Challenge

Gian Maria Volonté
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) San Michele AFC's Hüsamettin Civanmert 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 San Michele AFC fans' excitement grew in the 5th match minute when San Michele AFC's Hüsamettin Civanmert looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 8 minutes of play, Colombia's Axel Montenegro made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Motta Rello was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvaro Giusto in the 12th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. San Michele AFC's Motta Rello played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 14th minute of play. After a rather tough play, San Michele AFC's Carlo Corna got a free kick in the 14th minute. Pedro Manzanares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alvaro Giusto in the 22nd minute. In the 25th minute, Ziemowit Kinic hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ziemowit Kinic in the 27th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 31 minutes into the game, Abram Sarmiento cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Motta Rello was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The audience was convinced that Hüsamettin Civanmert's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pedro Manzanares was relentless in the 38th minute of the game. If Hüsamettin Civanmert had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ziemowit Kinic recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 43rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Alvaro Giusto's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 47thth minute, Pedro Manzanares skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Abram Sarmiento to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 71st minute, Edgard Galván made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. A collision led to San Michele AFC getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Edgard Galván hit a great ball. Motta Rello stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ignacio Mastache's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hüsamettin Civanmert in the 78th minute of play. In the 79th match minute, San Michele AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edgard Galván to maneuver through the defense. Alvaro Giusto took the ball and in the 81 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 4-2. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Dennis Mosca during the 85th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Dennis Mosca hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. Abram Secada fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Motta Rello having to interfere. San Michele AFC's Motta Rello proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 91st minute of the match, managed to save San Michele AFC from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ziemowit Kinic in the 92nd minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 94 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Orlando Tafalla. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. San Michele AFC fully deserved thier win.