Challenge

Drafi Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) After 2 minutes, Antonio Indiano mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Colombia and the Drafi players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Antonio Indiano hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Colombia's Antonio Indiano got a free kick in the 6th minute. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Soulis Felegakis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 10th minute, Drafi's Daniel Malinovský dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. Manolis Ntouvaris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Montenegro in the 15th minute of the match. In the 16th minute, Abram Sarmiento left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Colombia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Axel Montenegro in the 21st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Manolis Ntouvaris prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 24 minutes into the game, Colombia's Axel Montenegro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Manolis Ntouvaris made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Pedro Manzanares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cristian Botasso's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. Pedro Manzanares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Daniel Malinovský in the 32nd minute. After 38 minutes, Cristian Botasso made it 3-2 with a short kick to the right side. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. If Cristian Botasso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Soulis Felegakis, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Cristian Botasso in the 45thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Pedro Manzanares, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-2.

Drafi's Takis Chatzigiannis was substituted for Claudio Busillo. After some careless play in the Colombia defense, Soulis Felegakis 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. 63 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Cristian Botasso came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Botasso, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 64th minute Cristian Botasso 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. 66 minutes into the game, Cristian Botasso cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-2. Pedro Manzanares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Drafi's Kleon Sgouros was substituted for Carlos Fernando Abraão. After having played for 70 minutes, Chatziioannou Stavrakos managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Drafi's supporters crossed their fingers, but Chatziioannou Stavrakos was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal in the 73rd minute to try and stop a shot by Drafi's Daniel Malinovský. But to his dismay, Daniel Malinovský quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-2. Chatziioannou Stavrakos fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Manzanares having to interfere. 78 minutes into the match, Ignacio Mastache notched a goal, 6-3, to the right of Drafi's Manolis Ntouvaris. Manolis Ntouvaris was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Chatziioannou Stavrakos took the ball and in the 84 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 8-3. 88 minutes into the match, Drafi's goalkeeper Manolis Ntouvaris had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Pascual Carballar. In the 89th minute Colombia were awarded a corner. Kevin Mastache went to the cornerflag to take it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Soulis Felegakis in the 92nd minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Manolis Ntouvaris made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kevin Mastache in the 97th minute of play.