Challenge

Enzo Francescoli
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Abram Sarmiento kicked off to start the match. When the match had gone on for 3 minutes, Minas Makris put it in 1-0 from a short distance just to the right of Pedro Manzanares. When the match had gone on for 6 minutes, Minas Makris took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Pedro Manzanares to make any attempt to save it. 10 minutes into the match, Axel Montenegro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Celedonio Eguen. Matheu City FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Axel Montenegro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. If Kevin Mastache had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 16th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Carolo Gomez made in the 20th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Eulalio Santio immediately put the ball in play. 21 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Vicente Marin came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Matheu City FC getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Maximino Lastur hit a great ball. In the 24th minute of the match Axel Montenegro shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Celedonio Eguen showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save Colombia from getting a goal against them. Celedonio Eguen showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santino Seco, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. Celedonio Eguen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Colombia's Pedro Manzanares got control of the ball when Ruperto Serafo tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Montenegro in the 42nd minute of play forced Matheu City FC's goalkeeper Celedonio Eguen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save Colombia from getting a goal against them. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Antonio Indiano during the 45th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Antonio Indiano kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Robinho Salgado to make the kick off. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ruperto Serafo in the 51st minute of play. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ruperto Serafo in the 53rd minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 56 minutes, Celedonio Eguen successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Celedonio Eguen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Montenegro in the 64th minute of the match. Celedonio Eguen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 66th minute of the match. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Robinho Salgado in the 68th minute of play. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robinho Salgado, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. A sloppy throw-in by Eulalio Santio in the 71st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Colombia's Kevin Mastache. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 72nd minute of the game. One of Matheu City FC:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Colombia:s goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 76th minute, Robinho Salgado managed to get in a good position for a shot. Matheu City FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Robinho Salgado 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. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robinho Salgado, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Colombia's zone, Robinho Salgado stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal and Robinho Salgado tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Celedonio Eguen made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ignacio Mastache in the 86th minute. In the 94th minute, Robinho Salgado left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Matheu City FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ignacio Mastache in the 98th minute of play forced Matheu City FC's goalkeeper Celedonio Eguen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.