Challenge

Stadio E Scida
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Concetto Donato took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Concetto Donato had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 4th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save Colombia from getting a goal against them. In the 7th minute Kroton F.C. were awarded a corner. Edgar Ieberink went to the cornerflag to take it. After some careless play in the Colombia defense, Concetto Donato kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pedro Manzanares. The Colombia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pedro Manzanares should have stopped the shot. Kroton F.C.'s Alvaro Cirelli played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Montenegro in the 13th minute of play. Alvaro Cirelli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santino Seco in the 16th minute of the match. Alvaro Cirelli took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 22 minutes into the match, Johannes Støle 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 Johannes Støle was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santino Seco in the 26th minute of play forced Kroton F.C.'s goalkeeper Alvaro Cirelli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cristiano Chitarroni got free with Pedro Manzanares in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 34th minute of the match Kroton F.C. got a corner. Colombia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Edgar Ieberink ran over to the corner to take the kick. Johannes Støle made a great header on Kroton F.C.'s corner, it was just that Colombia's Pedro Manzanares managed to reach the ball for a save. 36 minutes into the match, Kroton F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Santino Seco came free, but Alvaro Cirelli reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Alvaro Cirelli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Montenegro in the 40th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santino Seco in the 42nd minute of play forced Kroton F.C.'s goalkeeper Alvaro Cirelli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kevin Mastache in the 44th minute of play forced Kroton F.C.'s goalkeeper Alvaro Cirelli to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 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 Johannes Støle. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Abram Sarmiento made a kick off. After 52 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Kroton F.C.! Kroton F.C.:s Alvaro Cirelli showed great skill when he stopped Axel Montenegro:s penalty. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Johannes Støle, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 58th minute, Concetto Donato hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Alvaro Cirelli showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Montenegro in the 59th minute of the match. Cristiano Chitarroni received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 64th minute. Pedro Manzanares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abram Secada in the 71st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alvaro Cirelli prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Alvaro Cirelli made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abram Secada in the 73rd minute. With an all-out effort, Colombia's Alvaro Cirelli threw himself towards the right post 75 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Ignacio Mastache, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abram Secada got free with Alvaro Cirelli in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 81st minute of the match, Abram Secada got a very nice opportunity to score, but Alvaro Cirelli was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 83 minutes into the match, Abram Secada dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Alvaro Cirelli, 2-1. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Johannes Støle, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A sloppy throw-in by Zlatin Serdarov in the 90th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Colombia's Kevin Mastache. Abram Secada's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Alvaro Cirelli firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 96 played minutes Kroton F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Fabrizio Vieri.