Challenge

Thunderdome
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) After a defensive mix-up in Colombia's zone, Mats Hermansson stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal and Mats Hermansson tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mats Hermansson in the 6th minute of the match. 8 minutes into the match, Mats Hermansson 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 Mats Hermansson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. In the 13th minute Abdi Revis 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. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mats Hermansson, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Axel Montenegro might have been able to make a better finish in the 18th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marcus Ekrot. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Axel Montenegro ran back to his position shaking his head. Marcus Ekrot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mats Hermansson in the 20th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mats Hermansson in the 21st minute of the match. Marcus Ekrot showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 22nd minute of the match. When the match clock showed 24 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Abram Sarmiento sped through Vykans Vikingar's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Marcus Ekrot. The crowd rose to their feet as Mats Hermansson kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Pedro Manzanares. That made the score 2-1 in the 29 minute of play. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abdi Revis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marcus Ekrot took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 40th minute Colombia were awarded a corner. Axel Montenegro went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Vykans Vikingar's goalie and right to Luis Cazalla. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Vykans Vikingar's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. In the 44th minute, Vykans Vikingar's Hílton Souza seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Hílton Souza the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Vykans Vikingar protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Hílton Souza had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 45th minute, Hílton Souza hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mats Hermansson to make the kick off. In the 54th minute the ball was on its way in behind Vykans Vikingar's goalkeeper Marcus Ekrot, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Marcus Ekrot made a fantastic save in the 55th minute, when Santino Seco sent off a good shot on target. Vykans Vikingar's Marcus Ekrot played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 60th minute of play. Vykans Vikingar's Marcus Ekrot proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save Vykans Vikingar from getting a goal against them. Abdi Revis recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Ignacio Mastache in the 72nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marcus Ekrot saved Vykans Vikingar from getting behind. If Abram Secada had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 73 minutes into the match, Vykans Vikingar's goalkeeper Marcus Ekrot had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abram Secada. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Leonardo Trancoso in the 75th minute of play. Tage Glanselius hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. The supporters of Colombia booed when Vykans Vikingar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 77 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tage Glanselius didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abram Secada got free with Marcus Ekrot in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marcus Ekrot made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abram Secada in the 87th minute. 92 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Abdi Revis came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vykans Vikingar were awarded a corner in the 94th minute after Colombia's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Fernan Berart took the corner. The supporters of Vykans Vikingar booed when Colombia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pascual Carballar didn't get a good kick on the ball.