Challenge

El Coloso de Mardel
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Pedro Manzanares was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Teta Grande showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 5 minute of play. Axel Montenegro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Denis Urtats having to make a save. Denis Urtats took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Teta Grande in the 16th minute of play. 17 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. Knight Of Dawn's Henri Soucy managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Orlando Tafalla in the 19 minute of the game. Knight Of Dawn's Denis Urtats played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santino Seco in the 21st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Teta Grande in the 22nd minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 28th minute, Colombia's Antonio Indiano seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Antonio Indiano the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Colombia protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Antonio Indiano had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Colombia:s Pedro Manzanares showed great skill when he stopped Celedonio Fonda:s penalty. In the 33rd minute Teta Grande shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Manzanares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. If Teta Grande had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Kevin Mastache received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 34th minute. Denis Urtats tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teta Grande, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. Denis Urtats didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Abram Sarmiento went, in the 41st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Teta Grande stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After 53 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Orlando Tafalla. After 63 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Joshua Garrido. Knight Of Dawn's Danilo Matro was substituted for Klement Belko. In the 65th match minute, Colombia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joshua Garrido to maneuver through the defense. When the match clock showed 68 minutes, the score became 1-2 when Abram Sarmiento sped through Knight Of Dawn's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Denis Urtats. After 73rd play minutes Teta Grande shot 2-2, a short shot which went by Pedro Manzanares and just under the crossbar into goal. Knight Of Dawn's Qiu Yuan Jun was substituted for Teta Grande. Qiu Yuan Jun scored 3-2 in the 77th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pedro Manzanares, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 81st minute Qiu Yuan Jun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Manzanares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 81st minute, Qiu Yuan Jun made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-2. The supporters of Colombia booed when Knight Of Dawn was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Celedonio Fonda didn't get a good kick on the ball. A collision led to Knight Of Dawn getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Dimitry Samyn hit a great ball. 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 88th minute. When Kevin Mastache came up free with the goalie in the 89th 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 Kevin Mastache couldn't finish the play. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Qiu Yuan Jun in the 93rd minute of the match. Joshua Garrido kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. Knight Of Dawn were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Colombia for a fine match.