Challenge

Anfield Road
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Abram Sarmiento started the match with the kick off. When Tommy Sundberg fell near the penalty area in the 4th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Pihl United's protests and gave Tommy Sundberg a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Pihl United's Tommy Sundberg got a free kick in the 4th minute. In the 7th minute, Luc Fontaine hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pedro Manzanares was out of position in the 10 minute of play, and Daniel Waselewicz capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Daniel Waselewicz really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Gottfrid Haström stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Axel Montenegro's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. Pedro Manzanares was a little too slow when Tommy Sundberg got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 20th minute. The score was now 2-0. Pihl United's Enrique Ferreira took a good shot, in the 23rd minute, which hit the crossbar above Pedro Manzanares's head, and flew over the goal. Colombia's manager was very thankful on the sidelines as his team had managed to keep the ball out of the net after some serious pressure by Pihl United. 23 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Enrique Ferreira came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gottfrid Haström came out of the goal in the 24th minute to try and stop a shot by Colombia's Axel Montenegro. But to his dismay, Axel Montenegro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. If Axel Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Gottfrid Haström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Axel Montenegro in the 29th minute of play. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Enrique Ferreira in the 31st minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Tommy Sundberg in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pedro Manzanares saved Colombia from getting behind. The audience thought a goal was coming when Tommy Sundberg got free with Pedro Manzanares in the 34th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 36 minutes had been played when some careless play by Colombia's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Luc Fontaine was slow to take the kick. During this time Pihl United's players had a chance to rest. Colombia's Axel Montenegro got a good chance for a goal in the 38th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sergio-Roberto Ramos, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. After a rather tough play, Colombia's Abram Sarmiento got a free kick in the 46th minute. In the 47th minute Enrique Ferreira 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. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tommy Sundberg made a kick off. Gabriel Jacobsson'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. Gabriel Jacobsson helped the player get up and apologised. After 52 played minutes Pihl United got a freekick which was hit by Gabriel Jacobsson. Axel Montenegro in the 57thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Gottfrid Haström, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Gabriel Jacobsson kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Gottfrid Haström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 59th minute of play. Gottfrid Haström made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 60th minute of play. In the 63rd play minute Axel Montenegro came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Gottfrid Haström. 2-2. 67 minutes into the match, Colombia's Axel Montenegro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gottfrid Haström narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 69th minute Tommy Sundberg 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. After 71 minutes, Tommy Sundberg made it 3-2 with a short kick to the right side. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. If Abram Secada had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Gottfrid Haström 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 83rd minute. In the 87th minute Colombia were awarded a corner. Kevin Mastache went to the cornerflag to take it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ignacio Mastache in the 91st minute of play forced Pihl United's goalkeeper Gottfrid Haström to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 93 minutes into the match, Pihl United's goal looked a bit too open when Santino Seco came free, but Gottfrid Haström reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Colombia's Ignacio Mastache slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Gottfrid Haström. That made the score 3-3 after 95 minutes of play. The Colombia players were the happier at the end of the match as they had prevented Pihl United from taking control. The game ends in a draw.