El Palacio Alijilán
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32,
Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) 4 minutes into the game, Alijilán returns's Wang Cheng Xiang nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pedro Manzanares made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-0. Pedro Manzanares made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Co Bayo sent off a good shot on target. Victor Erauso 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 7th minute. 8 minutes had been played when some careless play by Alijilán returns's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Axel Montenegro was slow to take the kick. During this time Colombia's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Santino Seco heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Victor Erauso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kevin Mastache in the 18th minute of play. 25 minutes into the match, Alijilán returns's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Sarmiento came free, but Victor Erauso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Victor Erauso took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 26 minutes Alijilán returns's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Axel Montenegro who took care of the corner kick. Victor Erauso didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Santino Seco went, in the 29th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Wang Cheng Xiang who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 32ndth minute tested the skills of Pedro Manzanares when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 37th minute Abram Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victor Erauso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Colombia booed when Alijilán returns was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 38 match minutes in a wonderful position. Co Bayo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pedro Manzanares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Wang Cheng Xiang in the 41st minute. A sloppy throw-in by Orlando Tafalla in the 44th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Alijilán returns's Juan Gaute. In the 48th minute Abram Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victor Erauso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.
Victor Erauso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 52nd minute of play. In the 61st minute Abram Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Victor Erauso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 64th minute of the match Colombia got a corner. Alijilán returns'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. Axel Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 69th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 69 minutes into the match, Alijilán returns's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Montenegro came free, but Victor Erauso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 71 minutes into the match, Alijilán returns's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Sarmiento came free, but Victor Erauso reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Victor Erauso didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Abram Sarmiento went, in the 72nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-2 was the resulting score. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. Alijilán returns's Sly Noble was substituted for Kieth Van Damme. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. Cipriano Tavio kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 81 minutes, Abram Secada took a quick shot and it went in 2-3 without a chance for Victor Erauso to make any attempt to save it. Alijilán returns's Juan Gaute quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Orlando Tafalla, made in the 84th minute of the game. Luis Cazalla kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. The supporters of Alijilán returns booed when Colombia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luis Cazalla didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 93 minutes, Sly Noble managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Alijilán returns's supporters crossed their fingers, but Sly Noble was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 95th minute, Genaro Oso hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sly Noble in the 96th minute of the match. The Colombia supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Colombia would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.
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