El Gigante Del Norte
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dong Jian Yang started the match with the kick off. Dong Jian Yang 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. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dong Jian Yang in the 3rd minute of play. The corner led Gimnasia y tiro's Esben Nordborg to fire away a dangerous shot which Pedro Manzanares despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 7th minute Pascual Carballar shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Wieslaw Panasewicz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Dong Jian Yang came up free with the goalie in the 12th minute, the Gimnasia y tiro fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Dong Jian Yang couldn't finish the play. Pedro Manzanares made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Dong Jian Yang sent off a good shot on target. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 15th minute of the match, managed to save Colombia from getting a goal against them. Dong Jian Yang's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Pedro Manzanares firmly grabbed it by the left post. Luis Cazalla made in the 20th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Gimnasia y tiro's Levent Resulhan. Dong Jian Yang could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 22nd minute of the match, but Pedro Manzanares made a huge save. 23 minutes into the game, Luis Cazalla threw the ball into play from the sideline. Gimnasia y tiro's Endre Szentes quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Dong Jian Yang could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Pedro Manzanares made a huge save. Endre Szentes might have been able to make a better finish in the 27th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Manzanares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Endre Szentes ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 28thth minute of the game Kevin Mastache who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Gimnasia y tiro's Wieslaw Panasewicz was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Wieslaw Panasewicz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wieslaw Panasewicz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joshua Garrido, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 39 minutes into the game, Gimnasia y tiro's Dong Jian Yang nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pedro Manzanares made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Axel Montenegro received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Wieslaw Panasewicz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 43 minutes into the match, Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Dong Jian Yang. If Axel Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Gimnasia y tiro's Wieslaw Panasewicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Montenegro in the 44th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-0 at half-time.
The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Abram Sarmiento was the one to do the kick off. Abram Sarmiento who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 54thth minute tested the skills of Wieslaw Panasewicz when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When the match clock showed 56 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Reynaldo Montrelle sped through Colombia's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Gimnasia y tiro's Wieslaw Panasewicz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save Gimnasia y tiro from getting a goal against them. Axel Montenegro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Wieslaw Panasewicz made a huge save. Colombia were awarded a corner in the 67th minute after Gimnasia y tiro's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Axel Montenegro took the corner. An unexpectedly hard shot by Reynaldo Montrelle in the 68th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 71st minute, Reynaldo Montrelle ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pedro Manzanares was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. With an all-out effort, Colombia's Wieslaw Panasewicz threw himself towards the right post 76 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ignacio Mastache, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Colombia's Pascual Carballar quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Endre Szentes, made in the 80th minute of the game. 80 minutes into the match, Abram Secada had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Wieslaw Panasewicz. Gimnasia y tiro's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Abram Secada was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Bernardino Quintin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Wieslaw Panasewicz showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santino Seco, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Joshua Garrido heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Wieslaw Panasewicz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abram Secada in the 92nd minute. Orlando Tafalla hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Gimnasia y tiro's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.
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