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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. Damaso Lain might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Manzanares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Damaso Lain ran back to his position shaking his head. With a little luck, Colombia's Pedro Manzanares got control of the ball when Damaso Lain tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jimmy Zambata fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Manzanares having to interfere. After having played for 19 minutes, Jimmy Zambata managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cityzens Mdz's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jimmy Zambata was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 25 minutes of play, Colombia's Axel Montenegro made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Melkior Thorslev was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 28th minute Abram Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Melkior Thorslev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With his leg Pedro Manzanares managed to avoid a goal in the 30thth minute, when Cityzens Mdz's Damaso Lain fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. 34 minutes into the match, Colombia's Abram Sarmiento sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Melkior Thorslev narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Colombia were awarded a corner in the 35th minute after Cityzens Mdz's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Axel Montenegro took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Pascual Carballar got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Melkior Thorslev quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Colombia were awarded a corner in the 36th minute after Cityzens Mdz's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Axel Montenegro took the corner. Damaso Lain hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. 37 minutes into the match, Cityzens Mdz's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Montenegro came free, but Melkior Thorslev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Jimmy Zambata had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 44 minutes into the match, Cityzens Mdz's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Montenegro came free, but Melkior Thorslev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Melkior Thorslev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santino Seco in the 45th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Cityzens Mdz's Doroteo Arango got a free kick in the 48th minute. 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.

The wind increased when Damaso Lain made the kick off in the second half. Orlando Tafalla made in the 52nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Cityzens Mdz's Alberto Argider. Samuel Navarro hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. After 54 played minutes Cityzens Mdz got a freekick which was hit by Hillar Tuus. The Cityzens Mdz fans' excitement grew in the 56th match minute when Cityzens Mdz's Damaso Lain looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-1 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Cityzens Mdz's Melkior Thorslev played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 59th minute of play. In the 64th minute, Abram Sarmiento reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Melkior Thorslev. The goal made the score 2-2. Axel Montenegro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Melkior Thorslev read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 68th minute of play. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. Melkior Thorslev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abram Secada in the 75th minute. When the match had gone on for 76 minutes, Abram Secada took a quick shot and it went in 2-3 without a chance for Melkior Thorslev to make any attempt to save it. Doroteo Arango hit a great freekick 80 minutes into the match. 84 minutes into the match, Damaso Lain 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 Damaso Lain was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. Pedro Manzanares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Damaso Lain's shot from short distance in the 88th minute. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damaso Lain in the 91st minute of play. 95 minutes into the match, Damaso Lain notched a goal, 4-3, 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. Cityzens Mdz made a substitution. Ignacio Pasqual replaced Hillar Tuus. Cityzens Mdz's Angel Orlandus was substituted for Doroteo Arango. Cityzens Mdz made a substitution. Eloy Urdin replaced Alberto Argider. Colombia's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.