Challenge

Honorato Maxin
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Abram Sarmiento made the kick off which started today's match. 4 minutes into the match, Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mattias Svan. After having played for 5 minutes, Mattias Svan managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Bustick Sport's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mattias Svan was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 9 minutes into the match, Santino Seco notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Bustick Sport's Roque Paskal. Roque Paskal was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mattias Svan got free with Pedro Manzanares in the 14th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 18th minute of the match, Mattias Svan got a very nice opportunity to score, but Pedro Manzanares was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 21st minute Santino Seco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roque Paskal saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 25th minute of the match, Armin Mercuri tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Pedro Manzanares saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Mattias Svan received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Pedro Manzanares came out and tried to block the shot, but Mattias Svan slotted it home off the left post making it 2-1 in the 33rd minute. 38 minutes into the game, Abram Sarmiento cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Roque Paskal was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Montenegro in the 44th minute of play forced Bustick Sport's goalkeeper Roque Paskal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Mattias Svan made the kick off in the second half. In the 56th minute, Mattias Svan left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bustick Sport fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. 61 minutes into the match, Bustick Sport's goal looked a bit too open when Santino Seco came free, but Roque Paskal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 64th match minute, Colombia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antonio Indiano to maneuver through the defense. In the 68th minute of the match Bustick Sport got a corner. Colombia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Hacıxälil Charalambopoulos ran over to the corner to take the kick. When Bustick Sport's Hacıxälil Charalambopoulos in the 69th minute got a chance for a shot 69th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Colombia's goalie prevented a goal. Roque Paskal was out of position in the 72 minute of play, and Abram Secada capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Abram Secada really showed his touch with that goal: 3-3. Bustick Sport's Mariano Quinten was substituted for Kylian Mbakop. Hacıxälil Charalambopoulos recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 76th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A collision led to Bustick Sport getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Donato Veronica hit a great ball. Abram Secadas short, quick shot in the 78thth minute got Roque Paskal to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Roque Paskal made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Abram Secada sent off a good shot on target. 87 minutes into the match, Hacıxälil Charalambopoulos 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 Hacıxälil Charalambopoulos was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-3. 93 minutes into the game, Ignacio Mastache recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Roque Paskal. Ignacio Mastache showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 4-4.