Challenge

Adriatico Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Abram Sarmiento took the kick off in the first half of the match. Paolo Rossi might have been able to make a better finish in the 6th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Manzanares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Paolo Rossi ran back to his position shaking his head. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save Colombia from getting a goal against them. Paolo Rossi could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 7th minute of the match, but Pedro Manzanares made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet as Paolo Rossi kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Pedro Manzanares. That made the score 1-0 in the 11 minute of play. In the 13th minute, Montesacro FC's Paolo Rossi dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abram Sarmiento in the 16th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Giacomo Casanova prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Anthony Del Gatto, who was totally free with the ball in the 17th minute. Paolo Rossi kicked well hit freekick during the 20th minute of the match. 23 minutes into the match, Montesacro FC's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Montenegro came free, but Giacomo Casanova reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 26 minutes into the game, Loco Palermo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-0. Pedro Manzanares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The corner ended in Juliusz Julien almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Colombia's Pedro Manzanares did a great save. Axel Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 33rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 33rd minute Axel Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giacomo Casanova saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 35th minute Axel Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giacomo Casanova saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Axel Montenegro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Giacomo Casanova was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. In the 35th minute, Abram Sarmiento ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Giacomo Casanova was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. With his leg Pedro Manzanares managed to avoid a goal in the 38thth minute, when Montesacro FC's Paolo Rossi fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Paolo Rossi in the 40thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Pedro Manzanares, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 41 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Paolo Rossi came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Giacomo Casanova took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Giacomo Casanova made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 46th minute of play. Giacomo Casanova showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Montenegro in the 47th minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Loco Palermo to make the kick off. The supporters of Colombia booed when Montesacro FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 51 match minutes in a wonderful position. Edwin 雷震军 didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 56 minutes, Abram Sarmiento made it 3-2 with a short kick to the right side. Montesacro FC's Giacomo Casanova tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. After having played for 62 minutes, Paolo Rossi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Montesacro FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Paolo Rossi 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 64th minute, Paolo Rossi left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Montesacro FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. Giacomo Casanova made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 68th minute of play. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 70th minute of the game. One of Colombia:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Montesacro FC:s goal. Paolo Rossi struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Pedro Manzanares didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Montesacro FC. 85 minutes into the match, Montesacro FC's goal looked a bit too open when Santino Seco came free, but Giacomo Casanova reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 88 minutes into the match, Montesacro FC's Paolo Rossi sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Manzanares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. A collision led to Montesacro FC getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Daniel Prodan hit a great ball. Antonio Indiano kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Colombia's zone, Paolo Rossi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal and Paolo Rossi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Montesacro FC had won after a very even match.