Challenge

OAF Park
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Alessandro Barillari took the kick off in the first half of the match. Donato Silvi kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. Cristiano Lancia 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 12th minute. 14 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Alessandro Barillari came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Donato Silvi in the 17th minute of play. If Kevin Mastache had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Cristiano Lancia took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luis Cazalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristiano Lancia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santino Seco, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Pedro Manzanares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cristiano Tesone in the 25th minute. Cristiano Lancia came out of the goal in the 28th minute to try and stop a shot by Colombia's Santino Seco. But to his dismay, Santino Seco quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Cristiano Lancia showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kevin Mastache, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. After 36 minutes of play, Colombia's Joshua Garrido made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cristiano Lancia was left in no man's land by his defense there! With a little luck, Colombia's Pedro Manzanares got control of the ball when Alessandro Barillari tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of Colombia booed when Real Kikkabu was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ercole Corsi didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 47 minutes of play, Real Kikkabu's Cristiano Tesone made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pedro Manzanares was left in no man's land by his defense there! 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Abram Sarmiento stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Cristoforo Ceci 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. Ercole Corsi kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. Axel Montenegro took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 55th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Cristiano Lancia. Real Kikkabu's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Axel Montenegro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Cristiano Lancia tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, Real Kikkabu's Ercole Corsi got a free kick in the 58th minute. After a rather tough play, Colombia's Samuel Navarro got a free kick in the 60th minute. After some careless play in the Colombia defense, Biagio Fortunato 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. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. Ignacio Mastache took the ball and in the 73 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Cristiano Lancia. Cristiano Lancia dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-3. The referee felt a red card was in order, 77 minutes into the game, when Orlando Tafalla put in a rough tackle. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 76th 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 Real Kikkabu:s goal. 81 minutes in the game Cristoforo Ceci did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Donato Silvi. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Biagio Fortunato in the 81st minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Cristoforo Ceci in the 86th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Colombia's Abram Secada. Kevin Mastache fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristiano Lancia having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Biagio Fortunato in the 96th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 98 minutes into the game, Filippo Del Grosso was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Real Kikkabu's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Colombia the free kick. The supporters of Colombia booed when Real Kikkabu was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 98 match minutes in a wonderful position. Filippo Del Grosso didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pascual Carballar blasted a shot towards the goal in the 99th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cristiano Lancia having to make a save. Abram Secada fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 100th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cristiano Lancia having to interfere. For all the effort they put into the match, the Colombia players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Real Kikkabu.