Challenge

LA BOMBONERA
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, 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. In the 2nd minute, the xeneise dream team's Habil Castolo ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-0. 8 minutes into the match, Colombia's Abram Sarmiento sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vinicio Aires narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Axel Montenegro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a rather tough play, the xeneise dream team's Henrik Askelöf got a free kick in the 13th minute. 14 minutes into the match, Colombia's Axel Montenegro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Vinicio Aires narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Vinicio Aires showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Axel Montenegro, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. the xeneise dream team's Vinicio Aires played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Montenegro in the 21st minute of play. Vinicio Aires showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Montenegro in the 24th minute of the match. In the 24thth minute of the game Axel Montenegro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but the xeneise dream team's Vinicio Aires was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind the xeneise dream team's goalkeeper Vinicio Aires, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 37th minute Kevin Mastache shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vinicio Aires saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 38th minute Colombia were awarded a corner. Axel Montenegro went to the cornerflag to take it. Luis Cazalla made a great header on Colombia's corner, it was just that the xeneise dream team's Vinicio Aires managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 40th minute, Abram Sarmiento 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: 1-2. Pedro Manzanares was a little too slow when Habil Castolo got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 46th minute. The score was now 2-2. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Habil Castolo made the kick off in the second half. After a defensive mix-up in Colombia's zone, Habil Castolo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal and Habil Castolo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Habil Castolo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 55th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 57 minutes into the match, the xeneise dream team's Habil Castolo sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Manzanares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 59 minutes play. Samuel Navarro hit a great ball. the xeneise dream team's Habil Castolo got a good chance for a goal in the 60th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Vinicio Aires took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 69 minutes, Habil Castolo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. the xeneise dream team's supporters crossed their fingers, but Habil Castolo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Abram Secada kicked well hit freekick during the 71st minute of the match. Habil Castolo recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 72nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Habil Castolo made in the 74th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Arda Ardashov immediately put the ball in play. 76 minutes into the match, the xeneise dream team's goal looked a bit too open when Ignacio Mastache came free, but Vinicio Aires reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vinicio Aires showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ignacio Mastache in the 78th minute of the match. In the 78th minute of the match, Ignacio Mastache tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Vinicio Aires saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 88 minutes into the match, Aquiles Mikolas notched a goal, 3-2, 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Aquiles Mikolas in the 91st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pedro Manzanares prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Domingos Camerino received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Pedro Manzanares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Aquiles Mikolas took the ball and in the 94 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-2. the xeneise dream team's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.