Challenge

Est Metropolitano
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, 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. Giannis Chatziioannou struck a weak shot in the 2nd minute. Pedro Manzanares didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Skyfall. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giannis Chatziioannou in the 5th minute of play. 9 minutes into the match, Skyfall's Giannis Chatziioannou sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Manzanares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, Skyfall's Bradley Allcock got control of the ball when Abram Sarmiento tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kostas Loukas during the 11th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Kostas Loukas hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Giannis Chatziioannou blasted a shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pedro Manzanares having to make a save. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giannis Chatziioannou in the 15th minute of play. In the 16th minute Skyfall were awarded a corner. Wu Lei Han went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 17th minute of the match Skyfall 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. Wu Lei Han ran over to the corner to take the kick. Giannis Chatziioannou took the ball and in the 20 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. When the match had gone on for 27 minutes, Axel Montenegro took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Bradley Allcock to make any attempt to save it. Pedro Manzanares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Giannis Chatziioannou went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. When the match clock showed 33 minutes, the score became 1-3 when Giannis Chatziioannou sped through Colombia's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Skyfall's Bradley Allcock played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 36th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Colombia's zone, Giannis Chatziioannou stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal and Giannis Chatziioannou tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bradley Allcock made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 39th minute of play. The supporters of Colombia booed when Skyfall was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. Caio Pinto didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 44th match minute, Colombia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Orlando Tafalla to maneuver through the defense. In the 46th minute, Marcinho de Toledo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Skyfall fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-4.

The wind increased when Giannis Chatziioannou made the kick off in the second half. Marcinho de Toledo made in the 51st minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Marcinho de Toledo. 52 minutes into the match, Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Giannis Chatziioannou. After some careless play in the Skyfall defense, Axel Montenegro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bradley Allcock. The Skyfall fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bradley Allcock should have stopped the shot. Caio Pinto hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Skyfall's Attilio Franceschelli was substituted for Adalberto Leite. In the 63rd match minute, Skyfall was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Caio Pinto to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 64th minute of play forced Skyfall's goalkeeper Bradley Allcock to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Giannis Chatziioannou, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bradley Allcock 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 71st minute. Bradley Allcock took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santino Seco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pedro Manzanares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Giannis Chatziioannou in the 76th minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Giannis Chatziioannou got free with Pedro Manzanares in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Giannis Chatziioannou in the 81st minute of play. Marcinho de Toledo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pedro Manzanares having to make a save. In the 87th minute, Giannis Chatziioannou reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Pedro Manzanares. The goal made the score 2-5. After 90 played minutes Skyfall got a freekick which was hit by Lin Mo Bin. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Giannis Chatziioannou in the 95th minute of play. Bradley Allcock showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Secada in the 96th minute of the match. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Skyfall eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.