Challenge

Morena Garden
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Aquiles Gana got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd minute Yazid Guinaudeau shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Manzanares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ciccio Di Loreto's late challenge caught a Colombia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ciccio Di Loreto helped the player get up and apologised. In the 5th match minute, AC Morena was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ciccio Di Loreto to maneuver through the defense. After recieving a nice pass, Colombia's Axel Montenegro tried to score from far away in the 5th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. In the 10th minute, Aquiles Gana fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aquiles Gana in the 10th minute of play. Dražen Ladić made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pascual Carballar in the 12th minute of play. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Aquiles Gana in the 14th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, AC Morena's Yazid Guinaudeau got a free kick in the 15th minute. Dražen Ladić stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abram Sarmiento's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Colombia's zone, Aquiles Gana stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal and Aquiles Gana tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 23 minutes into the match, Aquiles Gana notched a goal, 1-0, 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. Dražen Ladić showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santino Seco, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Santino Seco in the 26th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dražen Ladić prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Aquiles Gana could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Pedro Manzanares made a huge save. Dražen Ladić made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pascual Carballar in the 32nd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Álvaro Fonseca got free with Pedro Manzanares in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Álvaro Fonseca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Abram Sarmiento to make the kick off. AC Morena's Dražen Ladić played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 50th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abram Sarmiento in the 50th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Dražen Ladić prevented the ball from getting in the gole. A sloppy throw-in by Orlando Tafalla in the 53rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by AC Morena's Eustaquio Refugio. 54 minutes into the game, Ferdinando De Simone was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. AC Morena's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Colombia the free kick. Ferdinando De Simone hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Álvaro Fonseca, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Santino Seco kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Dražen Ladić. That made the score 1-1 in the 65 minute of play. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. Dražen Ladić showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santino Seco, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Bogdan Mangúrov hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Dražen Ladić showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ignacio Mastache in the 79th minute of the match. 88 minutes into the match, AC Morena's goalkeeper Dražen Ladić had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abram Secada. Dražen Ladić showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ignacio Mastache, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. 94 minutes into the game, Colombia's Abram Secada nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Dražen Ladić made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. The AC Morena supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Colombia's performance. The match ended with a win for Colombia.