Challenge

Est Metropolitano
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Niceto Ihazintu got the match started through his kick off. In the 4th minute the ball was on its way in behind Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 6 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Niceto Ihazintu came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Colombia's Luis Cazalla got a free kick in the 7th minute. Niceto Ihazintu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 11th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience was convinced that Abram Sarmiento's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ergo Muro was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. Niceto Ihazintu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Caatiba MZC's Ergo Muro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 20th minute of play. In the 21st minute Niceto Ihazintu 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 23rd minute, Niceto Ihazintu managed to get in a good position for a shot. Caatiba MZC's supporters rose to their feet, but Niceto Ihazintu 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. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niceto Ihazintu in the 25th minute of play. Ergo Muro made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 27th minute of play. Luis Cazalla charged in rather forcefully in the 30th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Luis Cazalla the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 31st minute, Niceto Ihazintu made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Niceto Ihazintu in the 38th minute of play. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Niceto Ihazintu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Caatiba MZC's Ergo Muro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pascual Carballar in the 42nd minute of play. Benedito Domingues got a throw-in 45 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Niceto Ihazintu. The Colombia players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Caatiba MZC were winning 0-1.

If Kevin Mastache had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 55 minutes into the game, Colombia's Axel Montenegro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ergo Muro made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Ergo Muro 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 58th minute. Ergo Muro didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Axel Montenegro went, in the 61st minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. In the 64th minute, Abram Sarmiento 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. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. In the 68th minute the ball was on its way in behind Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 70thth minute of the game Niceto Ihazintu 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ignacio Mastache in the 71st minute of play forced Caatiba MZC's goalkeeper Ergo Muro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ergo Muro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ignacio Mastache, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. After a rather tough play, Caatiba MZC's Valdomiro Ortiz got a free kick in the 74th minute. Ergo Muro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ignacio Mastache, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ergo Muro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ignacio Mastache, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Niceto Ihazintu in the 83rd minute of the match. Ergo Muro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ignacio Mastache, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. In the 87th minute Ignacio Mastache shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ergo Muro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Colombia's defense didn't have a chance, in the 90th minute, when Niceto Ihazintu scored to the left of an out of position Pedro Manzanares, making the score, 2-2. The crowd rose to their feet as Caatiba MZC's Niceto Ihazintu slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Pedro Manzanares. That made the score 2-3 after 92 minutes of play. The Caatiba MZC supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Caatiba MZC would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.