Challenge

3 DE AGOSTO
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Abram Sarmiento took the kick off in the first half of the match. 2 minutes into the game, Bonifacio Bartoli cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Pedro Manzanares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 4 minutes, Sotos Kastaniou mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the CLUB QUEQUÉN 1854 and the Colombia players grew even worse after the yellow card. 10 minutes into the match, Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sven-Arne Hellsing. In the 12th minute, Axel Montenegro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Uriel Lano was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. With a little luck, Colombia's Pedro Manzanares got control of the ball when Martin-Daniel Palermo tried to sneak it across the goal line. Uriel Lano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 17th minute of play. Uriel Lano came out of the goal in the 20th minute to try and stop a shot by Colombia's Abram Sarmiento. But to his dismay, Abram Sarmiento quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Lázaro Macias kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aigar Ojaperv in the 31st minute of play. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 33 minutes play. Orlando Tafalla hit a great ball. In the 37th minute Aigar Ojaperv 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. In the 38th minute, CLUB QUEQUÉN 1854's Aigar Ojaperv dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-2. After a defensive mix-up in Colombia's zone, Martin-Daniel Palermo stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal and Martin-Daniel Palermo tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bonifacio Bartoli in the 45th minute of the match. Martin-Daniel Palermo could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Pedro Manzanares made a huge save. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-2. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

CLUB QUEQUÉN 1854's Zachariasz Pstrongowski was substituted for Sven-Arne Hellsing. CLUB QUEQUÉN 1854's Bartolo Ortzi was substituted for Bonifacio Bartoli. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Martin-Daniel Palermo to make the kick off. Martin-Daniel Palermo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 52nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Manzanares having to interfere. After having played for 58 minutes, Martin-Daniel Palermo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CLUB QUEQUÉN 1854's supporters crossed their fingers, but Martin-Daniel Palermo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 61 minutes, Bartolo Ortzi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. CLUB QUEQUÉN 1854's supporters crossed their fingers, but Bartolo Ortzi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martin-Daniel Palermo in the 63rd minute of play. In the 63rd minute, Martin-Daniel Palermo 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 4-2. 67 minutes into the game, CLUB QUEQUÉN 1854's Martin-Daniel Palermo 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, 5-2. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. Orlando Tafalla charged in rather forcefully in the 71st minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Orlando Tafalla the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 71st match minute, Colombia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Orlando Tafalla to maneuver through the defense. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Martin-Daniel Palermo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bartolo Ortzi struck a weak shot in the 73rd 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 CLUB QUEQUÉN 1854. In the 76th minute, Antonio Indiano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 77th minute, Martin-Daniel Palermo left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The CLUB QUEQUÉN 1854 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-2. After some careless play in the Colombia defense, Martin-Daniel Palermo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pedro Manzanares. The Colombia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pedro Manzanares should have stopped the shot. When CLUB QUEQUÉN 1854's Martin-Daniel Palermo in the 82nd minute got a chance for a shot 82nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Colombia's goalie prevented a goal. In the 90th minute, Martin-Daniel Palermo 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. 92 minutes into the game, Ignacio Mastache cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-4. Uriel Lano was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After some careless play in the Colombia defense, Martin-Daniel Palermo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pedro Manzanares. The Colombia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pedro Manzanares should have stopped the shot. When the referee ended the match the CLUB QUEQUÉN 1854 players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.