Challenge

Est Metropolitano
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Abram Sarmiento started the match with the kick off. 2 minutes into the match, FC Tarbja's Tao Xun Ying sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Manzanares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 6th minute the ball was on its way in behind Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mustafa Pektemek in the 8th minute of the match. In the 11th minute, Tao Xun Ying left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC Tarbja fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. After 13 minutes of play, FC Tarbja's Tao Xun Ying made it 0-2 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! Samuel Navarro hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Abram Sarmiento struck a weak shot in the 25th minute. Ferdinand Van Mechelen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Colombia. After some fancy dribbling in the 29th 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. Ferdinand Van Mechelen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Lembit Kukkur, who was totally free with the ball in the 31st minute. In the 33rd minute Abram Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ferdinand Van Mechelen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 33rd minute, Abram Sarmiento ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ferdinand Van Mechelen was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. In the 35th minute Kalju Hermaste 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. Axel Montenegro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Ferdinand Van Mechelen made a huge save. The corner led Colombia's Abram Sarmiento to fire away a dangerous shot which Ferdinand Van Mechelen despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Colombia's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Axel Montenegro in the 40th minute. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Luis Cazalla got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 2-2. 40 minutes into the match. In the 47th minute, Joshua Garrido 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mustafa Pektemek to strike the kick off in the second half. The audience was convinced that Axel Montenegro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ferdinand Van Mechelen was relentless in the 54th minute of the game. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roland Kuusemetsa in the 58th minute of play. Ferdinand Van Mechelen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 66th minute of the match. 66 minutes into the match, FC Tarbja's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Sarmiento came free, but Ferdinand Van Mechelen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ferdinand Van Mechelen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Axel Montenegro in the 72nd minute of play. In the 73rd minute, Mustafa Pektemek fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Pedro Manzanares, passed just outside the right post. In the 80th minute, Kalju Hermaste ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pedro Manzanares was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-3. FC Tarbja's Tõnn Lauter was substituted for Mustafa Pektemek. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. After 84 played minutes FC Tarbja got a freekick which was hit by Roland Kuusemetsa. 85 minutes into the game, Colombia's Abram Secada nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ferdinand Van Mechelen made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-3. Ferdinand Van Mechelen didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Abram Secada went, in the 92nd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-3 was the resulting score. Lembit Kukkur recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 96th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. Colombia were victorious despite being under pressure from FC Tarbja for much of the match.