Garrido hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. After some careless play in the Colombia defense, Manole Cristoiu kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pedro Manzanares. The Colombia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pedro Manzanares should have stopped the shot. Abram Sarmiento received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Artzai Tarin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Artzai Tarin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Orgullo's Artzai Tarin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Montenegro in the 15th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Manole Cristoiu in the 25th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Orgullo's Artzai Tarin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santino Seco in the 26th minute of play. In the 29th 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: 1-1. 35 minutes into the match, Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Manole Cristoiu. Axel Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Montenegro in the 38th minute of play forced Orgullo's goalkeeper Artzai Tarin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 45 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Colombia! After 45 minutes Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares managed, with a little bit of luck, save Manole Cristoiu's penalty, on his right side after a tricky shot. In the 45th minute, Manole Cristoiu made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Manole Cristoiu made a kick off. In the 52nd match minute, Orgullo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Juan Netto to maneuver through the defense. 53 minutes into the match, Orgullo's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Montenegro came free, but Artzai Tarin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 54 minutes, Manole Cristoiu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Orgullo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Manole Cristoiu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 57th minute, Colombia's Santino Seco ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Artzai Tarin. Artzai Tarin yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-2. With an all-out effort, Colombia's Artzai Tarin threw himself towards the right post 60 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Abram Sarmiento, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Orgullo's Artzai Tarin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Montenegro in the 62nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 64th minute of play forced Orgullo's goalkeeper Artzai Tarin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. Orgullo made a substitution. Aimar Barro replaced Manole Cristoiu. Orgullo made a substitution. Araoz Vallejo replaced Mario Zapatero. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Kevin Mastache hit a great ball. Artzai Tarin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Abram Secada went, in the 71st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. With a little luck, Orgullo's Artzai Tarin got control of the ball when Kevin Mastache tried to sneak it across 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 Aimar Barro in the 76th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aimar Barro in the 80th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedro Manzanares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Aimar Barro went, in the 81st minute, to the upper right corner, 3-3 was the resulting score. Artzai Tarin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ignacio Mastache in the 86th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 91st minute, Aimar Barro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Orgullo's supporters rose to their feet, but Aimar Barro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pedro Manzanares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Aimar Barro'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 94th minute of play. 95 minutes had been played when some careless play by Colombia's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Yan Chuan Yang was slow to take the kick. During this time Orgullo's players had a chance to rest. Orgullo were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Colombia for a fine match.
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