Challenge

Est Metropolitano
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Isidoro Azevedo made the kick off which started today's match. Rafli Leonard received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 6th minute. Pedro Manzanares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. El ABUELO FC's attentive Anselmo Maiorga managed to snatch the ball when Orlando Tafalla made a throw-in in the 8th minute of the game. In the 9th minute, Isidoro Azevedo made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Rodolfo Bertassi stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Axel Montenegro's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. Santino Seco might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rodolfo Bertassi. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Santino Seco ran back to his position shaking his head. Rafli Leonard received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 28th minute. Pedro Manzanares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After having played for 35 minutes, Isidoro Azevedo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. El ABUELO FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Isidoro Azevedo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Orlando Tafalla kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. After some careless play in the Colombia defense, Isidoro Azevedo 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Axel Montenegro got free with Rodolfo Bertassi in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Abram Sarmiento stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, El ABUELO FC's goal looked a bit too open when Santino Seco came free, but Rodolfo Bertassi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Isidoro Azevedo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pedro Manzanares having to make a save. Pedro Manzanares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Isidoro Azevedo in the 54th minute. The supporters of El ABUELO FC booed when Colombia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Santino Seco didn't get a good kick on the ball. With an all-out effort, El ABUELO FC's Pedro Manzanares threw himself towards the right post 56 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Federico Valverde, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. The supporters of Colombia booed when El ABUELO FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 61 match minutes in a wonderful position. Remus Bălășoiu didn't get a good kick on the ball. 63 minutes into the match, El ABUELO FC's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Montenegro came free, but Rodolfo Bertassi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Abram Sarmiento blasted a shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Rodolfo Bertassi having to make a save. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. El ABUELO FC's Rodolfo Bertassi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Secada in the 70th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ignacio Mastache in the 74th minute of play forced El ABUELO FC's goalkeeper Rodolfo Bertassi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 77 minutes into the game, Colombia's Abram Secada nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rodolfo Bertassi made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Rodolfo Bertassi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santino Seco, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Abram Secada took the ball and in the 88 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Rodolfo Bertassi. Rodolfo Bertassi dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. El ABUELO FC's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.