Challenge

Signal Iduna Park
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) MAGNIFICOS.FC's Geert Wijgaert 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. Shivaraja Budaj fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 4th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Manzanares having to interfere. When Geert Wijgaert came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the MAGNIFICOS.FC 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 Geert Wijgaert couldn't finish the play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Axel Montenegro in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Lara Guadalupi saved MAGNIFICOS.FC from getting behind. 21 minutes into the match, Abram Sarmiento notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of MAGNIFICOS.FC's Lara Guadalupi. Lara Guadalupi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Paul Albeanu in the 27th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Axel Montenegro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Lara Guadalupi was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. Lara Guadalupi came out of the goal in the 31st minute to try and stop a shot by Colombia's Abram Sarmiento. But to his dismay, Abram Sarmiento quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. If Paul Albeanu had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luis Cazalla made in the 42nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by MAGNIFICOS.FC's Lech Cipinski. In the 42nd minute Geert Wijgaert 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. Lara Guadalupi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 46 minutes into the game, Omer Guyomarch was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MAGNIFICOS.FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Colombia the free kick. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Abram Sarmiento to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 56th minute, Geert Wijgaert made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Geert Wijgaert, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. MAGNIFICOS.FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Gilberto Lalla in the 61st minute. The corner led to MAGNIFICOS.FC's Geert Wijgaert getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. In the 64th minute Geert Wijgaert 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. MAGNIFICOS.FC's Lara Guadalupi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Montenegro in the 65th minute of play. Axel Montenegro took the ball and in the 65 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Lara Guadalupi. Lara Guadalupi 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. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. MAGNIFICOS.FC made a substitution. Davi Vaz replaced Paul Albeanu. When the match clock showed 70 minutes, the score became 3-3 when Geert Wijgaert sped through Colombia's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Geert Wijgaert, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. After 75 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Orlando Tafalla. An unexpectedly hard shot by Geert Wijgaert in the 79th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 81 minutes into the match, Geert Wijgaert 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 Geert Wijgaert was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-3. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Geert Wijgaert in the 85th minute of play. 87 minutes into the match, MAGNIFICOS.FC's goalkeeper Lara Guadalupi had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ignacio Mastache. When the match had gone on for 93 minutes, Ignacio Mastache put it in 4-4 from a short distance just to the right of Lara Guadalupi. MAGNIFICOS.FC's Valério Ortiz was substituted for Geert Wijgaert.