Challenge

Estadio El Derrochon
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Pegaso's Mihail Pânzaru 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. Mihail Pânzaru sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 7 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Mihail Pânzaru came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mihail Pânzaru, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. The supporters of Pegaso booed when Colombia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abram Sarmiento didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mihail Pânzaru's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pedro Manzanares read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 18th minute of play. Delmar Tabor'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. Delmar Tabor helped the player get up and apologised. Loren Prats showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joshua Garrido, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Colombia were awarded a corner in the 23th minute after Pegaso's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Axel Montenegro took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Pascual Carballar got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Loren Prats quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. After 24 minutes, Joshua Garrido made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Pegaso's Loren Prats tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Pegaso's Loren Prats played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Montenegro in the 27th minute of play. Loren Prats made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 29th minute of play. After 30 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Axel Montenegro. 34 minutes into the match, Pegaso's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Montenegro came free, but Loren Prats reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Montenegro in the 39th minute of play forced Pegaso's goalkeeper Loren Prats to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 40 minutes into the match, Axel Montenegro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Loren Prats. Pegaso's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Axel Montenegro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. In the 44th minute, Abel Estavan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jairo Valery got free with Pedro Manzanares in the 47th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mihail Pânzaru in the 48th minute of the match. In the 49th minute of the match Pegaso got a corner. Colombia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jairo Valery ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Pegaso's corner Jairo Valery fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Pedro Manzanares quite easily take care of the ball. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

If Abram Sarmiento had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. Pegaso's Joaquin Havier was substituted for Mihail Pânzaru. Abel Estavan made in the 71st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Colombia's Kevin Mastache. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joaquin Havier in the 74th minute of play. Joaquin Havier received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Pedro Manzanares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joaquin Havier in the 77th minute of the match. In the 78th minute of the match Pegaso got a corner. Colombia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jairo Valery ran over to the corner to take the kick. Loren Prats didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ignacio Mastache went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. Colombia were awarded a corner in the 91th minute after Pegaso's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Kevin Mastache took the corner. After some careless play in the Colombia defense, Amador Vachon kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pedro Manzanares. The Colombia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pedro Manzanares should have stopped the shot. Joaquin Havier took the ball and in the 95 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-3. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Pegaso fully deserved thier win.