Challenge

Est Metropolitano
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Kian Natanael made the kick off which started today's match. Kian Natanael might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Manzanares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kian Natanael ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 4th minute, Emilian Marina had to be helped off the field due to a pulled leg muscle. After 4 minutes, Kevin Mastache mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Colombia and the FC Ruscova players grew even worse after the yellow card. FC Ruscova's Marcu Iovan was substituted for Emilian Marina. If Kian Natanael had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Kian Natanael in the 14th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pedro Manzanares saved Colombia from getting behind. 16 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Kian Natanael came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Glauco Motta in the 17th minute of play. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Glauco Motta in the 17th minute of the match. Kevin Mastache received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Helmuth Duckadam tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 23 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Kian Natanael came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The corner led FC Ruscova's Roger Romary to fire away a dangerous shot which Pedro Manzanares despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 29th minute, Kevin Mastache fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Helmuth Duckadam, passed just outside the right post. Manuel Şoimu made in the 40th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Gustav Kvick. In the 46th minute Santino Seco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Helmuth Duckadam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 47 played minutes FC Ruscova got a freekick which was hit by Marcu Iovan. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Abram Sarmiento stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 51st minute of the match, Glauco Motta tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Pedro Manzanares saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. After some careless play in the Colombia defense, Kian Natanael 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. Kian Natanael hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Kevin Mastache received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Helmuth Duckadam tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 69 minutes into the match, FC Ruscova's Kian Natanael sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Manzanares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Helmuth Duckadam 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 72nd minute. Orlando Tafalla struck a weak shot in the 80th minute. Helmuth Duckadam 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. FC Ruscova's Aurel Trifan was substituted for Manuel Şoimu. 92 minutes had been played when some careless play by Colombia's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Roger Romary was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Ruscova's players had a chance to rest. FC Ruscova's Roger Romary was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Pedro Manzanares in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. FC Ruscova's Helmuth Duckadam played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ignacio Mastache in the 93rd minute of play.