Challenge

Ligga Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, 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. Vitor Beckenbauer was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 5 minutes into the match. ATHLETICO PRaiano:s Rodriguinho Sousa showed great skill when he stopped Axel Montenegro:s penalty. When the match clock showed 8 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Abram Sarmiento sped through ATHLETICO PRaiano's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Rodriguinho Sousa. Pedro Manzanares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Deilmison van Basten in the 11th minute. Pedro Manzanares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Deilmison van Basten in the 18th minute. 22 minutes into the match, ATHLETICO PRaiano's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Sarmiento came free, but Rodriguinho Sousa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Manzanares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Deilmison van Basten in the 27th minute. With a little luck, Colombia's Pedro Manzanares got control of the ball when Deilmison van Basten tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 30th minute ATHLETICO PRaiano were awarded a corner. Betão Marquez went to the cornerflag to take it. Ralf Albäck kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. If Deilmison van Basten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 35th minute of play forced ATHLETICO PRaiano's goalkeeper Rodriguinho Sousa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Abram Sarmiento in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Rodriguinho Sousa saved ATHLETICO PRaiano from getting behind. Deilmison van Basten sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. If Denílson Magalhães had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Deilmison van Basten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Deilmison van Basten made the kick off in the second half. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Deilmison van Basten in the 53rd minute of play. After having played for 54 minutes, Deilmison van Basten managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ATHLETICO PRaiano's supporters crossed their fingers, but Deilmison van Basten was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 62nd minute Kevin Mastache shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rodriguinho Sousa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 64th minute Deilmison van Basten 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. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. ATHLETICO PRaiano made a substitution. Heitor Maldini replaced Betão Marquez. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Deilmison van Basten in the 69th minute of play. In the 71stth minute of the game Deilmison van Basten who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Colombia's Pedro Manzanares was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Rodriguinho Sousa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kevin Mastache in the 74th minute of the match. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kevin Mastache during the 78th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 78th match minute, Colombia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kevin Mastache to maneuver through the defense. In the 79th minute of the match Unax Mudarra 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. ATHLETICO PRaiano's Rodriguinho Sousa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Secada in the 81st minute of play. If Deilmison van Basten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Deilmison van Basten, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Deilmison van Basten in the 89th minute of play. In the 90th minute, Deilmison van Basten got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Deilmison van Basten, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. If Deilmison van Basten had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead.