Challenge

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Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute Ronaldinho Gaucho 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. 9 minutes into the match, Ronaldinho Gaucho had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ronaldinho Gaucho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. When Nader Shehta fell near the penalty area in the 13th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored La Mora CAT's protests and gave Nader Shehta a yellow card for diving instead. Axel Montenegro took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 13th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Marc-André Grifoll. La Mora CAT's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Colombia's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Axel Montenegro in the 16th minute. 18 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Ronaldinho Gaucho came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Etor Benito fell near the penalty area in the 20th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored La Mora CAT's protests and gave Etor Benito a yellow card for diving instead. Etor Benito hit a great freekick 20 minutes into the match. Abram Sarmiento scored 1-1 in the 21st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marc-André Grifoll, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Montenegro in the 28th minute of play forced La Mora CAT's goalkeeper Marc-André Grifoll to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Axel Montenegro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marc-André Grifoll was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. 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. Marc-André Grifoll showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Montenegro in the 29th minute of the match. Marc-André Grifoll made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 31st minute of play. Abram Sarmiento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 32nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 36th minute of the match, managed to save Colombia from getting a goal against them. Luis Cazalla made a great header on Colombia's corner, it was just that La Mora CAT's Marc-André Grifoll managed to reach the ball for a save. If Axel Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marc-André Grifoll showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento, who was totally free with the ball in the 47th minute. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jose Policarpio to make the kick off. After 53 minutes of play, La Mora CAT's Jose Policarpio made it 2-1 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! Thanks to some nice moves Axel Montenegro could shoot a difficult shot in the 58th minute, which Marc-André Grifoll however easily saved by the left post. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jose Policarpio in the 62nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jose Policarpio in the 63rd minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jose Policarpio, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Abram Sarmiento received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 67th minute. Marc-André Grifoll tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. La Mora CAT's Nabucodonosor Rallo was substituted for Etor Benito. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. 72 minutes into the match, Ignacio Mastache dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Marc-André Grifoll, 2-2. La Mora CAT made a substitution. Sebastian Bergdal replaced Ronaldinho Gaucho. 79 minutes into the match, La Mora CAT's goal looked a bit too open when Santino Seco came free, but Marc-André Grifoll reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 79th match minute, La Mora CAT was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Severino Coutinho to maneuver through the defense. Marc-André Grifoll was out of position in the 80 minute of play, and Abram Secada capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Abram Secada really showed his touch with that goal: 2-3. After 83 minutes of play, La Mora CAT's Jose Policarpio made it 3-3 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! A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 86 minutes play. Pascual Carballar hit a great ball. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 88 minutes play. Orlando Tafalla hit a great ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Jose Policarpio managed to get in a good position for a shot. La Mora CAT's supporters rose to their feet, but Jose Policarpio was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pedro Manzanares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ignacio Mastache in the 94th minute of play forced La Mora CAT's goalkeeper Marc-André Grifoll to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Colombia's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Kevin Mastache in the 95th minute. Colombia's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Kevin Mastache in the 97th minute. The corner ended in Pascual Carballar almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but La Mora CAT's Marc-André Grifoll did a great save. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.