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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Brian Foretic started the match with the kick off. In the 4th minute, Cornelio Henric hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Axel Montenegro was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 4th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Valentin Osorio was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 8th minute. Regresado's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 11th minute, Abram Sarmiento left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Colombia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Abram Sarmiento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The crowd rose to their feet as Brian Foretic kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Pedro Manzanares. That made the score 1-1 in the 20 minute of play. In the 24th minute, Miguel Herensuge 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 2-1. Brian Foretic fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Manzanares having to interfere. Emilio Bazkoare made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santino Seco in the 28th minute of play. In the 33rd minute Axel Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emilio Bazkoare saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Brian Foretic got free with Pedro Manzanares in the 35th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Axel Montenegro in the 39th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Emilio Bazkoare prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Miguel Herensuge, who was totally free with the ball in the 41st minute. Axel Montenegro might have been able to make a better finish in the 43rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Emilio Bazkoare. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Axel Montenegro ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 43rd minute Axel Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Emilio Bazkoare saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Valentin Osorio had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Pascual Carballar kicked well hit freekick during the 53rd minute of the match. Axel Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Emilio Bazkoare made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Axel Montenegro sent off a good shot on target. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Miguel Herensuge in the 63rd minute of the match. Qu Quan Kang kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Regresado's Nanak Liders was substituted for Valentin Osorio. After a rather tough play, Regresado's Qu Quan Kang got a free kick in the 65th minute. Axel Montenegro struck a weak shot in the 66th minute. Emilio Bazkoare didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Colombia. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. In the 69th minute, Santino Seco 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. If Abram Secada had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Emilio Bazkoare made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abram Secada in the 74th minute. The throw-in from Omar Kinsen in the 77th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Colombia's Kevin Mastache. When the match had gone on for 78 minutes, Ignacio Mastache put it in 2-2 from a short distance just to the right of Emilio Bazkoare. Regresado's Emilio Bazkoare played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ignacio Mastache in the 81st minute of play. Nanak Liders sent away a hard shot on goal in the 82nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Emilio Bazkoare showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abram Secada, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. In the 87th match minute, Regresado was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cornelio Henric to maneuver through the defense. Emilio Bazkoare didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 91st minute, which inside left pole to 2-3. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Colombia eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.