Challenge

Estadio Ivan Ramljak
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Colombia's Abram Sarmiento 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. 4 minutes into the game, Jano Andrade cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Pedro Manzanares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Kevin Mastache struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Guido Quintin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Colombia. Jano Andrade received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Pedro Manzanares came out and tried to block the shot, but Jano Andrade slotted it home off the left post making it 2-0 in the 10th minute. In the 16th minute of the game Ola Klementsson made a throw-in which Jano Andrade played forward. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pascual Carballar in the 17th minute of play forced • El Croacia fobal club •'s goalkeeper Guido Quintin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 18 minutes into the match, Abram Sarmiento notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of • El Croacia fobal club •'s Guido Quintin. Guido Quintin was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Guido Quintin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Montenegro in the 21st minute of the match. 29 minutes into the match, • El Croacia fobal club •'s goal looked a bit too open when Axel Montenegro came free, but Guido Quintin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 35th minute, Santino Seco made a precise shot to the right of Guido Quintin. • El Croacia fobal club •'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. In the 42nd 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. Dalmacio Odon made in the 43rd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Eberhard Schübel immediately put the ball in play. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Axel Montenegro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Colombia's supporters rose to their feet, but Axel Montenegro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Guido Quintin breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 2-3 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jano Andrade stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The supporters of • El Croacia fobal club • booed when Colombia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 53 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luis Cazalla didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 55th minute, Jano Andrade 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 3-3. • El Croacia fobal club • made a substitution. Luis Tano replaced Jano Andrade. • El Croacia fobal club • made a substitution. Hüsmen Ulutaş replaced Emanuel Mitxaut. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Luis Tano in the 61st minute of the match. In the 62nd minute, Hüsmen Ulutaş left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The • El Croacia fobal club • fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-3. 69 minutes into the game, • El Croacia fobal club •'s Dalmacio Odon nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pedro Manzanares made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 5-3. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. With a little luck, • El Croacia fobal club •'s Guido Quintin got control of the ball when Ignacio Mastache tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Tano in the 76th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 78 minutes, Dalmacio Odon managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. • El Croacia fobal club •'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Dalmacio Odon was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Luis Tano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pedro Manzanares was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. A collision led to • El Croacia fobal club • getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Aristides Jerardo hit a great ball. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis Tano in the 87th minute of play. In the 90th minute, Kevin Mastache hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Ignacio Mastache received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Guido Quintin came out and tried to block the shot, but Ignacio Mastache slotted it home off the left post making it 6-4 in the 92nd minute. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Luis Tano, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. • El Croacia fobal club • were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Colombia for a fine match.