Challenge

Mambo Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Abram Sarmiento made the kick off which started today's match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 6th minute of play forced Mambo FC's goalkeeper Armin Di Toma to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elia Costacurta in the 8th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joshua Garrido's late challenge caught a Mambo FC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Joshua Garrido helped the player get up and apologised. 12 minutes into the game, Elia Costacurta recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Pedro Manzanares. Elia Costacurta showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Colombia's Kevin Mastache managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Dennis Negri in the 17 minute of the game. Axel Montenegro might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Armin Di Toma. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Axel Montenegro ran back to his position shaking his head. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save Colombia from getting a goal against them. Armin Di Toma showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kevin Mastache in the 22nd minute of the match. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Elia Costacurta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Axel Montenegro scored 1-1 in the 27th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Armin Di Toma, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Francesco Salvi in the 30th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mambo FC's Armin Di Toma played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 32nd minute of play. Armin Di Toma 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 35th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Mambo FC's zone, Axel Montenegro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Armin Di Toma came out of the goal and Axel Montenegro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 39th minute, Elia Costacurta left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Mambo FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Armin Di Toma made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 45th minute of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Elia Costacurta made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elia Costacurta in the 53rd minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 57th minute, Colombia's Santino Seco ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Armin Di Toma. Armin Di Toma yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-2. If Kevin Mastache had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. Mambo FC's Armin Di Toma proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save Mambo FC from getting a goal against them. Mambo FC's Armin Di Toma played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Secada in the 74th minute of play. Mambo FC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 76th minute, when Abram Secada scored to the left of an out of position Armin Di Toma, making the score, 2-3. Armin Di Toma showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ignacio Mastache in the 88th minute of the match. In the 90th minute, Roberto-Carlos Junior hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mambo FC's Armin Di Toma played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ignacio Mastache in the 91st minute of play. Armin Di Toma showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Secada in the 93rd minute of the match. 95 minutes into the match, Bruno Domina notched a goal, 4-3, 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. Mambo FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Colombia for a fine match.