Challenge

Est Metropolitano
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, 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. Ando Koppelmaa started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, Colombia's Antonio Indiano got a free kick in the 6th minute. Pastor Aurken fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Manzanares having to interfere. Pedro Manzanares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Maximino Lander went, in the 14th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Antarctica IF's Flavio Balasi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save Antarctica IF from getting a goal against them. Flavio Balasi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Montenegro in the 24th minute of the match. In the 26th minute, Maximino Lander ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pedro Manzanares was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Flavio Balasi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Axel Montenegro in the 28th minute. In the 29th minute Colombia were awarded a corner. Axel Montenegro went to the cornerflag to take it. Axel Montenegro made a great header on Colombia's corner, it was just that Antarctica IF's Flavio Balasi managed to reach the ball for a save. Axel Montenegro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 30th minute of the match, but Flavio Balasi made a huge save. In the 32nd minute Ando Koppelmaa 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. In the 35th minute Erubiel Claus 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. In the 37th minute, Axel Montenegro made a precise shot to the right of Flavio Balasi. Antarctica IF's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. The audience was convinced that Axel Montenegro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Flavio Balasi was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. After 46 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Antonio Indiano. In the 47th minute the ball was on its way in behind Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Abram Sarmiento made a kick off. In the 52nd minute, Axel Montenegro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Flavio Balasi was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-2. With a little luck, Colombia's Pedro Manzanares got control of the ball when Ando Koppelmaa tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Colombia booed when Antarctica IF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 59 match minutes in a wonderful position. Teofilo Etxahun didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pedro Manzanares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Erubiel Claus went, in the 63rd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-3 was the resulting score. 66 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Ando Koppelmaa came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Colombia's Pascual Carballar quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Alfredo Derwin, made in the 70th minute of the game. Georg Hermansson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 78th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 86th minute, Ando Koppelmaa made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-4. Pastor Aurken received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Pedro Manzanares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pastor Aurken sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After some careless play in the Colombia defense, Ando Koppelmaa 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. Pascual Carballar's late challenge caught a Antarctica IF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pascual Carballar helped the player get up and apologised. After 94 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Pascual Carballar. In the 95th minute, Erubiel Claus ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pedro Manzanares was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-6. When the match was over Antarctica IF could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Colombia throughout the match.