Challenge

Est. Matador Salas
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Abram Sarmiento took the kick off in the first half of the match. With his leg Pedro Manzanares managed to avoid a goal in the 5thth minute, when Ballet Azul's Eulalio Callejas fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Pedro Manzanares was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Eulalio Callejas showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 13 minute of play. Kevin Mastache recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 16th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 19 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Eladio Ulloa came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. José Luis Chilavert showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Montenegro in the 27th minute of the match. Axel Montenegro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but José Luis Chilavert read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. In the 30th minute Axel Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but José Luis Chilavert saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 30thth minute of the game Axel Montenegro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Ballet Azul's José Luis Chilavert was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Ballet Azul's José Luis Chilavert played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santino Seco in the 34th minute of play. José Luis Chilavert made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santino Seco in the 34th minute of play. 36 minutes into the match, Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eulalio Callejas. José Luis Chilavert made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 37th minute of play. José Luis Chilavert showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Axel Montenegro, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. With a little luck, Colombia's Pedro Manzanares got control of the ball when Eulalio Callejas tried to sneak it across the goal line.

If Axel Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 51st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 57th minute, Luis Cazalla managed to get in a good position for a shot. Colombia's supporters rose to their feet, but Luis Cazalla was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. José Luis Chilavert breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Ballet Azul made a substitution. René Puente replaced Santiago Cardenas. 63 minutes into the match, Colombia's Santino Seco sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that José Luis Chilavert narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Axel Montenegro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but José Luis Chilavert was relentless in the 65th minute of the game. In the 66th minute, René Puente hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. René Puente hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Ballet Azul's Odín Enríquez was substituted for Eulalio Callejas. Ballet Azul's José Luis Chilavert played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santino Seco in the 80th minute of play. After 82 minutes of play, Colombia's Abram Secada made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. José Luis Chilavert was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 85th minute Nahuel Cunningham 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. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Eladio Ulloa in the 88th minute of play. Ballet Azul's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Waclaw Dombrowski in the 89th minute. After 91 minutes of play, Ballet Azul's René Puente made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pedro Manzanares was left in no man's land by his defense there! Esequiel Dohrmann made in the 94th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Nahuel Cunningham however managed to control. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.