Challenge

Polenta Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Abram Sarmiento made the kick off and thus started the match. 3 minutes into the game, Pekko Rino 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. Donato Foddis 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 7th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Pekko Rino in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pedro Manzanares saved Colombia from getting behind. In the 11th minute Axel Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Donato Foddis saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cesare Barberio charged in rather forcefully in the 13th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Cesare Barberio the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to AC Collins getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Cesare Barberio hit a great ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Axel Montenegro in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Donato Foddis prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 18 minutes into the match, AC Collins's goal looked a bit too open when Kevin Mastache came free, but Donato Foddis reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Donato Foddis 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 19th minute. AC Collins's Donato Foddis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 20th minute of play. AC Collins's Donato Foddis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Montenegro in the 22nd minute of play. Axel Montenegro might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Donato Foddis. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Axel Montenegro ran back to his position shaking his head. Uci Hardon hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Axel Montenegro in the 36th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Donato Foddis saved AC Collins from getting behind. 37 minutes had been played when some careless play by AC Collins'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. A throw-in in the 38th minute of the game was made by Carlo Maestri with Slawomir Soszka as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Abram Sarmiento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

53 minutes into the match, Colombia's Axel Montenegro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Donato Foddis narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When the match clock showed 55 minutes, the score became 1-1 when Axel Montenegro sped through AC Collins's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Donato Foddis. In the 58th minute Pekko Rino 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 59th minute, Axel Montenegro 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. After 63 played minutes AC Collins got a freekick which was hit by Frank Di Toma. In the 65th minute, Frank Di Toma hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edinho do Nascimento, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. Donato Foddis made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santino Seco in the 71st minute of play. In the 73rd minute, Axel Montenegro made a precise shot to the right of Donato Foddis. AC Collins's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. After 79 minutes of play, AC Collins's Mel Önen made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pedro Manzanares was left in no man's land by his defense there! After a rather tough play, AC Collins's Fulvio Oriali got a free kick in the 82nd minute. AC Collins's Perivaldo Furtado got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 91 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Perivaldo Furtado came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 93 minutes into the game, Mel Önen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Pedro Manzanares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The AC Collins support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.