Challenge

Est Metropolitano
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Abram Sarmiento took the kick off in the first half of the match. 3 minutes into the match, AC Roma's Horia Nasta sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Manzanares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some careless play in the Colombia defense, Alvaro Sforza kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pedro Manzanares. The Colombia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pedro Manzanares should have stopped the shot. Cristoforo Brillante made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Axel Montenegro sent off a good shot on target. Cristoforo Brillante made an important save on a dangerous shot by Axel Montenegro in the 12th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Axel Montenegro kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Cristoforo Brillante. That made the score 1-1 in the 15 minute of play. If Orlando Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. When AC Roma's Alvaro Sforza in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Colombia's goalie prevented a goal. Alvaro Sforza 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. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alvaro Sforza in the 23rd minute of play. Cristoforo Brillante made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Axel Montenegro in the 25th minute of play. 28 minutes in the game Orlando Tafalla did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Santino Seco. After 33 minutes of play, AC Roma's Alvaro Sforza made it 1-2 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! In the 40th minute of the game Mihai Daimacă made a throw-in which Ernesto Errolan played forward. Mihai Daimacă made in the 46th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Alvaro Sforza. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alvaro Sforza stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Alvaro Sforza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Manzanares having to interfere. Alvaro Sforza could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Pedro Manzanares made a huge save. Angelo Donati kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. In the 64th minute, Alvaro Sforza left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The AC Roma fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Cristoforo Brillante took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santino Seco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cristoforo Brillante showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento, who was totally free with the ball in the 75th minute. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. 79 minutes had been played when some careless play by Colombia's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Mihai Daimacă was slow to take the kick. During this time AC Roma's players had a chance to rest. In the 82nd minute Santino Seco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristoforo Brillante saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Colombia from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Alvaro Sforza got free with Pedro Manzanares in the 86th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save Colombia from getting a goal against them. In the 90th minute Santino Seco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristoforo Brillante saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristoforo Brillante showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Secada in the 93rd minute of the match. After some careless play in the AC Roma defense, Ignacio Mastache kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Cristoforo Brillante. The AC Roma fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Cristoforo Brillante should have stopped the shot. The AC Roma players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.