Challenge

Estádio Celio Melo
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Pedro Manzanares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jens-Ove Malm's shot from short distance in the 6th minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Colombia's goalie and right to Birol Celilay. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Colombia's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. If Jens-Ove Malm had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 9 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Jens-Ove Malm came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Jens-Ove Malm's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pedro Manzanares was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. When Colombia's Abram Sarmiento in the 20th minute got a chance for a shot 20th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Rio Verde F.C CIMZ's goalie prevented a goal. Joshua Garrido made in the 24th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Rio Verde F.C CIMZ's Thiago Neves. When the match clock showed 29 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Jens-Ove Malm sped through Colombia's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Pedro Manzanares. In the 31st minute Axel Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Amauri Félix saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Amauri Félix made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 36th minute of play. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jens-Ove Malm in the 44th minute of play. Amauri Félix showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute.

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. In the 55thth minute of the game Jens-Ove Malm 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Montenegro in the 63rd minute of play forced Rio Verde F.C CIMZ's goalkeeper Amauri Félix to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rio Verde F.C CIMZ's Tolgahan Onatkan was substituted for Marcos Siqueira. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. The supporters of Colombia booed when Rio Verde F.C CIMZ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Murilo Brito didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ignacio Mastache in the 84th minute of play forced Rio Verde F.C CIMZ's goalkeeper Amauri Félix to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Abram Secada in the 89thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Amauri Félix, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 91 played minutes Rio Verde F.C CIMZ got a freekick which was hit by Thiago Neves. Amauri Félix made a fantastic save in the 94th minute, when Abram Secada sent off a good shot on target. 95 minutes into the match, Abram Secada had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Amauri Félix. Rio Verde F.C CIMZ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Abram Secada was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Colombia eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.