Challenge

El Templo del Dolor
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Pakorro AFC's Cheng Le Xing started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 3rd minute, Cheng Le Xing 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. 8 minutes into the match, Cheng Le Xing dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Pedro Manzanares, 1-0. Kevin Mastache received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Bogdan Samokovliyski tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 14 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Cheng Le Xing came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Manzanares didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Pakorro AFC's Cheng Le Xing shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 2-0 in the ordered_time% minute. In the 21st minute Cheng Le Xing 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. 21 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Cheng Le Xing came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Pakorro AFC's Cheng Le Xing in the 27th minute got a chance for a shot 27th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Colombia's goalie prevented a goal. Artun Filiz struck a weak shot in the 29th 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 Pakorro AFC. Cheng Le Xing might have been able to make a better finish in the 36th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Manzanares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cheng Le Xing ran back to his position shaking his head. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cheng Le Xing, who was totally free with the ball in the 36th minute. 39 minutes into the match, Pascual Carballar notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Pakorro AFC's Bogdan Samokovliyski. Bogdan Samokovliyski was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Colombia's attentive Antonio Indiano managed to snatch the ball when Jaap Stam made a throw-in in the 45th minute of the game. Bogdan Samokovliyski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santino Seco in the 46th minute of the match. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Abram Sarmiento stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Through an outstanding action, after 52 minutes, Bogdan Samokovliyski successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. With his leg Bogdan Samokovliyski managed to avoid a goal in the 54thth minute, when Colombia's Axel Montenegro fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Pakorro AFC made a substitution. Tiger Murillo replaced Ali Demirci. A sloppy throw-in by Luis Cazalla in the 57th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Pakorro AFC's Jaap Stam. Cheng Le Xing spun around in front of the goal 58 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Colombia's goal. When Colombia's Axel Montenegro in the 63rd minute got a chance for a shot 63rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Pakorro AFC's goalie prevented a goal. Cheng Le Xing scored 3-1 in the 66th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pedro Manzanares, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 75 minutes play. Santino Seco hit a great ball. 80 minutes into the game, one of Pakorro AFC:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The throw-in from Kevin Mastache in the 90th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Pakorro AFC's Jaap Stam. In the 92ndth minute of the game Astor Giampietro 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. After a rather tough play, Colombia's Santino Seco got a free kick in the 98th minute. Colombia's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.