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Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute, Durval de Queirós got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 6 minutes play. Abram Sarmiento hit a great ball. Chico de Sousa's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 7thth minute, Pedro Manzanares skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Chico de Sousa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Pedro Manzanares made a huge save. If Pascual Carballar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 11th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 15 minutes into the match, Chico de Sousa 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 Chico de Sousa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Chico de Sousa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 18th minute of the match, but Pedro Manzanares made a huge save. Pedro Manzanares was out of position in the 18 minute of play, and Chico de Sousa capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Chico de Sousa really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Dalmo Saldanha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 22nd minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd 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. Dalmo Saldanha breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Xu Li Sang could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Pedro Manzanares made a huge save. After 28 minutes Colombia's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ruy de Brito who took care of the corner kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Montenegro in the 34th minute of play forced Jovens Democratas MZC's goalkeeper Dalmo Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dalmo Saldanha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Axel Montenegro in the 37th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Montenegro in the 38th minute of play forced Jovens Democratas MZC's goalkeeper Dalmo Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dalmo Saldanha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Colombia's Antonio Indiano quite brazenly broke a throw-in by David Puyol, made in the 40th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santino Seco in the 46th minute of play forced Jovens Democratas MZC's goalkeeper Dalmo Saldanha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Abram Sarmiento stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Dalmo Saldanha made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Axel Montenegro sent off a good shot on target. After having played for 55 minutes, Axel Montenegro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Colombia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Axel Montenegro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Durval de Queirós came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Jovens Democratas MZC 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 Durval de Queirós couldn't finish the play. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Chico de Sousa in the 65th minute of play. Dalmo Saldanha was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Axel Montenegro showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-1 in the 69 minute of play. Jovens Democratas MZC made a substitution. Marco van Basten replaced Durval de Queirós. Jovens Democratas MZC made a substitution. Mexhit Koçi replaced David Puyol. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. Dalmo Saldanha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ignacio Mastache, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. A sloppy throw-in by Mexhit Koçi in the 79th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Colombia's Antonio Indiano. Mümtazer Kutlan's late challenge caught a Colombia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mümtazer Kutlan helped the player get up and apologised. Mümtazer Kutlan hit a great freekick 82 minutes into the match. The supporters of Colombia booed when Jovens Democratas MZC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 83 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mümtazer Kutlan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Abram Secada's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 84thth minute, Dalmo Saldanha skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The supporters of Colombia booed when Jovens Democratas MZC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 87 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mexhit Koçi didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a defensive mix-up in Jovens Democratas MZC's zone, Abram Secada stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dalmo Saldanha came out of the goal and Abram Secada tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Abram Secada in the 92ndth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Dalmo Saldanha, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Elano Loureiro, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. Colombia's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.