Challenge

City Network Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Colombia's Abram Sarmiento started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The throw-in from Luis Cazalla in the 7th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Hallands Riviera's Lance Carey. Ivan Malmgren could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Pedro Manzanares made a huge save. Hallands Riviera's attentive Samim Ünlüsoy managed to snatch the ball when Luis Cazalla made a throw-in in the 14th minute of the game. 15 minutes into the match, Ivan Malmgren 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 Ivan Malmgren was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Ivan Malmgren could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 19th minute of the match, but Pedro Manzanares made a huge save. Ivan Malmgren blasted a shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pedro Manzanares having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ivan Malmgren got free with Pedro Manzanares in the 20th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 25thth minute of the game Abram Sarmiento who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Hallands Riviera's Alex Svanberg was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When Colombia's Axel Montenegro in the 28th minute got a chance for a shot 28th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Hallands Riviera's goalie prevented a goal. The throw-in from Orlando Tafalla in the 29th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Hallands Riviera's Samim Ünlüsoy. In the 31st minute, Omar Gallego hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Hallands Riviera's Alex Svanberg played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 34th minute of play. After 35 minutes Hallands Riviera's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Axel Montenegro who took care of the corner kick. Pascual Carballar fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 35th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alex Svanberg having to interfere. A sloppy throw-in by Pascual Carballar in the 38th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Hallands Riviera's Valter Berglund. After 40 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Orlando Tafalla. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Luis Cazalla hit a great ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Hallands Riviera made a substitution. Igor Daim replaced Adnan Kultigin. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for George Alkvist to strike the kick off in the second half. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from George Alkvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Montenegro in the 60th minute of play forced Hallands Riviera's goalkeeper Alex Svanberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Santino Seco could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Alex Svanberg made a huge save. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from George Alkvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santino Seco in the 66th minute of play forced Hallands Riviera's goalkeeper Alex Svanberg to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 69 minutes into the match, Hallands Riviera's goalkeeper Alex Svanberg had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Axel Montenegro. In the 72nd minute, Colombia's Axel Montenegro dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. Alex Svanberg didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Abram Secada went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. After having played for 81 minutes, George Alkvist managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Hallands Riviera's supporters crossed their fingers, but George Alkvist was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Omar Gallego got a throw-in 83 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Igor Daim. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by George Alkvist in the 84th minute of play. In the 85th minute the ball was on its way in behind Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 89 minutes, Antonio Indiano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Colombia and the Hallands Riviera players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 89th match minute, Colombia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antonio Indiano to maneuver through the defense. George Alkvist scored 2-2 in the 92nd 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.