Challenge

Camp Nou
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) FC Barcelona Lassa's Anton Gertsyk started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Anton Gertsyk managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Barcelona Lassa's supporters rose to their feet, but Anton Gertsyk was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pedro Manzanares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Anton Gertsyk came up free with the goalie in the 6th minute, the FC Barcelona Lassa 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 Anton Gertsyk couldn't finish the play. Anton Gertsyk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Pedro Manzanares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Joshua Garrido hit a great freekick 9 minutes into the match. 13 minutes into the match, FC Barcelona Lassa's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Montenegro came free, but Polikarp Miheev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anton Gertsyk received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 14th minute. Pedro Manzanares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The supporters of FC Barcelona Lassa booed when Colombia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 15 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joshua Garrido didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Radamel Falcao had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Anton Gertsyk scored 1-0 in the 19th 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. After a defensive mix-up in Colombia's zone, Anton Gertsyk stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal and Anton Gertsyk tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Axel Montenegro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Polikarp Miheev was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. Polikarp Miheev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santino Seco in the 27th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th minute, Abram Sarmiento managed to get in a good position for a shot. Colombia's supporters rose to their feet, but Abram Sarmiento was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Polikarp Miheev breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Polikarp Miheev showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Axel Montenegro, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. In the 41st minute Axel Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Polikarp Miheev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Antonio Indiano hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Abram Sarmiento to strike the kick off in the second half. When Axel Montenegro came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Colombia 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 Axel Montenegro couldn't finish the play. Tobiasz Dubiel struck a weak shot in the 59th 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 FC Barcelona Lassa. Luis Cazalla made in the 61st minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Joshua Garrido. Polikarp Miheev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Axel Montenegro in the 62nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anton Gertsyk in the 64th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Radamel Falcao in the 66th minute of play. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. In the 69th minute of the game Luis Cazalla made a throw-in which Ignacio Mastache played forward. Polikarp Miheev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ignacio Mastache, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anton Gertsyk in the 71st minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abram Secada could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Polikarp Miheev made a huge save. Abram Secada came free with the goalkeeper in the 79th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Polikarp Miheev could save by the left post. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Radamel Falcao in the 81st minute of play. Pedro Manzanares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Anton Gertsyk went, in the 84th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. FC Barcelona Lassa's Juan Feliu quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Luis Cazalla, made in the 87th minute of the game. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anton Gertsyk, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Polikarp Miheev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ignacio Mastache, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Colombia's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.