Challenge

Estadio La Fortaleza
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when 史铮坤 took the kick off in the first half of the match. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 史铮坤 in the 8th minute of play. Abram Sarmiento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gabby Arias having to interfere. In the 11th minute, Adam Tanner hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gabby Arias took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kevin Mastache, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cooper Copperfield hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Ilulea FC's Adam Tanner got a free kick in the 24th minute. Pedro Manzanares was out of position in the 26 minute of play, and Eleuterio Mirande capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Eleuterio Mirande really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Viktor Häger kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. Abram Sarmiento received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Gabby Arias tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 41 minutes into the game, Martin Gorbea threw the ball into play from the sideline. Colombia's Kevin Mastache quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 44 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when 史铮坤 came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 46 minutes into the game, Colombia's Santino Seco nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Gabby Arias made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1.

An unexpectedly hard shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 51st minute of play forced Ilulea FC's goalkeeper Gabby Arias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santino Seco in the 55th minute of play forced Ilulea FC's goalkeeper Gabby Arias to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 58th minute, Cooper Copperfield hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 64th minute of the match Colombia got a corner. Ilulea FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Axel Montenegro ran over to the corner to take the kick. When Axel Montenegro came up free with the goalie in the 66th minute, the Colombia fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Axel Montenegro couldn't finish the play. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. 70 minutes into the match, Eleuterio Mirande notched a goal, 2-1, 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. In the 72nd minute of the match, Santino Seco tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Gabby Arias saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 74 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Eleuterio Mirande came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, Ilulea FC's Gabby Arias got control of the ball when Abram Secada tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abram Secada got free with Gabby Arias in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gabby Arias made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abram Secada in the 82nd minute. In the 87th minute Pablo Tolino collided with an opponent which caused him a fractured collar bone. Martin Gorbea hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Colombia walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.