Challenge

El Gallinero
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Colombia's Abram Sarmiento started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pascual Carballar in the 7th minute of play forced La Maquina 9-12-18's goalkeeper Jose Vimaro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Albert Gaardahl had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Albert Gaardahl fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Manzanares having to interfere. After 17 minutes of play, Colombia's Axel Montenegro made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jose Vimaro was left in no man's land by his defense there! Albert Gaardahl received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Pedro Manzanares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Luis Cazalla made in the 23rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by La Maquina 9-12-18's Victor Korthsen. Albert Gaardahl fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Manzanares having to interfere. In the 31st minute of the match Axel Montenegro shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Jose Vimaro showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Jose Vimaro showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kevin Mastache, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Albert Gaardahl sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 41st match minute, La Maquina 9-12-18 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carmelo Vachon to maneuver through the defense. Albert Gaardahl sent away a hard shot on goal in the 44th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Albert Gaardahl in the 44th minute of play. If Carmelo Vachon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 47th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carmelo Vachon in the 47th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The La Maquina 9-12-18 players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Colombia were winning 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Albert Gaardahl to make the kick off. Albert Gaardahl fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Manzanares having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Carmelo Vachon in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pedro Manzanares saved Colombia from getting behind. A nice corner shot did that Ahmet Baki Tecimer got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Pedro Manzanares quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carmelo Vachon in the 55th minute of play. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Antonio Indiano hit a great ball. In the 60th match minute, La Maquina 9-12-18 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carmelo Vachon to maneuver through the defense. 62 minutes into the match, La Maquina 9-12-18's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Sarmiento came free, but Jose Vimaro reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 63 minutes into the match, La Maquina 9-12-18's goalkeeper Jose Vimaro had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kevin Mastache. In the 65th minute, Santino Seco hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Albert Gaardahl, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. In the 72nd match minute, Colombia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Joshua Garrido to maneuver through the defense. Carmelo Vachon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 75th minute. Pedro Manzanares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. La Maquina 9-12-18 were awarded a corner in the 80th minute after Colombia's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ahmet Baki Tecimer took the corner. Shpëtim Kume kicked well hit freekick during the 86th minute of the match. Kevin Mastache struck a weak shot in the 86th minute. Jose Vimaro didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Colombia. If Albert Gaardahl had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 88 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Albert Gaardahl came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kevin Mastache recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Pascual Carballar got free with Jose Vimaro in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Joshua Garrido kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match.