Challenge

ARENA ITAFUT 4EVER
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Boguslaw Tarasek started the match with the kick off. With his leg Pedro Manzanares managed to avoid a goal in the 3rdth minute, when ITAFUT 4EVER's Jardel Baggio fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Sidney Bertassi in the 4thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Pedro Manzanares, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Pedro Manzanares made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Sidney Bertassi sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice moves Sidney Bertassi could shoot a difficult shot in the 6th minute, which Pedro Manzanares however easily saved by the left post. Pedro Manzanares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sidney Bertassi went, in the 8th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. In the 13th minute, Axel Montenegro made a precise shot to the right of Nilson Peres. ITAFUT 4EVER's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Nilson Peres came out of the goal in the 15th minute to try and stop a shot by Colombia's Kevin Mastache. But to his dismay, Kevin Mastache quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Sidney Bertassi who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 21stth minute tested the skills of Pedro Manzanares when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Boguslaw Tarasek might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Manzanares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Boguslaw Tarasek ran back to his position shaking his head. A sloppy throw-in by Sidney Bertassi in the 25th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Colombia's Santino Seco. ITAFUT 4EVER's Nilson Peres played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pascual Carballar in the 26th minute of play. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Boguslaw Tarasek, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sidney Bertassi'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 29th minute of play. The supporters of ITAFUT 4EVER booed when Colombia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 30 match minutes in a wonderful position. Santino Seco didn't get a good kick on the ball. Flavius Postelnicescu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 33rd minute of the match, but Pedro Manzanares made a huge save. In the 34th minute, Kevin Mastache hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jardel Baggio took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 35th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 36th minute, Boguslaw Tarasek 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 2-2. Nilson Peres made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 39th minute of play. In the 43rd minute of the match Jardel Baggio shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Pedro Manzanares showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. With a little luck, Colombia's Pedro Manzanares got control of the ball when Sidney Bertassi tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Abram Sarmiento made a kick off. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sidney Bertassi in the 54th minute of the match. 55 minutes into the game, Boguslaw Tarasek cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Pedro Manzanares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. ITAFUT 4EVER's João Vítor Porto was substituted for Sidney Bertassi. In the 59th minute Jardel Baggio 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. In the 63rd minute of the match, Abram Sarmiento tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Nilson Peres saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 65th minute, Boguslaw Tarasek left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ITAFUT 4EVER fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. ITAFUT 4EVER made a substitution. José Sand replaced Boguslaw Tarasek. José Sand scored 5-2 in the 72nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pedro Manzanares, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jardel Baggio made in the 76th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Jean-Paul Møffelmand. When ITAFUT 4EVER's José Sand in the 77th minute got a chance for a shot 77th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Colombia's goalie prevented a goal. 80 minutes into the game, Jean-Paul Møffelmand cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 6-2. Pedro Manzanares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 83rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 85th match minute, ITAFUT 4EVER was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Durval Nascimento to maneuver through the defense. 86 minutes into the match, ITAFUT 4EVER's goalkeeper Nilson Peres had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pascual Carballar. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jardel Baggio in the 87th minute of play. 88 minutes into the game, ITAFUT 4EVER's João Vítor Porto 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, 7-2. Pascual Carballar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 92nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 97th minute João Vítor Porto 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.