Challenge

Maravilla Stadium
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Atlético Maravilla's Quentin Gonzalez started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. With a little luck, Colombia's Pedro Manzanares got control of the ball when Leopoldo de Queiroz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Leopoldo de Queiroz'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 9th minute of play. Pedro Manzanares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Quentin Gonzalez in the 12th minute. Zarando Lastras showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 14th minute of the match. If Kevin Mastache had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Quentin Gonzalez might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Manzanares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Quentin Gonzalez ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 22nd minute of the game Dionisio Hidalgo made a throw-in which Anders Söderlund played forward. In the 25th minute, Dionisio Hidalgo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Atlético Maravilla fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. In the 28th minute Dionisio Hidalgo 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. Zarando Lastras showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Axel Montenegro, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. In the 31st minute Kevin Mastache shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zarando Lastras saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Montenegro in the 34th minute of play forced Atlético Maravilla's goalkeeper Zarando Lastras to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 36 minutes into the game, Abram Sarmiento cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Zarando Lastras was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dionisio Hidalgo in the 40th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedro Manzanares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Leopoldo de Queiroz in the 42nd minute. A throw-in in the 43rd minute of the game was made by Vykan Passarelli with Leopoldo de Queiroz as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. A hard shot 48 in the game by Dionisio Hidalgo from a close distance when the talented Pedro Manzanares managed to make a qualified save. Colombia's players were relieved. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Abram Sarmiento stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Zarando Lastras came out of the goal in the 51st minute to try and stop a shot by Colombia's Axel Montenegro. But to his dismay, Axel Montenegro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Through an outstanding action, after 54 minutes, Zarando Lastras successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 55 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Quentin Gonzalez came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anders Söderlund sent away a hard shot on goal in the 58th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zarando Lastras took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 64 minutes into the game, Pascual Carballar was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Colombia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Atlético Maravilla the free kick. Pascual Carballar hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. In the 65th minute Zhang Zhen Yin clashed with another player. He fell to the ground and was in great pain. It was obvious that he couldn't finish the game. When Kevin Mastache fell near the penalty area in the 65th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Colombia's protests and gave Kevin Mastache a yellow card for diving instead. In the 66th minute, Kevin Mastache hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Kevin Mastache kicked well hit freekick during the 67th minute of the match. 68 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Dionisio Hidalgo came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Atlético Maravilla's zone, Kevin Mastache stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zarando Lastras came out of the goal and Kevin Mastache tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Atlético Maravilla's Shawn Seracino Inglott was substituted for Dionisio Hidalgo. If Ignacio Mastache had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Quentin Gonzalez in the 84th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Quentin Gonzalez in the 87th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 88 played minutes Atlético Maravilla got a freekick which was hit by Anders Söderlund. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Quentin Gonzalez in the 89th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Colombia's Ignacio Mastache slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Zarando Lastras. That made the score 1-3 after 90 minutes of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Quentin Gonzalez in the 94th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pedro Manzanares prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 95 minutes, Quentin Gonzalez made it 2-3 with a short kick to the right side. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Colombia's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.