Challenge

El Coloso de Mardel
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Teta Grande took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 3rd minute, Knight Of Dawn's Teta Grande ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. In the 7th minute of the match Colombia got a corner. Knight Of Dawn's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Axel Montenegro ran over to the corner to take the kick. 11 minutes into the match, Axel Montenegro notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of Knight Of Dawn's Denis Urtats. Denis Urtats was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 14th minute, Knight Of Dawn's Teta Grande ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. With a little luck, Colombia's Pedro Manzanares got control of the ball when Teta Grande tried to sneak it across the goal line. Teta Grande sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Teta Grande could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Pedro Manzanares made a huge save. Celedonio Fonda hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. Denis Urtats showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Montenegro in the 37th minute of the match. 38 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Teta Grande came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Klement Belko struck a weak shot in the 41st minute. Pedro Manzanares didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Knight Of Dawn. Denis Urtats made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Axel Montenegro in the 44th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Abram Sarmiento to make the kick off. With an all-out effort, Colombia's Denis Urtats threw himself towards the right post 52 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Luis Cazalla, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 60 minutes into the match, Knight Of Dawn's Teta Grande sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Manzanares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Knight Of Dawn made a substitution. Gregorio Caton replaced Bruno Norino. A throw-in in the 65th minute of the game was made by Orlando Tafalla with Santino Seco as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 68 minutes into the game, Abram Sarmiento recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Denis Urtats. Abram Sarmiento showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-2. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. Denis Urtats made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Abram Secada sent off a good shot on target. When Abram Secada came up free with the goalie in the 77th 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 Abram Secada couldn't finish the play. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Qiu Yuan Jun, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Qiu Yuan Jun in the 82nd minute of the match. Knight Of Dawn's Denis Urtats proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 87th minute of the match, managed to save Knight Of Dawn from getting a goal against them. 89 minutes into the match, Knight Of Dawn's goal looked a bit too open when Ignacio Mastache came free, but Denis Urtats reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 91 minutes play. Orlando Tafalla hit a great ball. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Celedonio Fonda, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Knight Of Dawn succeeded in salvaging a draw, even though Colombia had controlled the match.