Challenge

Est Metropolitano
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Wei Guang Xing got the match started through his kick off. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Afonso Cardozo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 5 minutes had been played when some careless play by Colombia's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Afonso Cardozo was slow to take the kick. During this time MONTANHA's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Afonso Cardozo almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Colombia's Pedro Manzanares did a great save. Wei Guang Xing scored 0-1 in the 7th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pedro Manzanares, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 10 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Afonso Cardozo came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Andres van der Sar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Axel Montenegro in the 17th minute. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Afonso Cardozo in the 19th minute of the match. MONTANHA's Andres van der Sar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santino Seco in the 20th minute of play. The throw-in from Nilton Montenegro in the 21st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Colombia's Kevin Mastache. 25 minutes into the game, Axel Montenegro recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Andres van der Sar. Axel Montenegro showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-1. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Afonso Cardozo in the 31st minute of play. After some careless play in the Colombia defense, Wei Guang Xing 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. After a defensive mix-up in Colombia's zone, Afonso Cardozo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal and Afonso Cardozo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Afonso Cardozo in the 39th minute of play. 41 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Wei Guang Xing came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 43rd match minute, MONTANHA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Teodoro Peres to maneuver through the defense. Wei Guang Xing fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 46th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Manzanares having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

In the 54th minute, Dinei Montenegro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pedro Manzanares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Afonso Cardozo in the 56th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Afonso Cardozo got free with Pedro Manzanares in the 58th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After having played for 60 minutes, Wei Guang Xing managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MONTANHA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Wei Guang Xing was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wei Guang Xing in the 61st minute of the match. 63 minutes into the game, Pascual Carballar 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 MONTANHA the free kick. Pascual Carballar hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. A hard shot by Afonso Cardozo from long distance, 64 minutes into the match, got Pedro Manzanares's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. After 65 played minutes MONTANHA's Afonso Cardozo stole the ball from his opponents and shot the ball towards the upper left corner, but Pedro Manzanares stretched himself as far as he could, and stopped the ball from passing the line. robbing Colombia of the goal. In the 66th minute Wei Guang Xing 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. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. A collision led to MONTANHA getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Gonçalo Matos hit a great ball. After 76 minutes, Afonso Cardozo made it 2-4 with a short kick to the right side. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. MONTANHA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Afonso Cardozo in the 80th minute. Afonso Cardozo made a great header on MONTANHA's corner, it was just that Colombia's Pedro Manzanares managed to reach the ball for a save. With a little luck, Colombia's Pedro Manzanares got control of the ball when Afonso Cardozo tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 84 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Pascual Carballar. A sloppy throw-in by Nilton Montenegro in the 86th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Colombia's Santino Seco. 88 minutes into the game, Kevin Mastache cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-4. Andres van der Sar was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Afonso Cardozo got free with Pedro Manzanares in the 91st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, MONTANHA's Wei Guang Xing got a free kick in the 92nd minute. After a rather tough play, Colombia's Pascual Carballar got a free kick in the 93rd minute. Santino Seco charged in rather forcefully in the 96th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Santino Seco the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 96th match minute, Colombia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Santino Seco to maneuver through the defense. The Colombia fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. MONTANHA were clearly better and deserved to take the win.