Challenge

The Last Try
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Abram Sarmiento made the kick off which started today's match. In the 2nd minute of the match, Ramon Ignatius tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Pedro Manzanares saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The crowd rose to their feet as El ultimo's Ramon Ignatius slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Pedro Manzanares. That made the score 1-0 after 3 minutes of play. 6 minutes into the match, Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ke Xiang. Axel Montenegro might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Vladimiro Socorro. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Axel Montenegro ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 9th minute Axel Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vladimiro Socorro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Montenegro in the 12th minute of play forced El ultimo's goalkeeper Vladimiro Socorro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 23 minutes into the game, Eliseo Bernabel threw the ball into play from the sideline. Colombia's Kevin Mastache quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. The audience was convinced that Axel Montenegro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Vladimiro Socorro was relentless in the 23rd minute of the game. The Colombia fans' excitement grew in the 24th match minute when Colombia's Axel Montenegro looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Vladimiro Socorro 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 30th minute. Vladimiro Socorro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joshua Garrido in the 33rd minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Axel Montenegro in the 35th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vladimiro Socorro prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Vladimiro Socorro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santino Seco in the 37th minute of play. Eliseo Bernabel made in the 40th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Ke Xiang. When the match had gone on for 44 minutes, Ramon Ignatius took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Pedro Manzanares to make any attempt to save it.

The wind increased when Ramon Ignatius made the kick off in the second half. Samuel Navarro was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 52 minutes into the match. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vasile Pisculescu in the 55th minute of play. Vladimiro Socorro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 58 played minutes El ultimo got a freekick which was hit by Eliseo Bernabel. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vasile Pisculescu 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 made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. After 69 played minutes El ultimo got a freekick which was hit by Ke Xiang. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ignacio Mastache in the 70th minute of play forced El ultimo's goalkeeper Vladimiro Socorro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ignacio Mastache in the 75th minute of play forced El ultimo's goalkeeper Vladimiro Socorro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 77th minute Luis Bemabe 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. 79 minutes into the match, El ultimo's goal looked a bit too open when Ignacio Mastache came free, but Vladimiro Socorro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 82 minutes into the match, El ultimo's goal looked a bit too open when Ignacio Mastache came free, but Vladimiro Socorro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vladimiro Socorro showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ignacio Mastache in the 85th minute of the match. Vladimiro Socorro was a little too slow when Ignacio Mastache got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 86th minute. The score was now 2-2. Vladimiro Socorro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ignacio Mastache in the 92nd minute of play. Ignacio Mastache took the ball and in the 92 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vladimiro Socorro. Vladimiro Socorro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-3. The El ultimo supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Colombia's performance. The match ended with a win for Colombia.