Challenge

Giuseppe Bracone
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Abram Sarmiento kicked off to start the match. The corner led to Bochin club La Palmera's Oliver Ekblom getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Joaquin Montel in the 11th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ciriaco Fernanco kicked well hit freekick during the 12th minute of the match. Dario Jacindo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 15th minute Cristo Mederi 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. Cristo Mederi might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Manzanares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cristo Mederi ran back to his position shaking his head. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Colombia from getting a goal against them. In the 20thth minute of the game Cristo Mederi who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Colombia's Pedro Manzanares was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 22 minutes into the match, Bochin club La Palmera's goal looked a bit too open when Pascual Carballar came free, but Dario Jacindo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 24th minute, Cristo Mederi made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. In the 30th minute, Bochin club La Palmera's Joaquin Montel ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. Dario Jacindo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A sloppy throw-in by Erubiel Oihenarte in the 38th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Colombia's Kevin Mastache. Pedro Manzanares was out of position in the 41 minute of play, and Joaquin Montel capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Joaquin Montel really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Ciriaco Fernanco made the kick off in the second half. If Luis Cazalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bochin club La Palmera's Dario Jacindo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 54th minute of play. Dario Jacindo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abram Sarmiento's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. The Colombia fans' excitement grew in the 59th match minute when Colombia's Abram Sarmiento 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 3-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ciriaco Fernanco in the 63rd minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Axel Montenegro might have been able to make a better finish in the 65th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dario Jacindo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Axel Montenegro ran back to his position shaking his head. Axel Montenegro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Dario Jacindo made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santino Seco in the 70th minute of play forced Bochin club La Palmera's goalkeeper Dario Jacindo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 71st minute of play forced Bochin club La Palmera's goalkeeper Dario Jacindo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Colombia were awarded a corner in the 74th minute after Bochin club La Palmera's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Kevin Mastache took the corner. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ignacio Mastache in the 80th minute of play forced Bochin club La Palmera's goalkeeper Dario Jacindo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kevin Mastache fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dario Jacindo having to interfere. 92 minutes in the game Erubiel Oihenarte did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Joaquin Montel. Dario Jacindo was a little too slow when Abram Secada got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 94th minute. The score was now 3-4. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Colombia walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.