Challenge

Arena das Cavernas
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Abram Sarmiento got the match started through his kick off. With his leg Pedro Manzanares managed to avoid a goal in the 3rdth minute, when Austra 04 VFC's Beila Mora fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Colombia were furious when Samuel Navarro was red carded, 5 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 5th 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 Austra 04 VFC:s goal. 8 minutes had been played when some careless play by Colombia's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Sócrates Silva was slow to take the kick. During this time Austra 04 VFC's players had a chance to rest. In the 10th minute Austra 04 VFC were awarded a corner. Sócrates Silva went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Austra 04 VFC's Sócrates Silva to fire away a dangerous shot which Pedro Manzanares despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Hudson Gaúcho showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kevin Mastache in the 11th minute of the match. In the 15thth minute of the game Wellington Pires who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Colombia's Pedro Manzanares was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wellington Pires in the 18th minute of the match. With his leg Pedro Manzanares managed to avoid a goal in the 21stth minute, when Austra 04 VFC's Wellington Pires fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Wellington Pires's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 21stth minute, Pedro Manzanares skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Abram Sarmiento hit a great ball. Pedro Manzanares made a fantastic save in the 26th minute, when Beila Mora sent off a good shot on target. After taking down the ball on Austra 04 VFC's corner Sócrates Silva fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Pedro Manzanares quite easily take care of the ball. Wellington Pires's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 35thth minute, Pedro Manzanares skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Beila Mora who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 36thth minute tested the skills of Pedro Manzanares when he managed to save the team from getting behind. 38 minutes into the match, Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sócrates Silva. If Pascual Carballar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Wellington Pires received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Pedro Manzanares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 59 minutes into the match, Wellington Pires 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 Wellington Pires was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Beila Mora in the 64th minute of play. Axel Montenegro didn't have the luck on his side when he, from a short distance, got a opportunity for a shot on goal in the 67th minute. The shot missed the goal on the right side and Axel Montenegro ran dejectedly back to his position. Austra 04 VFC's Hudson Gaúcho proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 69th minute of the match, managed to save Austra 04 VFC from getting a goal against them. Austra 04 VFC made a substitution. Marcus Pollard replaced Sócrates Silva. Colombia's attentive Kevin Mastache managed to snatch the ball when Raúl Perez made a throw-in in the 72nd minute of the game. In the 75th minute, Colombia's Abram Secada ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Hudson Gaúcho. Hudson Gaúcho yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. In the 77th minute Wellington Pires shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Manzanares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Colombia's Antonio Indiano got a free kick in the 78th minute. Pedro Manzanares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marcus Pollard went, in the 80th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santino Seco in the 85th minute of play forced Austra 04 VFC's goalkeeper Hudson Gaúcho to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hudson Gaúcho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santino Seco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The throw-in from Raúl Perez in the 87th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Colombia's Kevin Mastache. Hudson Gaúcho took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kevin Mastache, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Orlando Tafalla struck a weak shot in the 93rd minute. Hudson Gaúcho didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Colombia. After some fancy dribbling in the 95th minute, Santino Seco managed to get in a good position for a shot. Colombia's supporters rose to their feet, but Santino Seco was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Hudson Gaúcho breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick.