Challenge

Zini Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Abram Sarmiento started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Lu Guang Lang in the 3rd minute of the match. In the 4th minute Cremonese were awarded a corner. Leonel Valentim went to the cornerflag to take it. Pedro Manzanares made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Witold Ciempa sent off a good shot on target. The corner led to Cremonese's Ingvar Lundqvist getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. When the match clock showed 12 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Lu Guang Lang sped through Colombia's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Pedro Manzanares. The corner led Cremonese's Roman Chucho to fire away a dangerous shot which Pedro Manzanares despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Calvin Huff in the 25th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jeremias Cruz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 27th minute, Lu Guang Lang made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Montenegro in the 31st minute of play forced Cremonese's goalkeeper Jeremias Cruz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lu Guang Lang in the 36th minute of play. Cremonese's Jeremias Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 39th minute of play. 40 minutes had been played when some careless play by Cremonese's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Axel Montenegro was slow to take the kick. During this time Colombia's players had a chance to rest. Joshua Garrido was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. A collision led to Cremonese getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Lu Guang Lang hit a great ball. Jeremias Cruz stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Axel Montenegro's shot from short distance in the 44th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roman Chucho in the 46th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Witold Ciempa to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, Colombia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pascual Carballar to maneuver through the defense. 54 minutes into the match, Cremonese's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Montenegro came free, but Jeremias Cruz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cremonese's Jeremias Cruz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 56th minute of play. Kevin Mastache received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 57th minute. Jeremias Cruz tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lu Guang Lang struck a weak shot in the 62nd 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 Cremonese. In the 69th minute, Kevin Mastache 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. Cremonese made a substitution. Mauro Rexino replaced Roman Chucho. In the 73rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Cremonese's goalkeeper Jeremias Cruz, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Cremonese's Jeremias Cruz proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save Cremonese from getting a goal against them. Abram Secada who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 85thth minute tested the skills of Jeremias Cruz when he managed to save the team from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Ignacio Mastache's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jeremias Cruz was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. Jeremias Cruz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ignacio Mastache in the 91st minute of play. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Witold Ciempa in the 94th minute of play. Cremonese walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.