Challenge

Est Metropolitano
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Abram Sarmiento kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the game, Garopaba F.C's Dedé Correia nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pedro Manzanares made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Orlando da Cunha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kevin Mastache in the 8th minute of play. Kevin Mastache sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Axel Montenegro in the 15thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Orlando da Cunha, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After 17 minutes Garopaba F.C's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Axel Montenegro who took care of the corner kick. The corner led to Colombia's Pascual Carballar getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Orlando da Cunha didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Axel Montenegro went, in the 23rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Orlando da Cunha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 29th minute of the match. Orlando da Cunha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santino Seco in the 38th minute of play. The supporters of Colombia booed when Garopaba F.C was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Keven Swift didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 41st minute, Cauan dos Santos hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 43 minutes into the match, Abram Sarmiento had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Orlando da Cunha. Garopaba F.C's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Abram Sarmiento was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. 46 minutes into the match, Garopaba F.C's goalkeeper Orlando da Cunha had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Axel Montenegro. The supporters of Garopaba F.C booed when Colombia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kevin Mastache didn't get a good kick on the ball. The first half was very even, with the score at 2-2 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dedé Correia to make the kick off. In the 51st match minute, Colombia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Orlando Tafalla to maneuver through the defense. Axel Montenegro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Orlando da Cunha having to make a save. In the 56th minute Axel Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Orlando da Cunha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Montenegro in the 58th minute of play forced Garopaba F.C's goalkeeper Orlando da Cunha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Orlando da Cunha stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abram Sarmiento's shot from short distance in the 61st minute. In the 65thth minute of the game Abram Sarmiento who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Garopaba F.C's Orlando da Cunha was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Orlando da Cunha took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Joshua Garrido, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Axel Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Montenegro in the 75th minute of play forced Garopaba F.C's goalkeeper Orlando da Cunha to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Orlando da Cunha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santino Seco, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. If Axel Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 79th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Orlando da Cunha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Montenegro in the 79th minute of the match. Orlando da Cunha showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santino Seco in the 82nd minute of the match. After 86 minutes of play, Colombia's Axel Montenegro made it 3-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Orlando da Cunha was left in no man's land by his defense there! Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. Colombia's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.