Challenge

Est Metropolitano
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Carel Rokeloos made the kick off which started today's match. After 5 minutes of play, MORPH's Carel Rokeloos made it 0-1 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! In the 7th minute, Ambrosio Estevez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 13th minute, Pascual Carballar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 17 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Carel Rokeloos came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in MORPH's zone, Kevin Mastache stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Melquiades Mambru came out of the goal and Kevin Mastache tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Melquiades Mambru made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santino Seco in the 23rd minute of play. When Emiliano Berdaitz came up free with the goalie in the 30th minute, the MORPH 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 Emiliano Berdaitz couldn't finish the play. 32 minutes into the match, MORPH's goalkeeper Melquiades Mambru had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Axel Montenegro. Melquiades Mambru took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 40 minutes into the game, Anastasio Lluques threw the ball into play from the sideline. Colombia's Kevin Mastache quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 43 minutes into the match, MORPH's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Sarmiento came free, but Melquiades Mambru reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, MORPH's Melquiades Mambru got control of the ball when Abram Sarmiento tried to sneak it across the goal line. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

MORPH's Melquiades Mambru played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Montenegro in the 51st minute of play. MORPH's Delmar Udalaitz was substituted for Emiliano Berdaitz. MORPH's Isidro Lano was substituted for Celedonio Esquipula. In the 59th minute, Axel Montenegro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Colombia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. 72 minutes into the match, MORPH's Paulo Eguen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Manzanares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. If Paulo Eguen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santino Seco in the 85th minute of play forced MORPH's goalkeeper Melquiades Mambru to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. MORPH's Melquiades Mambru played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Secada in the 86th minute of play. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal in the 90th minute to try and stop a shot by MORPH's Paulo Eguen. But to his dismay, Paulo Eguen quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. The MORPH players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.