Challenge

Est Metropolitano
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when 曾钢宁 kicked off to start the match. In the 2nd minute, 曾钢宁 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 0-1. In the 5th minute, 曾钢宁 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 0-2. In the 9th minute, 曾钢宁 made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-3. Mircea Calboreanu made an important save on a dangerous shot by Axel Montenegro in the 11th minute. 12 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when A.J. Teleagă came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 14 minutes play. Santino Seco hit a great ball. Abram Sarmiento received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 17th minute. Mircea Calboreanu tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 20th minute of the match Colombia got a corner. FC U Cluj-N's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Axel Montenegro ran over to the corner to take the kick. Axel Montenegro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 27th minute of the match, but Mircea Calboreanu made a huge save. Luis Cazalla was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Mircea Calboreanu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 31st minute of play. Abram Sarmiento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 曾钢宁 in the 37th minute of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Axel Montenegro in the 39th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mircea Calboreanu saved FC U Cluj-N from getting behind. Mircea Calboreanu didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Abram Sarmiento went, in the 42nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-3 was the resulting score. A collision led to FC U Cluj-N getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Costică Orășan hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Montenegro in the 46th minute of play forced FC U Cluj-N's goalkeeper Mircea Calboreanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Abram Sarmiento to make the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in FC U Cluj-N's zone, Abram Sarmiento stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mircea Calboreanu came out of the goal and Abram Sarmiento tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cazimir Cosor got free with Pedro Manzanares in the 53rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 55 minutes into the match, FC U Cluj-N's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Montenegro came free, but Mircea Calboreanu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Kevin Mastache came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Colombia fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Kevin Mastache couldn't finish the play. Joshua Garrido recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 62nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in FC U Cluj-N's zone, Axel Montenegro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mircea Calboreanu came out of the goal and Axel Montenegro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Santino Seco during the 65th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 65th match minute, Colombia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Santino Seco to maneuver through the defense. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Santino Seco hit a great ball. Colombia's Joshua Garrido got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. FC U Cluj-N's Cezar Coja was substituted for Iosif Bălcescu. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abram Secada in the 73rd minute of play forced FC U Cluj-N's goalkeeper Mircea Calboreanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 76 minutes, Abram Secada put it in 2-3 from a short distance just to the right of Mircea Calboreanu. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 79th minute of the match, managed to save Colombia from getting a goal against them. Colombia were awarded a corner in the 83th minute after FC U Cluj-N's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Kevin Mastache took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Kevin Mastache got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Mircea Calboreanu quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. FC U Cluj-N's Mircea Calboreanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santino Seco in the 84th minute of play. If Abram Secada had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. FC U Cluj-N's Mircea Calboreanu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Secada in the 86th minute of play. Mircea Calboreanu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Secada, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ignacio Mastache in the 89th minute of play forced FC U Cluj-N's goalkeeper Mircea Calboreanu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mircea Calboreanu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abram Secada, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. Abram Secada scored 3-3 in the 92nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Mircea Calboreanu, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The FC U Cluj-N players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Colombia from taking control. The game ends in a draw.