Challenge

Stadion Blaugrana
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cezary Kossakowski started the match with the kick off. With an all-out effort, Blaugrana Stare Tychy's Pedro Manzanares threw himself towards the right post 5 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Barnaba Zawaski, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 11 minutes, Cezary Kossakowski made it 2-0 with a short kick to the right side. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Florian Chodzinski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joshua Garrido in the 21st minute of play. A hard shot 25 in the game by Cezary Kossakowski from a close distance when the talented Pedro Manzanares managed to make a qualified save. Colombia's players were relieved. In the 26th minute of the match Blaugrana Stare Tychy 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. Virgil van Dijk ran over to the corner to take the kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 27th minute of play forced Blaugrana Stare Tychy's goalkeeper Florian Chodzinski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st minute, Blaugrana Stare Tychy's Cezary Kossakowski dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-0. The supporters of Blaugrana Stare Tychy booed when Colombia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 34 match minutes in a wonderful position. Orlando Tafalla didn't get a good kick on the ball. 38 minutes into the match, Abram Sarmiento notched a goal, 3-1, to the right of Blaugrana Stare Tychy's Florian Chodzinski. Florian Chodzinski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When Cezary Kossakowski came up free with the goalie in the 48th minute, the Blaugrana Stare Tychy 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 Cezary Kossakowski couldn't finish the play. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Abram Sarmiento stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal in the 53rd minute to try and stop a shot by Blaugrana Stare Tychy's Cezary Kossakowski. But to his dismay, Cezary Kossakowski quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cezary Kossakowski in the 57th minute of play. Colombia's Kevin Mastache got a good chance for a goal in the 59th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Michal Rasialdo, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. Florian Chodzinski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 67 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Cezary Kossakowski came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Blaugrana Stare Tychy's Eugeniusz Karwowski was substituted for Wasyl Marud. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. In the 69th minute Blaugrana Stare Tychy were awarded a corner. Virgil van Dijk went to the cornerflag to take it. Roman Prokowski was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Roman Prokowski's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pedro Manzanares read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 70th minute of play. With his leg Florian Chodzinski managed to avoid a goal in the 74thth minute, when Colombia's Abram Secada fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. In the 79th minute, Feliks Jazwiec left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Blaugrana Stare Tychy fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 5-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abram Secada in the 83rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Florian Chodzinski prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Feliks Jazwiec in the 84th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 86 minutes, Abram Secada managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Colombia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abram Secada was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 90th minute of the match Blaugrana Stare Tychy 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. Virgil van Dijk ran over to the corner to take the kick. Virgil van Dijk made a great header on Blaugrana Stare Tychy's corner, it was just that Colombia's Pedro Manzanares managed to reach the ball for a save. After 92 played minutes Blaugrana Stare Tychy got a freekick which was hit by Virgil van Dijk. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Kevin Mastache managed to get in a good position for a shot. Colombia's supporters rose to their feet, but Kevin Mastache was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Florian Chodzinski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 97 minutes into the game, Blaugrana Stare Tychy's Feliks Jazwiec nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pedro Manzanares made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-1. Colombia's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.