Challenge

Arena Cruzeiro
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Abram Sarmiento took the kick off in the first half of the match. The supporters of Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- booed when Colombia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 3 match minutes in a wonderful position. Santino Seco didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Colombia's zone, Dobromir Malewicki stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal and Dobromir Malewicki tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zbigniew Zatorski got free with Pedro Manzanares in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 20 minutes into the match, Axel Montenegro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Raphael Dantas. Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Axel Montenegro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. In the 24thth minute of the game Abram Sarmiento who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Raphael Dantas was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Simo Mihklisaar in the 25th minute of play. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save Colombia from getting a goal against them. Raphael Dantas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Axel Montenegro in the 28th minute of play. Raphael Dantas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 32nd minute of the match. Emiliano Toribio scored 3-1 in the 33rd 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. Raphael Dantas made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Axel Montenegro in the 36th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 43 minutes, Pedro Manzanares successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Cenk Bostancı kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. Axel Montenegro was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 45th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-2.

Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Mauro Quirino was substituted for Dobromir Malewicki. Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s Kristofer Peck was substituted for Simo Mihklisaar. The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Zbigniew Zatorski stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s goal looked a bit too open when Abram Sarmiento came free, but Raphael Dantas reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 56 minutes into the match, Colombia's Axel Montenegro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Raphael Dantas narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kristofer Peck, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Raphael Dantas 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 65th minute. Raphael Dantas took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santino Seco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 68 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Emiliano Toribio came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 69th minute, Zbigniew Zatorski left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. The throw-in from Sílvio Luiz Vieira in the 74th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Colombia's Kevin Mastache. When the match had gone on for 75 minutes, Abram Secada took a quick shot and it went in 4-3 without a chance for Raphael Dantas to make any attempt to save it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Zbigniew Zatorski in the 78th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pedro Manzanares saved Colombia from getting behind. Zbigniew Zatorski received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 80th minute. Pedro Manzanares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 86th 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, 5-3. Raphael Dantas showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ignacio Mastache in the 93rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santino Seco in the 95th minute of play forced Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ-'s goalkeeper Raphael Dantas to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Cruzeiro MZC -DMZ- fans cheered their team off the field, for while Colombia had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.