Challenge

The Bottledome
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Rafael van der Vaart took the kick off in the first half of the match. When Aron Warren came up free with the goalie in the 5th minute, the Glasston 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 Aron Warren couldn't finish the play. Pedro Manzanares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aron Warren's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. In the 11thth minute of the game Abram Sarmiento who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Glasston's Carlton Convine was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The supporters of Glasston booed when Colombia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 17 match minutes in a wonderful position. Samuel Navarro didn't get a good kick on the ball. Tom Rheistein struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Pedro Manzanares didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Glasston. Carlton Convine took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kevin Mastache, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from György Németh in the 23rd minute of play. If Rafael van der Vaart had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Samuel Navarro kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. After 32 played minutes Glasston got a freekick which was hit by Tom Rheistein. Carlton Convine 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 33rd minute. In the 34th minute Colombia were awarded a corner. Axel Montenegro went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Colombia's Axel Montenegro to fire away a dangerous shot which Carlton Convine despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 36 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Eddy Watts came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 37 minutes into the match, Eddy Watts notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of Colombia's Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Colombia from getting a goal against them. In the 41st minute, Axel Montenegro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Carlton Convine was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal in the 45th minute to try and stop a shot by Glasston's Rafael van der Vaart. But to his dismay, Rafael van der Vaart quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Abram Sarmiento made a kick off. In the 53rd minute Axel Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Carlton Convine saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Carlton Convine didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Axel Montenegro went, in the 54th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. 57 minutes into the match, Rafael van der Vaart notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of Colombia's Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience was convinced that Santino Seco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Carlton Convine was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. Carlton Convine made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 61st minute of play. In the 67thth minute of the game Abram Sarmiento who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Glasston's Carlton Convine was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 69 played minutes Glasston got a freekick which was hit by Tom Rheistein. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafael van der Vaart, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 78 minutes into the game, Colombia's Abram Secada nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Carlton Convine made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-3. When Orlando Tafalla fell near the penalty area in the 80th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Colombia's protests and gave Orlando Tafalla a yellow card for diving instead. Orlando Tafalla kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aron Warren in the 82nd minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Carlton Convine was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Abram Secada showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-4 in the 85 minute of play. 87 minutes into the match, Rafael van der Vaart 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 Rafael van der Vaart was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-4. 91 minutes into the match, Eddy Watts notched a goal, 5-4, to the right of Colombia's Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it.