Challenge

ACR Olimpico
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It seemed to be an obvious goal in the 4th minute, but Pedro Manzanares got his fingers on the ball or the save, leaving Colombia hanging dry this time. After 5 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Kevin Mastache. In the 6th minute, Angelo Donati hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 10 minutes into the match, AC Roma's Alvaro Sforza sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Manzanares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After taking down the ball on AC Roma's corner Mihai Daimacă fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Pedro Manzanares quite easily take care of the ball. After a rather tough play, AC Roma's Luiz Paulo Leão got a free kick in the 14th minute. 17 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Alvaro Sforza came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 18 minutes had been played when some careless play by Colombia's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Mihai Daimacă was slow to take the kick. During this time AC Roma's players had a chance to rest. After a rather tough play, AC Roma's Luiz Paulo Leão got a free kick in the 23rd minute. In the 26th minute, Alvaro Sforza ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pedro Manzanares was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Cristoforo Brillante took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Abram Sarmiento in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Cristoforo Brillante saved AC Roma from getting behind. Axel Montenegro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cristoforo Brillante having to make a save. 32 minutes into the match, AC Roma's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Montenegro came free, but Cristoforo Brillante reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristoforo Brillante came out of the goal in the 39th minute to try and stop a shot by Colombia's Axel Montenegro. But to his dismay, Axel Montenegro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Montenegro in the 43rd minute of play forced AC Roma's goalkeeper Cristoforo Brillante to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Abram Sarmiento to strike the kick off in the second half. After 53 played minutes AC Roma got a freekick which was hit by Javier Della Francesca. Cristoforo Brillante came out of the goal in the 57th minute to try and stop a shot by Colombia's Abram Sarmiento. But to his dismay, Abram Sarmiento quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-2. 61 minutes into the match, AC Roma's goal looked a bit too open when Pascual Carballar came free, but Cristoforo Brillante reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. AC Roma's Angelo Donati quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Antonio Indiano, made in the 63rd minute of the game. Alvaro Sforza'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 70th minute of play. In the 71st minute of the match, Axel Montenegro got a very nice opportunity to score, but Cristoforo Brillante was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 78 minutes into the match, AC Roma's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Sarmiento came free, but Cristoforo Brillante reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cristoforo Brillante made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santino Seco in the 84th minute of play. Luis Cazalla hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. In the 87th minute Ignacio Mastache shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cristoforo Brillante saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cristoforo Brillante showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ignacio Mastache in the 92nd minute of the match. 94 minutes into the match, Ignacio Mastache had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Cristoforo Brillante. AC Roma's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Ignacio Mastache was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.