Challenge

DAVID de AZEVEDO
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Abram Sarmiento started the match with the kick off. In the 4thth minute of the game Roy Makaay 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. In the 5th minute, Roy Makaay made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Kıraç Uskan got free with Pedro Manzanares in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Montenegro in the 10th minute of play forced Villaverde Celeste Clube's goalkeeper Nenko Reza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Montenegro in the 10th minute of play forced Villaverde Celeste Clube's goalkeeper Nenko Reza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roy Makaay 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. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roy Makaay in the 15th minute of the match. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roy Makaay in the 22nd minute of the match. 24 minutes into the match, Villaverde Celeste Clube's William Lucas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Manzanares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Axel Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 26 minutes into the match, Villaverde Celeste Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Montenegro came free, but Nenko Reza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 28 minutes into the game, Axel Montenegro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Nenko Reza was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Villaverde Celeste Clube's Nenko Reza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Pascual Carballar in the 32nd minute of play. 1-2 became the score in the 35th minute when Santino Seco elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. When Roy Makaay came up free with the goalie in the 38th minute, the Villaverde Celeste Clube fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Roy Makaay couldn't finish the play. Roy Makaay could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Pedro Manzanares made a huge save. Villaverde Celeste Clube's Tang Qian Xiong managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Joshua Garrido in the 39 minute of the game. Roy Makaay charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Roy Makaay the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Colombia booed when Villaverde Celeste Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roy Makaay didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roy Makaay, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Pedro Manzanares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Roy Makaay in the 43rd minute. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roy Makaay in the 45th minute of play. The Villaverde Celeste Clube players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Colombia were winning 1-2.

In the 52nd minute, Tang Qian Xiong hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Antonio Indiano hit a great ball. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Roy Makaay in the 57th minute of play. Villaverde Celeste Clube's attentive Tang Qian Xiong managed to snatch the ball when Joshua Garrido made a throw-in in the 60th minute of the game. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roy Makaay in the 61st minute of the match. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Roy Makaay, who was totally free with the ball in the 62nd minute. After taking down the ball on Villaverde Celeste Clube's corner Tang Qian Xiong fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Pedro Manzanares quite easily take care of the ball. When Villaverde Celeste Clube's Kıraç Uskan in the 66th minute got a chance for a shot 66th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Colombia's goalie prevented a goal. After 67 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Santino Seco. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. Roy Makaay blasted a shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pedro Manzanares having to make a save. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Roy Makaay in the 72nd minute of play. If Roy Makaay had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 74th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Villaverde Celeste Clube made a substitution. Armandinho Xavier replaced Guo Ao. The Villaverde Celeste Clube fans' excitement grew in the 77th match minute when Villaverde Celeste Clube's Roy Makaay looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 2-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Villaverde Celeste Clube's Tang Qian Xiong quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Joshua Garrido, made in the 80th minute of the game. 81 minutes into the match, Villaverde Celeste Clube's Roy Makaay sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Manzanares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 81st minute, Roy Makaay left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Villaverde Celeste Clube fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. 84 minutes into the match, Villaverde Celeste Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Secada came free, but Nenko Reza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Colombia's zone, Roy Makaay stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal and Roy Makaay tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Pedro Manzanares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Roy Makaay's shot from short distance in the 85th minute. Colombia's Kevin Mastache quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Armandinho Xavier, made in the 91st minute of the game. A sloppy throw-in by Joshua Garrido in the 93rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Villaverde Celeste Clube's Tang Qian Xiong. The audience was convinced that Roy Makaay's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pedro Manzanares was relentless in the 94th minute of the game. In the 95th minute of the game Joshua Garrido made a throw-in which Ignacio Mastache played forward. Nenko Reza showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ignacio Mastache in the 96th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Villaverde Celeste Clube had won after a very even match.