Challenge

Stadion Tolyatti
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Max Colvin made the kick off which started today's match. In the 6th minute, FC Rossoch's Max Colvin dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-0. 12 minutes into the match, FC Rossoch's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Montenegro came free, but Higinio Caradaro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Colombia's Orlando Tafalla got a free kick in the 22nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yaroslav Kripak in the 23rd minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Colombia's defense didn't have a chance, in the 26th minute, when Yaroslav Kripak scored to the left of an out of position Pedro Manzanares, making the score, 2-0. Axel Montenegro shot the penalty kick right outside the post. In the 31st minute Axel Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Higinio Caradaro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yaroslav Kripak in the 32nd minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 34th minute FC Rossoch were awarded a corner. Arkadiy Amfiteatrov went to the cornerflag to take it. Konstantin Lebedev made a great header on FC Rossoch's corner, it was just that Colombia's Pedro Manzanares managed to reach the ball for a save. 36 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Yaroslav Kripak came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Yaroslav Kripak managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Rossoch's supporters rose to their feet, but Yaroslav Kripak was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pedro Manzanares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. With a little luck, Colombia's Pedro Manzanares got control of the ball when Nil Molchanov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Yaroslav Kripak received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Pedro Manzanares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 45th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Rossoch's goalkeeper Higinio Caradaro, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Abram Sarmiento to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yaroslav Kripak in the 52nd minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A sloppy throw-in by Polikarp Dovlatov in the 55th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Colombia's Antonio Indiano. Higinio Caradaro was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Abram Sarmiento showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-1 in the 56 minute of play. 60 minutes into the match, Max Colvin had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Max Colvin was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. 66 minutes into the game, Axel Montenegro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Higinio Caradaro was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Yaroslav Kripak in the 71st minute of the match. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Nil Molchanov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 74 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Nil Molchanov came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC Rossoch's Higinio Caradaro played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ignacio Mastache in the 76th minute of play. Ignacio Mastache took the ball and in the 78 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Higinio Caradaro. Higinio Caradaro dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-3. FC Rossoch's Igor Loginov was substituted for Vladimir Noskov. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Max Colvin, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Yaroslav Kripak in the 90th minute of play. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.