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Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the game, Benedicto Bihar cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Pedro Manzanares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 6th minute of play forced Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's goalkeeper Batıkan Muhsin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 7 minutes had been played when some careless play by Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Axel Montenegro was slow to take the kick. During this time Colombia's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Luis Cazalla almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's Batıkan Muhsin did a great save. In the 10th minute Abram Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Batıkan Muhsin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 17th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's goalkeeper Batıkan Muhsin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Colombia's Antonio Indiano quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Bernardo Sasso, made in the 19th minute of the game. The audience was convinced that Axel Montenegro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Batıkan Muhsin was relentless in the 22nd minute of the game. After a defensive mix-up in Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's zone, Kevin Mastache stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Batıkan Muhsin 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. Axel Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 29th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Montenegro in the 29th minute of play forced Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's goalkeeper Batıkan Muhsin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st minute, Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's Benedicto Bihar dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. Pedro Manzanares made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Kurtuluş Senih sent off a good shot on target. Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Seçkin Öksüzoğlu in the 41st minute. Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's Seçkin Öksüzoğlu was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Pedro Manzanares in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Batıkan Muhsin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Abram Sarmiento made a kick off. Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's Batıkan Muhsin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC from getting a goal against them. Axel Montenegros short, quick shot in the 55thth minute got Batıkan Muhsin to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 57th minute, Benedicto Bihar 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 3-1. In the 63rd match minute, Colombia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luis Cazalla to maneuver through the defense. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Benedicto Bihar in the 64th minute of play. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. After a rather tough play, Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's Lorenzo James got a free kick in the 67th minute. In the 73rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's goalkeeper Batıkan Muhsin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 75 minutes into the match, Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ignacio Mastache came free, but Batıkan Muhsin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 76 minutes in the game Luis Cazalla did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Kevin Mastache. Batıkan Muhsin made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Abram Secada sent off a good shot on target. When the match had gone on for 85 minutes, Abram Secada took a quick shot and it went in 3-2 without a chance for Batıkan Muhsin to make any attempt to save it. Through an outstanding action, after 89 minutes, Batıkan Muhsin successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 90 minutes into the match, Abram Secada dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Batıkan Muhsin, 3-3. Ignacio Mastache sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.