Challenge

Arena Pomerode
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Andy Cole kicked off to start the match. Gernando Rocha made in the 4th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Colombia's Antonio Indiano. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lokon Pøhl in the 6th minute of play. In the 8th minute the ball was on its way in behind Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Pedro Manzanares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Andy Cole in the 9th minute. In the 15th minute Axel Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Egun Pais saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 18 played minutes Floresta Negra FC got a freekick which was hit by Hector Bazkoare. The audience thought a goal was coming when Andy Cole got free with Pedro Manzanares in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Egun Pais made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Axel Montenegro in the 23rd minute of play. If Axel Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Egun Pais showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Montenegro in the 27th minute of the match. Kevin Mastache hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. Jerzy Zjawin blasted a shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pedro Manzanares having to make a save. After 35 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Antonio Indiano. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save Colombia from getting a goal against them. Egun Pais stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abram Sarmiento's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Abram Sarmiento to make the kick off. In the 50th minute, Gernando Rocha hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 52 minutes into the game, Samuel Navarro was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Colombia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Floresta Negra FC the free kick. In the 53rd minute of the match Lokon Pøhl shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Pedro Manzanares showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Egun Pais took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Floresta Negra FC's Alexsandro Mandrak was substituted for Hector Bazkoare. Floresta Negra FC made a substitution. Jardel Lewandowski replaced Andy Cole. Gernando Rocha made in the 60th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Jardel Lewandowski. Egun Pais took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Egun Pais was a little too slow when Santino Seco got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 63rd minute. The score was now 1-1. In the 69th minute, Colombia's Axel Montenegro dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-2. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jardel Lewandowski in the 75th minute of play. Egun Pais took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ignacio Mastache, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jardel Lewandowski in the 82nd minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jardel Lewandowski fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Manzanares having to interfere. Lokon Pøhl sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal in the 87th minute to try and stop a shot by Floresta Negra FC's Jardel Lewandowski. But to his dismay, Jardel Lewandowski quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-2. 89 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Jardel Lewandowski came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Manzanares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jardel Lewandowski went, in the 92nd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-2 was the resulting score. For all the effort they put into the match, the Colombia players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Floresta Negra FC.