Challenge

Estadio Rondeau
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Andreas Pirlo made the kick off and thus started the match. In the 6th minute of the match Colombia got a corner. Rondeau AFC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Axel Montenegro ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Axel Montenegro got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Alirio Oyuela quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. When Andreas Pirlo came up free with the goalie in the 11th minute, the Rondeau AFC 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 Andreas Pirlo couldn't finish the play. Pedro Manzanares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Joaquín Ybarra in the 13th minute. 16 minutes into the match, Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Andreas Pirlo. Kevin Mastache's late challenge caught a Rondeau AFC's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Kevin Mastache helped the player get up and apologised. In the 17th match minute, Colombia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kevin Mastache to maneuver through the defense. Pedro Manzanares made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Andreas Pirlo sent off a good shot on target. If Joaquín Ybarra had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Andreas Pirlo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 20th minute. Pedro Manzanares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Alirio Oyuela showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Montenegro in the 23rd minute of the match. In the 24th minute, Colombia's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Andreas Pirlo fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 27th minute Colombia were awarded a corner. Axel Montenegro went to the cornerflag to take it. Andreas Pirlo received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 29th minute. Pedro Manzanares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 34 minutes into the match, Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Andreas Pirlo. Rondeau AFC's Hipolito Misael got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 40th minute, Hipolito Misael 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. Alirio Oyuela took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pascual Carballar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 45 minutes into the match, Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Andreas Pirlo. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 45 minutes play. Kevin Mastache hit a great ball. In the 46th 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. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

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. Andreas Pirlo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pedro Manzanares having to make a save. If Pascual Carballar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Hipolito Misael took the ball and in the 56 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hipolito Misael in the 59th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 60th minute, Carolo Abreu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 63rd minute Rondeau AFC were awarded a corner. Roger Vianna went to the cornerflag to take it. Colombia's Axel Montenegro got a good chance for a goal in the 70th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. 75 minutes into the match, Rondeau AFC's goalkeeper Alirio Oyuela had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abram Secada. 77 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Andreas Pirlo came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 79 minutes into the match, Rondeau AFC's goalkeeper Alirio Oyuela had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abram Secada. Rondeau AFC's Alirio Oyuela proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 82nd minute of the match, managed to save Rondeau AFC from getting a goal against them. Colombia were awarded a corner in the 87th minute after Rondeau AFC's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Kevin Mastache took the corner. The corner led Colombia's Kevin Mastache to fire away a dangerous shot which Alirio Oyuela despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. In the 89th minute the ball was on its way in behind Rondeau AFC's goalkeeper Alirio Oyuela, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 90 minutes into the match, Abram Secada had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Alirio Oyuela. Rondeau AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Abram Secada was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Joshua Garrido might have been able to make a better finish in the 94th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Alirio Oyuela. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Joshua Garrido ran back to his position shaking his head. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.