Challenge

TORQUE ARENA
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Cristian Ieltxu started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 5th minute of play forced TORQUE F.C.'s goalkeeper Sébastien Frey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 8 minutes into the game, Luis Cazalla threw the ball into play from the sideline. TORQUE F.C.'s Claes Sjögren quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 10 minutes into the game, Cristian Ieltxu recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Pedro Manzanares. Cristian Ieltxu showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. In the 12th minute, Kevin Mastache hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Sébastien Frey took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 17th minute of the match TORQUE 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. Ermegildo Errolan ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led TORQUE F.C.'s Qian Di Lei to fire away a dangerous shot which Pedro Manzanares despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Sébastien Frey took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Axel Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Sébastien Frey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Axel Montenegro in the 24th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Cristian Ieltxu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pedro Manzanares was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. When Cristian Ieltxu came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the TORQUE F.C. fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Cristian Ieltxu couldn't finish the play. Sébastien Frey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 32nd minute of the match. Sébastien Frey stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abram Sarmiento's shot from short distance in the 32nd minute. 35 minutes into the match, Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cristian Ieltxu. Sébastien Frey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Axel Montenegro in the 38th minute of play. After having played for 40 minutes, Cristian Ieltxu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. TORQUE F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Cristian Ieltxu 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 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Antonio Indiano hit a great ball.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Abram Sarmiento was the one to do the kick off. Axel Montenegro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 51st minute of the match, but Sébastien Frey made a huge save. Orlando Tafalla made in the 55th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Axel Montenegro however managed to control. Sébastien Frey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 56th minute of play. Ermegildo Errolan hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. In the 58th minute, Abram Sarmiento got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Sébastien Frey took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santino Seco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to TORQUE F.C. getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Claes Sjögren hit a great ball. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. TORQUE F.C. made a substitution. Saul Maties replaced Baltasar Atarratze. After 68 played minutes TORQUE F.C. got a freekick which was hit by Claes Sjögren. Sébastien Frey made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abram Secada in the 77th minute. Thanks to some nice moves Abram Secada could shoot a difficult shot in the 79th minute, which Sébastien Frey however easily saved by the left post. In the 81st minute Santino Seco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sébastien Frey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the TORQUE F.C. defense, Abram Secada kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sébastien Frey. The TORQUE F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sébastien Frey should have stopped the shot. After 86 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Santino Seco. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristian Ieltxu, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Cristian Ieltxu recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 94th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Neither set of supporters seemed pleased with the draw, but both teams had played equally well today.