Challenge

Pandiza
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mincho Robledo got the match started through his kick off. When Mincho Robledo came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the THE CLUB fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Mincho Robledo couldn't finish the play. Pedro Manzanares made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Mincho Robledo sent off a good shot on target. Colombia's attentive Kevin Mastache managed to snatch the ball when Carmine Mancinelli made a throw-in in the 13th minute of the game. Mincho Robledo struck a weak shot in the 16th 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 THE CLUB. Axel Montenegro might have been able to make a better finish in the 19th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Guo Ling Nan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Axel Montenegro ran back to his position shaking his head. Guo Ling Nan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Montenegro in the 19th minute of the match. Mincho Robledo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 20th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pedro Manzanares having to make a save. Mincho Robledo's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pedro Manzanares read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 22nd minute of play. THE CLUB's Guo Ling Nan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Montenegro in the 23rd minute of play. After having played for 26 minutes, Axel Montenegro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Colombia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Axel Montenegro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Guo Ling Nan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Axel Montenegro in the 32nd minute of play. THE CLUB's attentive Leocadio Hebia managed to snatch the ball when Axel Montenegro made a throw-in in the 37th minute of the game. THE CLUB's Guo Ling Nan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 39th minute of play. THE CLUB's attentive Leocadio Hebia managed to snatch the ball when Axel Montenegro made a throw-in in the 40th minute of the game. Pedro Manzanares made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Mincho Robledo sent off a good shot on target. Mincho Robledo who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 43rdth minute tested the skills of Pedro Manzanares when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Abram Sarmiento was the one to do the kick off. Carmine Mancinelli made in the 52nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Colombia's Kevin Mastache. Guo Ling Nan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Axel Montenegro in the 61st minute of play. 63 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Dancho Chochov came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 64th minute of play forced THE CLUB's goalkeeper Guo Ling Nan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Axel Montenegro's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Guo Ling Nan firmly grabbed it by the left post. 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. THE CLUB's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Carmine Mancinelli in the 70th minute. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mincho Robledo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, THE CLUB's Guo Ling Nan got control of the ball when Abram Secada tried to sneak it across the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Abram Secada kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Guo Ling Nan. That made the score 2-1 in the 79 minute of play. THE CLUB's Chavdar Belezhkov was substituted for Zhelyo Haynadzhiev. In the 84th minute, Ignacio Mastache left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Colombia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-2. 91 minutes into the match, Ignacio Mastache dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Guo Ling Nan, 2-3. Orlando Tafalla made in the 94th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by THE CLUB's Chavdar Belezhkov. Orlando Tafalla hit a great freekick 96 minutes into the match. The Colombia players were relieved to hear the final whistle blow to end the match. The away crowd was happy to see their team win after a very tight game.