Challenge

La Hielera
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Timmy Siggman kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes into the game, Joshua Garrido threw the ball into play from the sideline. Internacional Pechofrío's Quexal Avina quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. If Timmy Siggman had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 9th minute, Timmy Siggman got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After some careless play in the Colombia defense, Timmy Siggman 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. Joonatan Schols showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Montenegro in the 14th minute of the match. Internacional Pechofrío's Paul Moreno quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Antonio Indiano, made in the 15th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Timmy Siggman in the 19th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pedro Manzanares saved Colombia from getting behind. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Montenegro in the 21st minute of play forced Internacional Pechofrío's goalkeeper Joonatan Schols to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joonatan Schols 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 26th minute. If Kevin Mastache had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 31st minute Axel Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Joonatan Schols saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Colombia defense, Timmy Siggman 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 Timmy Siggman in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pedro Manzanares saved Colombia from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Abram Sarmiento's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Joonatan Schols was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. In the 39th minute, Abram Sarmiento left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Colombia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 42nd minute of play forced Internacional Pechofrío's goalkeeper Joonatan Schols to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Joonatan Schols showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 46th minute of the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Internacional Pechofrío's Joonatan Schols played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kevin Mastache in the 52nd minute of play. 53 minutes had been played when some careless play by Internacional Pechofrío's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Axel Montenegro was slow to take the kick. During this time Colombia's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Axel Montenegro almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Internacional Pechofrío's Joonatan Schols did a great save. Colombia's attentive Orlando Tafalla managed to snatch the ball when Quexal Avina made a throw-in in the 56th minute of the game. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Timmy Siggman in the 59th minute of play. Internacional Pechofrío's Adolfo Etxahun managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Kevin Mastache in the 63 minute of the game. 64 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Su Qian Cheng came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Santino Seco could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 66th minute of the match, but Joonatan Schols made a huge save. 67 minutes into the match, Internacional Pechofrío's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Sarmiento came free, but Joonatan Schols reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. Abram Secada sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abram Secada got free with Joonatan Schols in the 75th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 76 minutes into the game, Adolfo Etxahun was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Internacional Pechofrío's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Colombia the free kick. In the 76th match minute, Internacional Pechofrío was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Adolfo Etxahun to maneuver through the defense. If Abram Secada had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 77th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 81 minutes into the match, Su Qian Cheng had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Su Qian Cheng was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Internacional Pechofrío's Joonatan Schols proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 86th minute of the match, managed to save Internacional Pechofrío from getting a goal against them. 87 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Loi Bultes came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 89 minutes into the match, Abram Secada dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Joonatan Schols, 3-2. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.