Challenge

Arena Cruzeiro
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, 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 was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Simo Mihklisaar showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 9 minute of play. Sílvio Luiz Vieira kicked well hit freekick during the 11th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Simo Mihklisaar in the 13th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Colombia's Pedro Manzanares got control of the ball when Zbigniew Zatorski tried to sneak it across the goal line. Emiliano Toribio could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Pedro Manzanares made a huge save. After some careless play in the Colombia defense, Emiliano Toribio kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pedro Manzanares. The Colombia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pedro Manzanares should have stopped the shot. Raphael Dantas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 24 minutes into the game, Dobromir Malewicki threw the ball into play from the sideline. Colombia's Kevin Mastache quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 26th minute Joshua Garrido shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Raphael Dantas saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 27th minute Colombia were awarded a corner. Axel Montenegro went to the cornerflag to take it. Colombia's Luis Cazalla was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Raphael Dantas in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 32 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Simo Mihklisaar came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Raphael Dantas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santino Seco, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. 33 minutes into the game, Colombia's Santino Seco nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Raphael Dantas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Raphael Dantas showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santino Seco, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. 41 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s goal looked a bit too open when Kevin Mastache came free, but Raphael Dantas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 45 minutes into the game, Colombia's Axel Montenegro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Raphael Dantas made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. In the 48th minute, Axel Montenegro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Colombia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-3. Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- made a substitution. Kristofer Peck replaced Simo Mihklisaar. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 2-3 lead.

Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kristofer Peck in the 56th minute of the match. The supporters of Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- booed when Colombia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kevin Mastache didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Emiliano Toribio during the 57th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Emiliano Toribio hit a great ball. Abram Sarmiento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tony Thanos in the 63rd minute of the match. The supporters of Colombia booed when Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 65 match minutes in a wonderful position. Laerte Romero didn't get a good kick on the ball. 69 minutes had been played when some careless play by Colombia's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Mauro Quirino was slow to take the kick. During this time Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s players had a chance to rest. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zbigniew Zatorski, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Tony Thanos, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. 77 minutes into the match, Zbigniew Zatorski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Zbigniew Zatorski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. Ignacio Mastache struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Raphael Dantas didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Colombia. In the 87th minute, Zbigniew Zatorski made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-3. Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Mauro Quirino got a good chance for a goal in the 90th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After some careless play in the Colombia defense, Zbigniew Zatorski kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pedro Manzanares. The Colombia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pedro Manzanares should have stopped the shot. Zbigniew Zatorski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 97th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Tony Thanos scored 6-3 in the 98th 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. Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Colombia for a fine match.