Challenge

MARLIN ARENA PASTEUR
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Linus Fredriksson made the kick off and thus started the match. 4 minutes into the game, Colombia's Pascual Carballar nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Juan Carlos Alvarez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. 9 minutes into the game, Kevin Mastache cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Juan Carlos Alvarez was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Marlin FC's Juan Carlos Alvarez played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Montenegro in the 12th minute of play. 14 minutes into the match, Marlin FC's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Sarmiento came free, but Juan Carlos Alvarez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 20 minutes into the game, Marlin FC's Dionisio Panpili 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, 1-2. 22 minutes into the game, one of Colombia:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Linus Fredriksson in the 27th minute of play. When the match had gone on for 31 minutes, Dionisio Panpili took a quick shot and it went in 3-2 without a chance for Pedro Manzanares to make any attempt to save it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santino Seco in the 34th minute of play forced Marlin FC's goalkeeper Juan Carlos Alvarez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 35 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Dionisio Panpili came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A hard shot 35 in the game by Dionisio Panpili from a close distance when the talented Pedro Manzanares managed to make a qualified save. Colombia's players were relieved. Juan Carlos Alvarez 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 made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Aybek Orcun sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 40th minute of play forced Marlin FC's goalkeeper Juan Carlos Alvarez to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40thth minute of the game Abram Sarmiento who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Marlin FC's Juan Carlos Alvarez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Aybek Orcun hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. If Linus Fredriksson had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-2 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Abram Sarmiento to make the kick off. Melchor Oidor made in the 50th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Colombia's Santino Seco. 52 minutes into the game, Santino Seco lined in a short shot 3-3 behind a frustrated Juan Carlos Alvarez. Juan Carlos Alvarez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santino Seco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Colombia's Joshua Garrido got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dionisio Panpili in the 62nd minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 63 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Dionisio Panpili came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 65th match minute, Marlin FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Boleslaw Gecionis to maneuver through the defense. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. Boleslaw Gecionis kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Abram Secada could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Juan Carlos Alvarez made a huge save. Marlin FC's Juan Carlos Alvarez proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Marlin FC from getting a goal against them. Abram Secada sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Juan Carlos Alvarez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ignacio Mastache in the 77th minute of the match. 80 minutes into the match, Marlin FC's goalkeeper Juan Carlos Alvarez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abram Secada. In the 82nd minute, Ignacio Mastache left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Colombia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-4. 86 minutes into the match, Marlin FC's goal looked a bit too open when Kevin Mastache came free, but Juan Carlos Alvarez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Juan Carlos Alvarez made a fantastic save in the 89th minute, when Abram Secada sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Santino Seco got free with Juan Carlos Alvarez in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 95 minutes into the match, Marlin FC's goal looked a bit too open when Ignacio Mastache came free, but Juan Carlos Alvarez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 95th minute, Ignacio Mastache made a precise shot to the right of Juan Carlos Alvarez. Marlin FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-6. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Colombia eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.