Challenge

Arena Viola
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Abram Sarmiento kicked off to start the match. 11 minutes into the game, Mario Jakobe lined in a short shot 1-0 behind a frustrated Pedro Manzanares. 15 minutes into the match, Viola Invest's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Montenegro came free, but Dumitru Doloman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Dumitru Doloman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santino Seco in the 22nd minute of the match. Axel Montenegro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Dumitru Doloman having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Montenegro in the 24th minute of play forced Viola Invest's goalkeeper Dumitru Doloman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Colombia's zone, Francisco Su stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal and Francisco Su tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After some careless play in the Viola Invest defense, Abram Sarmiento kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dumitru Doloman. The Viola Invest fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dumitru Doloman should have stopped the shot. 36 minutes into the game, Abram Sarmiento cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Dumitru Doloman was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 41st match minute, Viola Invest was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stanislaw Marchewka to maneuver through the defense. With an all-out effort, Viola Invest's Pedro Manzanares threw himself towards the right post 45 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Kuuno Tälli, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kuuno Tälli in the 46th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kuuno Tälli to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Colombia's Abram Sarmiento got a free kick in the 50th minute. In the 54th minute Stig-Åke Gabrielsson 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. Mario Jakobe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Manzanares having to interfere. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kuuno Tälli, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. 63 minutes into the game, one of Colombia:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 68th minute Mario Jakobe 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. Jarl Malm kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. Dumitru Doloman came out of the goal in the 70th minute to try and stop a shot by Colombia's Ignacio Mastache. But to his dismay, Ignacio Mastache quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mario Jakobe in the 78th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kuuno Tälli in the 80th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dumitru Doloman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ignacio Mastache, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dumitru Doloman made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ignacio Mastache in the 82nd minute. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mario Jakobe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 90 minutes into the match, Ignacio Mastache had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Dumitru Doloman. Viola Invest's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ignacio Mastache was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-4. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Mario Jakobe managed to get in a good position for a shot. Viola Invest's supporters rose to their feet, but Mario Jakobe was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pedro Manzanares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kuuno Tälli in the 96th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Colombia's Ignacio Mastache in the 98th minute got a chance for a shot 98th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Viola Invest's goalie prevented a goal. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Colombia eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.