Challenge

Est Metropolitano
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) FK Amur's Konstantin Lukyanovich started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute Konstantin Lukyanovich 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. In the 5th minute of the match, Kevin Mastache tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Bogdan Dyachkov saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 8 minutes into the match, Konstantin Lukyanovich had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Konstantin Lukyanovich was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 11th minute, Abram Sarmiento fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Bogdan Dyachkov, passed just outside the right post. 16 minutes into the match, Colombia's Axel Montenegro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bogdan Dyachkov narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Kevin Mastache received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Bogdan Dyachkov tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Kevin Mastache sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nikolay Sychev in the 28th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bogdan Dyachkov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Axel Montenegro in the 30th minute. In the 32nd minute the ball was on its way in behind FK Amur's goalkeeper Bogdan Dyachkov, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Axel Montenegro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Bogdan Dyachkov made a huge save. In the 40th minute, Gennadiy Grishin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 43rd minute, Axel Montenegro reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Bogdan Dyachkov. The goal made the score 2-1. In the 47th minute, Nikolay Sychev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

A collision led to FK Amur getting a freekick after 51 minutes play. Pavel Tihonovich hit a great ball. FK Amur's Bogdan Dyachkov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pascual Carballar in the 52nd minute of play. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Klim Lukin in the 53rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Klim Lukin in the 56th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 63rd match minute, Colombia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pascual Carballar to maneuver through the defense. After 65 minutes, Kevin Mastache mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Colombia and the FK Amur players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Kevin Mastache hit a great ball. Kevin Mastache hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal in the 70th minute to try and stop a shot by FK Amur's Maksim Ivaschenko. But to his dismay, Maksim Ivaschenko quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. Pedro Manzanares was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Igor Romanchenko showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-3 in the 72 minute of play. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Konstantin Lukyanovich, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. The audience thought a goal was coming when Maksim Ivaschenko got free with Pedro Manzanares in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 86 minutes into the game, Konstantin Lukyanovich cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-5. Pedro Manzanares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Nikolay Sychev recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 89th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 93 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Antonio Indiano. FK Amur's supporters were very happy and cheered loudly because their team had won after a very close match.