Challenge

ACR Olimpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Abram Sarmiento started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 3 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Alvaro Sforza came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 5 minutes into the match, AC Roma's Alvaro Sforza sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Manzanares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 6 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Alvaro Sforza came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Horia Nasta kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Colombia defense, Alvaro Sforza 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santino Seco in the 19th minute of play forced AC Roma's goalkeeper Cristoforo Brillante to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cristoforo Brillante showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Axel Montenegro, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. Colombia's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Axel Montenegro in the 30th minute. In the 39th minute Abram Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristoforo Brillante saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The supporters of Colombia booed when AC Roma was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 44 match minutes in a wonderful position. Angelo Donati didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 46th minute, Abram Sarmiento left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Colombia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alvaro Sforza to strike the kick off in the second half. Axel Montenegro who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 55thth minute tested the skills of Cristoforo Brillante when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Fatbardh Malko hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alvaro Sforza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Santino Seco scored 3-2 in the 68th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Cristoforo Brillante, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. Abram Secada sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. AC Roma's Cristoforo Brillante proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save AC Roma from getting a goal against them. Abram Secada might have been able to make a better finish in the 77th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cristoforo Brillante. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Abram Secada ran back to his position shaking his head. Cristoforo Brillante made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abram Secada in the 77th minute. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alvaro Sforza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 80 minutes, Ignacio Mastache managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Colombia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Ignacio Mastache was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 82 minutes into the match, AC Roma's goal looked a bit too open when Ignacio Mastache came free, but Cristoforo Brillante reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 82 minutes into the match, AC Roma's goal looked a bit too open when Ignacio Mastache came free, but Cristoforo Brillante reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Colombia's Abram Secada slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Cristoforo Brillante. That made the score 3-3 after 83 minutes of play. 89 minutes into the game, Abram Secada cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-4. Cristoforo Brillante was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The AC Roma 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.