Challenge

Est Metropolitano
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Leopoldo Jacinto started the match with the kick off. After 3 minutes of play, CSKA-LULIN's Han Chao Sang made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pedro Manzanares was left in no man's land by his defense there! Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Severo Danel in the 5th minute of play. In the 7th minute Severo Danel 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 9th minute of play forced CSKA-LULIN's goalkeeper Vitomir Starokin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Niklas Örnberg made a great header on CSKA-LULIN's corner, it was just that Colombia's Pedro Manzanares managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 14th minute Severo Danel 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 audience thought a goal was coming when Axel Montenegro got free with Vitomir Starokin in the 18th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, CSKA-LULIN's Vitomir Starokin got control of the ball when Axel Montenegro tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Severo Danel in the 22nd minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Han Chao Sang in the 23rd minute of play. In the 23rd minute, Han Chao Sang ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pedro Manzanares was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. In the 35th match minute, Colombia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pascual Carballar to maneuver through the defense. 36 minutes into the match, Severo Danel notched a goal, 1-3, to the right of Colombia's Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Leopoldo Jacinto, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Axel Montenegro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Vitomir Starokin read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 41st minute of play. Kang Zheng Yu got a throw-in 46 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Badaz Tacco. In the 46th match minute, Colombia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antonio Indiano to maneuver through the defense. After the first half CSKA-LULIN were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Abram Sarmiento to strike the kick off in the second half. Kang Zheng Yu made in the 51st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Colombia's Kevin Mastache. Ding Maldini hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Vitomir Starokin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santino Seco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vitomir Starokin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 57th minute of the match. Pedro Manzanares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Leopoldo Jacinto's shot from short distance in the 59th minute. Pavel Nestor lost his temper 61 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. CSKA-LULIN made a substitution. Ištvan Ceaușescu replaced Yanek Davchev. After 61 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for CSKA-LULIN! In the 67th minute, Severo Danel reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Pedro Manzanares. The goal made the score 1-4. In the 71st minute, Abram Secada 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: 2-4. With a little luck, Colombia's Pedro Manzanares got control of the ball when Severo Danel tried to sneak it across the goal line. CSKA-LULIN's Vitomir Starokin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ignacio Mastache in the 84th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abram Secada in the 91st minute of play forced CSKA-LULIN's goalkeeper Vitomir Starokin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ding Maldini during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Colombia's Kevin Mastache got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar.