Challenge

Estadio Amboy
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Colombia's Abram Sarmiento started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. After some fancy dribbling in the 5th minute, Valerio Spadoni managed to get in a good position for a shot. Amboy FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Valerio Spadoni was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pedro Manzanares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the match had gone on for 7 minutes, Mario Alberto Abascal took a quick shot and it went in 1-0 without a chance for Pedro Manzanares to make any attempt to save it. After a rather tough play, Amboy FC's Wang Hai got a free kick in the 13th minute. 15 minutes into the match, Amboy FC's goal looked a bit too open when Pascual Carballar came free, but Ariel Mourelatos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Amboy FC's goalie and right to Luis Cazalla. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Amboy FC's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Axel Montenegro took the ball and in the 18 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ariel Mourelatos. Ariel Mourelatos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Pedro Manzanares made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Shi Sha Quan sent off a good shot on target. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Abram Sarmiento in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ariel Mourelatos saved Amboy FC from getting behind. Ariel Mourelatos didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Colombia's Abram Sarmiento shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-2 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 26th minute Kevin Mastache shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ariel Mourelatos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 27 minutes play. Samuel Navarro hit a great ball. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Valerio Spadoni in the 28th minute of play. Valerio Spadoni who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 30thth minute tested the skills of Pedro Manzanares when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The crowd rose to their feet as Mario Alberto Abascal kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Pedro Manzanares. That made the score 2-2 in the 33 minute of play. Amboy FC's Shi Sha Quan shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 39th minute of play. The shot was stopped by Pedro Manzanares but with some difficulty. With a little luck, Colombia's Pedro Manzanares got control of the ball when Marcelo Kauldi tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Pascual Carballar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 46th play minute Valerio Spadoni came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Pedro Manzanares. 3-2. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-2.

After 51 played minutes Amboy FC got a freekick which was hit by Marcelo Kauldi. Ariel Mourelatos was a little too slow when Kevin Mastache got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 53rd minute. The score was now 3-3. Pedro Manzanares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ruperto Modestio went, in the 56th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-3 was the resulting score. Colombia's Samuel Navarro managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Nicanor Mendiko in the 61 minute of the game. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal in the 63rd minute to try and stop a shot by Amboy FC's Héctor-Raul Manenti Fontán. But to his dismay, Héctor-Raul Manenti Fontán quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-3. Ariel Mourelatos made a fantastic save in the 66th minute, when Abram Sarmiento sent off a good shot on target. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. After 76 played minutes Amboy FC got a freekick which was hit by Sture Raknes. Pedro Manzanares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Héctor-Raul Manenti Fontán's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. 79 minutes into the match, Shi Sha Quan 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 Shi Sha Quan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 7-3. Abram Secada scored 7-4 in the 82nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Ariel Mourelatos, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After a rather tough play, Colombia's Santino Seco got a free kick in the 84th minute. Pedro Manzanares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Héctor-Raul Manenti Fontán went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 8-4 was the resulting score. In the 88th minute Héctor-Raul Manenti Fontán 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. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mario Alberto Abascal in the 90th minute of the match. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Shi Sha Quan, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Kevin Mastache took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 93rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Ariel Mourelatos. Amboy FC's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Héctor-Raul Manenti Fontán, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Amboy FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Colombia had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.