Challenge

Est Metropolitano
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) 5 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Santiago Abreu came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Axel Montenegro got free with Iker Madrid in the 6th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Albano Millan in the 9th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Celestiales's Iker Madrid played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 10th minute of play. Axel Montenegro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Iker Madrid having to make a save. In the 16th minute Axel Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iker Madrid saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 17 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Pascual Carballar. Santiago Abreu scored 0-2 in the 19th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pedro Manzanares, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The throw-in from Jose Bero in the 21st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Colombia's Kevin Mastache. In the 28th minute Santiago Abreu 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Santiago Abreu in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pedro Manzanares saved Colombia from getting behind. In the 32nd minute Santino Seco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Iker Madrid saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santino Seco in the 32nd minute of play forced Celestiales's goalkeeper Iker Madrid to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 36th minute, Jiang Sha left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Celestiales fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-3. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santiago Abreu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 44th minute, Santiago Abreu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pedro Manzanares was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-4. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-4 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Santiago Abreu was the one to do the kick off. 55 minutes into the match, Celestiales's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Montenegro came free, but Iker Madrid reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 56th minute Colombia were awarded a corner. Axel Montenegro went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Colombia's corner Axel Montenegro fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Iker Madrid quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jiang Sha in the 57th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iker Madrid made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Axel Montenegro in the 60th minute of play. Pedro Manzanares made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Santiago Abreu sent off a good shot on target. 66 minutes into the match, Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Santiago Abreu. Santino Seco scored 1-4 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Iker Madrid, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. Celestiales's Eustaquio Eudoxio was substituted for Santiago Abreu. Pedro Manzanares made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Eustaquio Eudoxio sent off a good shot on target. Pedro Manzanares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Eustaquio Eudoxio's shot from short distance in the 82nd minute. In the 85th 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. Abram Secada took the ball and in the 86 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Iker Madrid. Iker Madrid dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-4. Celestiales's Eustaquio Eudoxio got a good chance for a goal in the 89th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 91st match minute, Celestiales was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Florin Simuţ to maneuver through the defense. Iker Madrid showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ignacio Mastache in the 92nd minute of the match. Colombia's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Kevin Mastache in the 93rd minute. After taking down the ball on Colombia's corner Abram Secada fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Iker Madrid quite easily take care of the ball.