Challenge

Vicente Calderon
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when David Batuhin kicked off to start the match. In the 3rd minute, Gábor Gyepes fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Pedro Manzanares, passed just outside the right post. In the 8th minute of the game Joshua Garrido made a throw-in which Kevin Mastache played forward. Pedro Manzanares was out of position in the 12 minute of play, and David Batuhin capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. David Batuhin really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Axel Montenegro might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fulgencio Villalcazar. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Axel Montenegro ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by David Batuhin in the 19th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cuatrodeocho's Fulgencio Villalcazar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santino Seco in the 22nd minute of play. Felipe Dimas got a throw-in 24 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Sid Wilson. If David Batuhin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 25th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Batuhin, who was totally free with the ball in the 25th minute. Kevin Mastache might have been able to make a better finish in the 26th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Fulgencio Villalcazar. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kevin Mastache ran back to his position shaking his head. Fulgencio Villalcazar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santino Seco in the 31st minute of play forced Cuatrodeocho's goalkeeper Fulgencio Villalcazar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 31st minute Santino Seco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fulgencio Villalcazar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 32 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when David Batuhin came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 42nd minute Santino Seco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fulgencio Villalcazar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by David Batuhin in the 47th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Abram Sarmiento was the one to do the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Santino Seco got free with Fulgencio Villalcazar in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Belarmino Campos hit a great freekick 52 minutes into the match. Cuatrodeocho's defense didn't have a chance, in the 55th minute, when Axel Montenegro scored to the left of an out of position Fulgencio Villalcazar, making the score, 1-1. Axel Montenegro received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Fulgencio Villalcazar came out and tried to block the shot, but Axel Montenegro slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 58th minute. Pedro Manzanares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from David Batuhin went, in the 62nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. In the 70th minute, David Batuhin got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. Cuatrodeocho's José Planes was substituted for Sid Wilson. Cuatrodeocho's Iván Villafane was substituted for Horea Băieșu. Cuatrodeocho's Marco-Antonio Landa was substituted for Javier Maroto. 76 minutes into the match, David Batuhin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that David Batuhin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. If David Batuhin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If David Batuhin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. David Batuhin recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 88 played minutes Cuatrodeocho got a freekick which was hit by Ramiro Oliverio. After some fancy dribbling in the 90th minute, David Batuhin managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cuatrodeocho's supporters rose to their feet, but David Batuhin 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. If David Batuhin had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Cuatrodeocho fans cheered their team off the field, for while Colombia had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.