Challenge

Manoel Schwartz
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Abram Sarmiento got the match started through his kick off. Ronaldinho Gaucho scored 1-0 in the 3rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pedro Manzanares, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 6th minute of play forced ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ booed when Colombia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antonio Indiano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Kepa Arrizabalaga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 余政翀 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 13 minutes into the match, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s goal looked a bit too open when Kevin Mastache came free, but Kepa Arrizabalaga reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 17th 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. In the 18th minute Kevin Mastache shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kepa Arrizabalaga saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Colombia booed when ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ferhan Koçarslanoğlu didn't get a good kick on the ball. Axel Montenegro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Kepa Arrizabalaga came out of the goal in the 27th minute to try and stop a shot by Colombia's Axel Montenegro. But to his dismay, Axel Montenegro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Kepa Arrizabalaga took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 32 minutes into the match, Abram Sarmiento had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kepa Arrizabalaga. ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Abram Sarmiento was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. In the 35th minute, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Arthur Guedes ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-2. Pedro Manzanares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Arthur Guedes's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. After a rather tough play, Colombia's Joshua Garrido got a free kick in the 40th minute. After some careless play in the Colombia defense, Arthur Guedes 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. In the 46th minute, Arthur Guedes 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 4-2. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Ronaldinho Gaucho was the one to do the kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Arthur Guedes notched a goal, 5-2, to the right of Colombia's Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Arthur Guedes in the 55th minute of the match. ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ging Root in the 57th minute. The corner led ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Ging Root to fire away a dangerous shot which Pedro Manzanares despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arthur Guedes in the 65th minute of play. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. After 68 played minutes ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ got a freekick which was hit by Giorgian De Arrascaeta. After 71 minutes of play, ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Arthur Guedes made it 6-2 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! ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s eAntonio Pardal was substituted for Ferhan Koçarslanoğlu. 余政翀 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Arthur Guedes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 80 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Arthur Guedes came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Arthur Guedes in the 83rd minute of play. After 84 minutes Colombia's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ging Root who took care of the corner kick. The corner led ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙'s Kaká Favoretto to fire away a dangerous shot which Pedro Manzanares despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Kepa Arrizabalaga showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ignacio Mastache in the 85th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ignacio Mastache got free with Kepa Arrizabalaga in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 87 minutes in the game Joshua Garrido did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Luis Cazalla. Kevin Mastache kicked well hit freekick during the 88th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Colombia defense, Arthur Guedes 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. In the 95th minute, Arthur Guedes left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 8-2. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. ♙Fluminense Campéon 23♙ had won after a very even match.