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Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Abram Sarmiento got the match started through his kick off. Benedicto Bihar sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 6 minutes into the match, Benedicto Bihar 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 Benedicto Bihar was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Benedicto Bihar in the 8th minute of play. Axel Montenegro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Batıkan Muhsin having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Montenegro in the 11th minute of play forced Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's goalkeeper Batıkan Muhsin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC defense, Santino Seco kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Batıkan Muhsin. The Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Batıkan Muhsin should have stopped the shot. After 18 minutes Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Axel Montenegro who took care of the corner kick. A well-hit corner resulted in Santino Seco heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Batıkan Muhsin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The audience was convinced that Axel Montenegro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Batıkan Muhsin was relentless in the 25th minute of the game. In the 28th minute, Benedicto Bihar left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. The supporters of Colombia booed when Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 31 match minutes in a wonderful position. Robustiano Eron didn't get a good kick on the ball. Axel Montenegro might have been able to make a better finish in the 34th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Batıkan Muhsin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Axel Montenegro ran back to his position shaking his head. Colombia's defense didn't have a chance, in the 42nd minute, when Benedicto Bihar scored to the left of an out of position Pedro Manzanares, making the score, 3-1. 45 minutes in the game Axel Montenegro did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Santino Seco. In the 45th minute, Robustiano Eron hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

Benedicto Bihar might have been able to make a better finish in the 57th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Manzanares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Benedicto Bihar ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 57th minute Benedicto Bihar 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 Benedicto Bihar in the 60th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The attack was good, but when Abram Sarmiento in the 63rd minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benedicto Bihar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. In the 73rd minute, Colombia's Ignacio Mastache dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-2. After 76 minutes of play, Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's Benedicto Bihar made it 4-2 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! Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC's Batıkan Muhsin proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save Tᴜʀᴋᴇʏ Lɪᴏɴꜱ FC from getting a goal against them.