Challenge

Andarilhos Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, 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. Abram Sarmiento started the match with the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fu Han Qiang got free with Pedro Manzanares in the 4th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pedro Manzanares was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Gonzalo Montiel showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 5 minute of play. Jon Oblak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santino Seco in the 8th minute of play. Pedro Manzanares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Fu Han Qiang's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. Antony Bruno fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Manzanares having to interfere. Pedro Manzanares was out of position in the 12 minute of play, and Fu Han Qiang capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Fu Han Qiang really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Through an outstanding action, after 15 minutes, Pedro Manzanares successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Andarilhos's Jon Oblak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Montenegro in the 17th minute of play. Colombia's attentive Kevin Mastache managed to snatch the ball when Severino Figueira made a throw-in in the 21st minute of the game. Jon Oblak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Montenegro in the 21st minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Andarilhos's Fu Han Qiang slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Pedro Manzanares. That made the score 3-0 after 24 minutes of play. 30 minutes into the match, Fu Han Qiang notched a goal, 4-0, 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 34th minute of play forced Andarilhos's goalkeeper Jon Oblak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jon Oblak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kevin Mastache, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Abram Sarmiento advanced and headed the ball into goal, 4-1 in the 40th minute. In the 45th minute Axel Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jon Oblak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 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.

Andarilhos's attentive Adriano Ramires managed to snatch the ball when Axel Montenegro made a throw-in in the 55th minute of the game. In the 58th minute Adriano Ramires 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. Andarilhos's Jon Oblak proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save Andarilhos from getting a goal against them. Jon Oblak took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 65th minute, Colombia's Abram Sarmiento dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 4-2. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. Jon Oblak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santino Seco in the 72nd minute of the match. After 76 minutes of play, Andarilhos's Adriano Ramires made it 5-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pedro Manzanares was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some careless play in the Andarilhos defense, Ignacio Mastache kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jon Oblak. The Andarilhos fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jon Oblak should have stopped the shot. Gonzalo Montiel took the ball and in the 84 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 6-3. In the 86th minute, Jarbas Pinheiro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jon Oblak showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Secada in the 88th minute of the match. In the 90th 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. Colombia's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.