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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the game, Antonio Indiano 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 ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź the free kick. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 3rd minute of the game. One of Colombia:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź:s goal. Marcin Wasilewski shot the penalty kick by force right in the crossbar. No goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Marcelo Abreu in the 6th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pedro Manzanares prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Marcelo Abreu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When Axel Montenegro came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Colombia 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 Axel Montenegro couldn't finish the play. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcelo Abreu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 14th minute ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź were awarded a corner. Marcin Wasilewski went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's corner Wasyl Zgonina fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Pedro Manzanares quite easily take care of the ball. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcelo Abreu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's Meelis Vananurm played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Montenegro in the 24th minute of play. Erubiel Justin's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 26thth minute, Pedro Manzanares skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. After a defensive mix-up in Colombia's zone, Maicon Pontes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal and Maicon Pontes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's Meelis Vananurm played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 30th minute of play. Meelis Vananurm took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Meelis Vananurm stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Axel Montenegro's shot from short distance in the 38th minute. Orlando Tafalla fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 42nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Meelis Vananurm having to interfere. ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's Meelis Vananurm played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Montenegro in the 44th minute of play. After 47 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Pascual Carballar.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Abram Sarmiento to strike the kick off in the second half. After 55 minutes ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Axel Montenegro who took care of the corner kick. ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's Meelis Vananurm proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 56th minute of the match, managed to save ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź from getting a goal against them. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marcelo Abreu, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. When Colombia's Axel Montenegro in the 60th minute got a chance for a shot 60th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's goalie prevented a goal. Axel Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Axel Montenegro got free with Meelis Vananurm in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Meelis Vananurm made a fantastic save in the 64th minute, when Santino Seco sent off a good shot on target. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. Colombia's attentive Kevin Mastache managed to snatch the ball when Hennes Wickihalter made a throw-in in the 68th minute of the game. Abram Secada in the 71stth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Meelis Vananurm, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Marcelo Abreu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 76th minute, Hennes Wickihalter hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abram Secada got free with Meelis Vananurm in the 77th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marcelo Abreu in the 80th minute of play. ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's Meelis Vananurm proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 81st minute of the match, managed to save ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź from getting a goal against them. Meelis Vananurm showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santino Seco in the 88th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ignacio Mastache in the 91st minute of play forced ◄19A10► Widzew Łódź's goalkeeper Meelis Vananurm to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Meelis Vananurm took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ignacio Mastache, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 93rd minute, Abram Secada ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Meelis Vananurm was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1.