Challenge

Europe Stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Abram Sarmiento got the match started through his kick off. 4 minutes had been played when some careless play by Colombia's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Samuel Ryynänen was slow to take the kick. During this time Parque Europa FC's players had a chance to rest. Parque Europa FC's Froilan Reyes got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Froilan Reyes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Joshua Garrido kicked well hit freekick during the 8th minute of the match. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Froilan Reyes, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. In the 11th minute of the match Parque Europa FC got a corner. Colombia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Samuel Ryynänen ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led to Parque Europa FC's Lionel-Andrés Messi getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. In the 15th minute, Colombia's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Atahan Balyemez fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Froilan Reyes in the 17th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pedro Manzanares saved Colombia from getting behind. If Froilan Reyes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Froilan Reyes in the 19th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 23rd 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. Colombia's defense didn't have a chance, in the 27th minute, when Froilan Reyes scored to the left of an out of position Pedro Manzanares, making the score, 1-0. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Abram Sarmiento managed to get in a good position for a shot. Colombia's supporters rose to their feet, but Abram Sarmiento was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Luis Täger breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Luis Täger took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pedro Manzanares was out of position in the 34 minute of play, and Froilan Reyes capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Froilan Reyes really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. 39 minutes into the game, Colombia's Santino Seco nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Luis Täger made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Atahan Balyemez in the 44th minute of play. 46 minutes into the match, Abram Sarmiento notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Parque Europa FC's Luis Täger. Luis Täger was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

With a couple of smart ball manuevers Froilan Reyes in the 52nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pedro Manzanares saved Colombia from getting behind. 54 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Froilan Reyes came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Froilan Reyes in the 54th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Froilan Reyes in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pedro Manzanares prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 58th minute, Froilan Reyes 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 3-2. Parque Europa FC's Aureliano Soto was substituted for Froilan Reyes. Parque Europa FC's Rogelio Mendiola was substituted for Saul Gomesano. Aureliano Soto took the ball and in the 65 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-2. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. Luis Täger showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ignacio Mastache in the 70th minute of the match. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Samuel Ryynänen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Coronel Castro in the 76th minute of play. 77 minutes in the game Samuel Ryynänen did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Rogelio Mendiola. Antonio Indiano hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Coronel Castro, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Parque Europa FC were awarded a corner in the 81th minute after Colombia's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Samuel Ryynänen took the corner. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Emanuel Löfkvist in the 83rd minute of play. When the match had gone on for 84 minutes, Aureliano Soto put it in 5-2 from a short distance just to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Luis Täger 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 88th minute. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rogelio Mendiola in the 91st minute of play. In the 94th minute Coronel Castro 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. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal in the 96th minute to try and stop a shot by Parque Europa FC's Samuel Ryynänen. But to his dismay, Samuel Ryynänen quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-2. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Parque Europa FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Colombia had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.