Challenge

Est Metropolitano
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Abram Sarmiento kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 3rd minute of play forced Los Delfines's goalkeeper Matías Patrone to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal in the 4th minute to try and stop a shot by Los Delfines's Atilano Quinten. But to his dismay, Atilano Quinten quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. The Los Delfines fans' excitement grew in the 9th match minute when Los Delfines's Atilano Quinten looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 13 minutes into the match, Los Delfines's goalkeeper Matías Patrone had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Axel Montenegro. After some careless play in the Colombia defense, Arquímedes Cesario 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tomáš Kožený in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pedro Manzanares saved Colombia from getting behind. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abram Sarmiento in the 19th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Matías Patrone prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Matías Patrone made an important save on a dangerous shot by Axel Montenegro in the 20th minute. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Atilano Quinten in the 22nd minute of the match. 26 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Arquímedes Cesario came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 27 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Orlando Tafalla. Tomáš Kožený took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 28th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Through an outstanding action, after 30 minutes, Matías Patrone successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. The audience was convinced that Santino Seco's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Matías Patrone was relentless in the 30th minute of the game. In the 31st match minute, Colombia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Orlando Tafalla to maneuver through the defense. Matías Patrone made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 34th minute of play. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Atilano Quinten in the 36th minute of play. After 37 minutes of play, Los Delfines's Tomáš Kožený made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pedro Manzanares was left in no man's land by his defense there! 40 minutes into the match, Los Delfines's goalkeeper Matías Patrone had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Axel Montenegro. In the 48th minute, Atilano Quinten made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-5.

Los Delfines's Matías Patrone played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santino Seco in the 59th minute of play. After having played for 65 minutes, Santino Seco managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Colombia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Santino Seco was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Los Delfines made a substitution. Lucas Urbez replaced Arquímedes Cesario. The crowd rose to their feet as Lucas Urbez kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Pedro Manzanares. That made the score 0-6 in the 78 minute of play. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. 84 minutes had been played when some careless play by Los Delfines's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Kevin Mastache was slow to take the kick. During this time Colombia's players had a chance to rest. Pedro Manzanares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Lucas Urbez in the 86th minute. After 87 minutes Colombia's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Lucas Urbez who took care of the corner kick. 89 minutes into the match, Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Lucas Urbez. Matías Patrone made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ignacio Mastache in the 91st minute of play. A throw-in in the 94th minute of the game was made by Orlando Tafalla with Santino Seco as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 96th minute Ignacio Mastache shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matías Patrone saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match was over Los Delfines could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Colombia throughout the match.