Challenge

Catalina Pego
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Abram Sarmiento took the kick off in the first half of the match. Orlando Tafalla hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. The supporters of FUF F.C booed when Colombia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 5 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antonio Indiano didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Valentino Ricci came up free with the goalie in the 9th minute, the FUF F.C 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 Valentino Ricci couldn't finish the play. After 20 minutes, Cao Yao Shi mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the FUF F.C and the Colombia players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 20 played minutes FUF F.C got a freekick which was hit by Cao Yao Shi. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Axel Montenegro in the 21st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Aurelio Lehen saved FUF F.C from getting behind. When the match had gone on for 21 minutes, Axel Montenegro put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Aurelio Lehen. In the 29th minute Axel Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Aurelio Lehen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Abram Sarmiento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The audience thought a goal was coming when Morjan Al Ateqi got free with Pedro Manzanares in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 41st minute, Valentino Ricci hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Montenegro in the 42nd minute of play forced FUF F.C's goalkeeper Aurelio Lehen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 44 minutes into the match, Axel Montenegro notched a goal, 1-2, to the right of FUF F.C's Aurelio Lehen. Aurelio Lehen was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The FUF F.C players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Colombia were winning 1-2.

The wind increased when Sergio Bihar made the kick off in the second half. FUF F.C's Atabek Ula quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Joshua Garrido, made in the 60th minute of the game. FUF F.C's Atabek Ula quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Joshua Garrido, made in the 63rd minute of the game. FUF F.C's Atabek Ula got a good chance for a goal in the 64th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 66th minute, Momo Sampler 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 2-2. FUF F.C's Edelmiro Resto was substituted for Zacarias Austin. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. 71 minutes into the game, FUF F.C's Momo Sampler nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pedro Manzanares made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. In the 77thth minute of the game Momo Sampler who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Colombia's Pedro Manzanares was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Momo Sampler, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. 86 minutes into the match, FUF F.C's Momo Sampler sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Manzanares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 88 minutes into the match, FUF F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Kevin Mastache came free, but Aurelio Lehen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Colombia's zone, Momo Sampler stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal and Momo Sampler tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Momo Sampler sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 91 minutes into the match, FUF F.C's goalkeeper Aurelio Lehen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ignacio Mastache. After having played for 93 minutes, Momo Sampler managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FUF F.C's supporters crossed their fingers, but Momo Sampler was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 94th 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.