Challenge

Est Metropolitano
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, 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. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Esteban Gentza in the 3rd minute of the match. Santino Seco's late challenge caught a AS TRIGGER's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Santino Seco helped the player get up and apologised. After a rather tough play, Colombia's Santino Seco got a free kick in the 4th minute. When Ernest Chastuhin came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the AS TRIGGER 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 Ernest Chastuhin couldn't finish the play. Esteban Gentza received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Pedro Manzanares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Ernest Chastuhin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kevin Mastache in the 18th minute of play forced AS TRIGGER's goalkeeper Veniamin Hvoinskiy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Esteban Gentza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gerasim Fedorov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. A collision led to AS TRIGGER getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Tadeusz Zahemski hit a great ball. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Esteban Gentza in the 33rd minute of play. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Esteban Gentza in the 34th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Colombia's Antonio Indiano got a free kick in the 39th minute. When Santino Seco was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 41 minutes had been played. In the 42nd minute, Santino Seco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 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 Esteban Gentza made a kick off. Through an outstanding action, after 52 minutes, Pedro Manzanares successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 53rd minute Esteban Gentza 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. Ernest Chastuhin came free with the goalkeeper in the 54th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Pedro Manzanares could save by the left post. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Esteban Gentza in the 61st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Esteban Gentza in the 67th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ernest Chastuhin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. After having played for 81 minutes, Ernest Chastuhin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. AS TRIGGER's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ernest Chastuhin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 84 minutes into the game, Colombia's Abram Secada nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Veniamin Hvoinskiy made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Esteban Gentza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Esteban Gentza in the 89th minute of the match. 91 minutes into the match, Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ernest Chastuhin. If Esteban Gentza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 93 minutes into the game, Orlando Tafalla 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 AS TRIGGER the free kick. Esteban Gentza shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. If Esteban Gentza had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Colombia had won after a very even match.