Challenge

TORQUE ARENA
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Colombia's Abram Sarmiento 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. Cristian Ieltxu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 2nd minute. Pedro Manzanares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Cristian Ieltxu managed to get in a good position for a shot. TORQUE F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Cristian Ieltxu was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pedro Manzanares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristian Ieltxu in the 7th minute of play. After some careless play in the Colombia defense, Cristian Ieltxu 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. Sébastien Frey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santino Seco in the 14th minute of play. A collision led to TORQUE F.C. getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Inocencio Lastur hit a great ball. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Ieltxu, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Sébastien Frey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 27th minute of play. Axel Montenegro scored 1-1 in the 29th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Sébastien Frey, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a little luck, Colombia's Pedro Manzanares got control of the ball when Cristian Ieltxu tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cristian Ieltxu kicked a quick shot right in front of the goal in the 33rdth minute. Though ot was a great shot Colombia's keeper Pedro Manzanares was sill able to block leaving the score board unchanged. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cristian Ieltxu in the 39th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 39th minute Cristian Ieltxu 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. 41 minutes into the match, TORQUE F.C.'s Cristian Ieltxu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Manzanares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 45th minute of play forced TORQUE F.C.'s goalkeeper Sébastien Frey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In a very dangerous position, a player in Colombia fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 46th minute. Penalty! Colombia:s Pedro Manzanares showed great skill when he stopped Cristian Ieltxu:s penalty. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cristian Ieltxu to strike the kick off in the second half. Colombia's Orlando Tafalla pulled a muscle in his leg after 52 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Igor Abancens's late challenge caught a Colombia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Igor Abancens helped the player get up and apologised. In the 53rd match minute, TORQUE F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Igor Abancens to maneuver through the defense. Colombia's Abram Sarmiento managed to work through TORQUE F.C.'s defense and was going for an easy goal, but he hit the shot with his toe and the ball flew outside the goal. Abram Sarmiento dejectedly held out his arms as if to ask why the ball hadn't gone in. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Inocencio Lastur managed to get in a good position for a shot. TORQUE F.C.'s supporters rose to their feet, but Inocencio Lastur was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pedro Manzanares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Sébastien Frey made an important save on a dangerous shot by Axel Montenegro in the 63rd minute. 64 minutes into the match, TORQUE F.C.'s goalkeeper Sébastien Frey had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Axel Montenegro. Sébastien Frey took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 70th minute, Axel Montenegro reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Sébastien Frey. The goal made the score 1-2. TORQUE F.C.'s Dominik Klawki was substituted for Inocencio Lastur. After a rather tough play, Colombia's Luis Cazalla got a free kick in the 76th minute. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cristian Ieltxu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 80 minutes into the match, TORQUE F.C.'s Dominik Klawki sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Manzanares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Sébastien Frey took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ignacio Mastache, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 85 minutes into the match, Ignacio Mastache notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of TORQUE F.C.'s Sébastien Frey. Sébastien Frey was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 88th minute, Samuel Navarro hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 94th match minute, TORQUE F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Claes Sjögren to maneuver through the defense. Sébastien Frey was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 96th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Santino Seco. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dave Mancinelli in the 97th minute of the match.