Challenge

Est Metropolitano
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Boleslaw Zielinski took the kick off in the first half of the match. Boleslaw Zielinski blasted a shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pedro Manzanares having to make a save. 4 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Boleslaw Zielinski came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Axel Montenegro hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. 13 minutes into the match, Lyons's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Montenegro came free, but Luisito Quinten reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luisito Quinten showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 14th minute of the match. Lyons's Boleslaw Zielinski got a good chance for a goal in the 17th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a defensive mix-up in Colombia's zone, Boleslaw Zielinski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal and Boleslaw Zielinski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 20th minute, Boleslaw Zielinski got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 24th minute of the match Lyons got a corner. Colombia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Marcos Berasko ran over to the corner to take the kick. Marcos Berasko made a great header on Lyons's corner, it was just that Colombia's Pedro Manzanares managed to reach the ball for a save. After a rather tough play, Colombia's Luis Cazalla got a free kick in the 26th minute. Boleslaw Zielinski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 30th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Manzanares having to interfere. Boleslaw Zielinski might have been able to make a better finish in the 32nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Manzanares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Boleslaw Zielinski ran back to his position shaking his head. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Boleslaw Zielinski, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. In the 34th minute, Boleslaw Zielinski made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Boleslaw Zielinski in the 38th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kevin Mastache hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Abram Sarmiento to make the kick off. Luisito Quinten stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abram Sarmiento's shot from short distance in the 51st minute. Luisito Quinten stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Axel Montenegro's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. Pedro Manzanares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Boleslaw Zielinski in the 57th minute. 59 minutes into the game, Colombia's Axel Montenegro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Luisito Quinten made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. When Joshua Arbi fell near the penalty area in the 62nd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lyons's protests and gave Joshua Arbi a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Colombia booed when Lyons was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 62 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joshua Arbi didn't get a good kick on the ball. Lyons's Stig Åkerberg was substituted for Aurelio Vasco. Lyons made a substitution. Dariusz Roano replaced Boleslaw Zielinski. In the 63rd minute, Joshua Arbi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Luisito Quinten took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 69 minutes into the match, Lyons's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Sarmiento came free, but Luisito Quinten reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 71st minute of the match, managed to save Colombia from getting a goal against them. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. Lyons's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Marcos Berasko in the 74th minute. In the 76th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lyons's goalkeeper Luisito Quinten, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Colombia's defense didn't have a chance, in the 78th minute, when Dariusz Roano scored to the left of an out of position Pedro Manzanares, making the score, 1-2. Luisito Quinten showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Secada in the 81st minute of the match. Pedro Manzanares made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Dariusz Roano sent off a good shot on target. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind Lyons's goalkeeper Luisito Quinten, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 91st minute, Ignacio Mastache got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Luisito Quinten took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Secada, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The Lyons supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Lyons would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.