Challenge

Wittbach
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, 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. Pascual Carballar kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. In the 6th minute, Kevin Mastache hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Colombia's Santino Seco got a free kick in the 8th minute. In the 8th minute of the match Grzegorz Motowski shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Pedro Manzanares showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ted Lasso, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. Colombia's Axel Montenegro got a good chance for a goal in the 24th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Nikos Vourlis made in the 27th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Colombia's Kevin Mastache. In the 29th minute Szymon Pyrzyce 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. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Santino Seco hit a great ball. Ján Oblak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Joshua Garrido in the 33rd minute of play. In the 35th minute, Grzegorz Motowski 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 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kevin Mastache in the 38th minute of play forced Wittbach SSA's goalkeeper Ján Oblak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 39 minutes had been played when some careless play by Wittbach SSA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Axel Montenegro was slow to take the kick. During this time Colombia's players had a chance to rest. Axel Montenegro might have been able to make a better finish in the 41st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ján Oblak. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Axel Montenegro ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Montenegro in the 41st minute of play forced Wittbach SSA's goalkeeper Ján Oblak to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 43rd minute Abram Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ján Oblak saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 46th minute of the match, managed to save Colombia from getting a goal against them. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ted Lasso in the 48th minute of play. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ted Lasso to make the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Grzegorz Motowski came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kevin Mastache recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Wittbach SSA's Ján Oblak played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santino Seco in the 57th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Wittbach SSA's zone, Kevin Mastache stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ján Oblak came out of the goal and Kevin Mastache tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Wittbach SSA's Nikos Vourlis got a free kick in the 64th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jedrzej Ikalewicz in the 68th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ján Oblak made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 69th minute of play. 71 minutes into the match, Colombia's Axel Montenegro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Ján Oblak narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 71st minute, Axel Montenegro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ján Oblak was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abram Secada got free with Ján Oblak in the 76th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 78 minutes into the game, Abram Secada recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ján Oblak. Abram Secada showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-2. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jedrzej Ikalewicz, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. The supporters of Wittbach SSA booed when Colombia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Abram Secada didn't get a good kick on the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 84 minutes, Ján Oblak successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Abram Secadas short, quick shot in the 89thth minute got Ján Oblak to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. After 89 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Pascual Carballar. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 94 minutes play. Santino Seco hit a great ball. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.