Challenge

Neverland
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Abram Sarmiento took the kick off in the first half of the match. 6 minutes into the match, Noel Abraham dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Pedro Manzanares, 1-0. Axel Montenegro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Epifanio Iratzeder read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 9th minute of play. 9 minutes into the match, Axel Montenegro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Epifanio Iratzeder. Artetas artilleri's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Axel Montenegro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After a defensive mix-up in Colombia's zone, Noel Abraham stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal and Noel Abraham tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Axel Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet as Joakim Brandin kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Pedro Manzanares. That made the score 2-2 in the 28 minute of play. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joakim Brandin in the 33rd minute of the match. 35 minutes into the match, Noel Abraham 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 Noel Abraham was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. In the 38th minute, Noel Abraham made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-2. After a rather tough play, Artetas artilleri's Glen Buxton got a free kick in the 43rd minute. In the 44th minute of the match, Axel Montenegro sent away a good long shot that could have become a goal, but Epifanio Iratzeder showed an example of his skillful tending and made the save just under the crossbar. 45 minutes into the game, Joakim Brandin cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-2. Pedro Manzanares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 5-2 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Noel Abraham stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Pedro Manzanares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Joakim Brandin's shot from short distance in the 53rd minute. After some careless play in the Colombia defense, Joakim Brandin 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. After 60 minutes, Abram Sarmiento made it 6-3 with a short kick to the right side. Artetas artilleri's Epifanio Iratzeder tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Pascual Carballar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 63rd minute of the match, but Epifanio Iratzeder made a huge save. Kevin Mastache hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. After 65 minutes of play, Artetas artilleri's Noel Abraham made it 7-3 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! 68 minutes into the game, Artetas artilleri's Joakim Brandin 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, 8-3. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. George Michael kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. In the 73rd minute, George Michael hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Noel Abraham sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Kevin Mastache's late challenge caught a Artetas artilleri's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kevin Mastache helped the player get up and apologised. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 80 minutes play. Kevin Mastache hit a great ball. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Noel Abraham in the 81st minute of the match. 81 minutes into the match, Noel Abraham 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 Noel Abraham was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 9-3. Epifanio Iratzeder made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Pascual Carballar sent off a good shot on target. In the 88th minute, Gabriel Martinelli left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Artetas artilleri fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 10-3. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gabriel Martinelli, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Noel Abraham in the 93rd minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Artetas artilleri had played much better football throughout.