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. Pedro Manzanares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Roneixon Siqueira went, in the 5th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 9th minute, Abram Sarmiento ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Gonçalo de Medeiros was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roneixon Siqueira in the 12th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Espigão Steamrollers's Gonçalo de Medeiros got control of the ball when Kevin Mastache tried to sneak it across the goal line. Gonçalo de Medeiros made an important save on a dangerous shot by Pascual Carballar in the 20th minute. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Roneixon Siqueira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Espigão Steamrollers's Roneixon Siqueira suffered a sore thigh after 27 minutes and couldn't finish the game. 27 minutes into the game, Santino Seco was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Colombia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Espigão Steamrollers the free kick. After a rather tough play, Colombia's Santino Seco got a free kick in the 28th minute. In the 29th minute, Kara Bhattacharya hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 32 minutes of play, Espigão Steamrollers's Yuri Paranaense made it 2-2 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! 39 minutes into the match, Espigão Steamrollers's Yuri Paranaense sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Manzanares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A sloppy throw-in by Luis Cazalla in the 42nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Espigão Steamrollers's Ulisses Carioca. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Pascual Carballar hit a great ball. Kara Bhattacharya hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. Abram Sarmiento fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gonçalo de Medeiros having to interfere. Espigão Steamrollers's Gil Vieira was substituted for Ulisses Carioca. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The crowd rose to their feet as Yuri Paranaense kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Pedro Manzanares. That made the score 2-3 in the 59 minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Luis Cazalla in the 65th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Espigão Steamrollers's Otto Sudaryanto. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Leandro Gil during the 66th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 67th minute, Leandro Gil hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. The throw-in from Luis Cazalla in the 70th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Espigão Steamrollers's Otto Sudaryanto. Yuri Paranaense blasted a shot towards the goal in the 71st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pedro Manzanares having to make a save. Yuri Paranaense struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Pedro Manzanares didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Espigão Steamrollers. In the 81st minute, Yuri Paranaense reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Pedro Manzanares. The goal made the score 2-4. In the 83rd 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abram Secada in the 85th minute of play forced Espigão Steamrollers's goalkeeper Gonçalo de Medeiros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86th minute Gil Vieira 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. When the match had gone on for 91 minutes, Yuri Paranaense took a quick shot and it went in 2-5 without a chance for Pedro Manzanares to make any attempt to save it. Pedro Manzanares didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 95th minute, which inside left pole to 2-6. In the 99th minute, Luis Cazalla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 100 minutes, Yuri Paranaense took a quick shot and it went in 2-7 without a chance for Pedro Manzanares to make any attempt to save it. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Espigão Steamrollers walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.