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Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) An unexpectedly hard shot by Tahsin Atacan in the 4th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 4 minutes of play, COPERNICUS TORUŃ's Tahsin Atacan made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pedro Manzanares was left in no man's land by his defense there! If Olgun Oktay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Axel Montenegro might have been able to make a better finish in the 8th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Gordon Horgan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Axel Montenegro ran back to his position shaking his head. Gordon Horgan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gordon Horgan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Montenegro in the 13th minute of the match. In the 15th minute Tahsin Atacan 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 17th minute, Axel Montenegro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Colombia's supporters rose to their feet, but Axel Montenegro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Gordon Horgan breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gordon Horgan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santino Seco in the 21st minute of the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in COPERNICUS TORUŃ fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 22nd minute. Penalty! COPERNICUS TORUŃ's Gordon Horgan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 26th minute of play. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tahsin Atacan, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Luis Cazalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 39th minute, Kevin Mastache 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. 41 minutes into the match, Abram Sarmiento had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gordon Horgan. COPERNICUS TORUŃ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Abram Sarmiento was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. 45 minutes into the match, Axel Montenegro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Gordon Horgan. COPERNICUS TORUŃ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Axel Montenegro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Tahsin Atacan stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tahsin Atacan in the 51st minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Tahsin Atacan in the 52nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pedro Manzanares prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Shi Guo Hong during the 68th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, COPERNICUS TORUŃ's Shi Guo Hong got a free kick in the 68th minute. A collision led to COPERNICUS TORUŃ getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Shi Guo Hong hit a great ball. Gordon Horgan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ignacio Mastache, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Gordon Horgan came out of the goal in the 73rd minute to try and stop a shot by Colombia's Ignacio Mastache. But to his dismay, Ignacio Mastache quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. Gordon Horgan was out of position in the 79 minute of play, and Ignacio Mastache capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ignacio Mastache really showed his touch with that goal: 2-4. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Orlando Tafalla hit a great ball. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Tahsin Atacan in the 84th minute of the match. Gordon Horgan took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ignacio Mastache, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Damiano Moriggi hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. After 92 minutes COPERNICUS TORUŃ's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Kevin Mastache who took care of the corner kick. In the 93rd minute, Colombia's Ignacio Mastache dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-5. When the match clock showed 96 minutes, the score became 2-6 when Ignacio Mastache sped through COPERNICUS TORUŃ's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Gordon Horgan. The audience was convinced that Ignacio Mastache's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gordon Horgan was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Colombia eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.