Challenge

Paulo I. Heineck
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Abram Sarmiento started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 7 minutes into the game, Axel Montenegro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Andres van der Sar was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a rather tough play, Colombia's Santino Seco got a free kick in the 14th minute. In the 15th minute of the match Afonso Cardozo shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Pedro Manzanares showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Afonso Cardozo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Pedro Manzanares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Colombia's defense didn't have a chance, in the 20th minute, when Wei Guang Xing scored to the left of an out of position Pedro Manzanares, making the score, 1-1. In the 28th minute, Afonso Cardozo 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. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wei Guang Xing in the 30th minute of the match. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Wei Guang Xing in the 32nd minute of play. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wei Guang Xing in the 33rd minute of play. Benedito Trancoso kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wei Guang Xing in the 37th minute of play. In the 42nd match minute, Colombia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Santino Seco to maneuver through the defense. 42 minutes into the match, Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wei Guang Xing. 44 minutes into the match, Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wei Guang Xing. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Santino Seco during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Colombia's Santino Seco got a free kick in the 45th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Wei Guang Xing made the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Afonso Cardozo in the 52nd minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 54th minute, Gonçalo Matos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Axel Montenegro came up free with the goalie in the 54th minute, the Colombia fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Axel Montenegro couldn't finish the play. Gonçalo Matos kicked well hit freekick during the 56th minute of the match. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wei Guang Xing in the 58th minute of the match. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Wei Guang Xing, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. In the 65th minute, Kevin Mastache hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Afonso Cardozo, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. After 71 minutes of play, MONTANHA's Afonso Cardozo made it 2-1 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! An unexpectedly hard shot by Wei Guang Xing in the 79th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 81 minutes into the match, MONTANHA's goal looked a bit too open when Ignacio Mastache came free, but Andres van der Sar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 82 minutes into the game, Gonçalo Matos was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MONTANHA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Colombia the free kick. In the 82nd match minute, MONTANHA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Gonçalo Matos to maneuver through the defense. In the 86th minute, Abram Secada 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. In the 89th minute, Afonso Cardozo made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Andres van der Sar was out of position in the 95 minute of play, and Ignacio Mastache capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ignacio Mastache really showed his touch with that goal: 3-2. MONTANHA were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Colombia for a fine match.