Challenge

TORQUE ARENA
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Abram Sarmiento made the kick off which started today's match. Claes Sjögren might have been able to make a better finish in the 3rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Manzanares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Claes Sjögren ran back to his position shaking his head. TORQUE F.C.'s Sébastien Frey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 4th minute of play. TORQUE F.C.'s Cristian Ieltxu got a good chance for a goal in the 6th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Cristian Ieltxu's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pedro Manzanares read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 8th minute of play. When Cristian Ieltxu came up free with the goalie in the 10th minute, the TORQUE F.C. fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Cristian Ieltxu couldn't finish the play. TORQUE F.C.'s Sébastien Frey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kevin Mastache in the 12th minute of play. 19 minutes into the match, TORQUE F.C.'s Cristian Ieltxu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Manzanares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 24th minute, Cristian Ieltxu hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Cristian Ieltxu got the opportunity to take care of a free kick, it resulted in a really dangerous shot that almost went in the goal. Instead the ball hit the crossbar and flew out of bounds. In the 25th match minute, TORQUE F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Romulo Estebano to maneuver through the defense. 26 minutes into the match, TORQUE F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Abram Sarmiento came free, but Sébastien Frey reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Colombia's zone, Cristian Ieltxu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal and Cristian Ieltxu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 29 minutes into the match, TORQUE F.C.'s Cristian Ieltxu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Manzanares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 31st minute, Cristian Ieltxu ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pedro Manzanares was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. The crowd rose to their feet as TORQUE F.C.'s Cristian Ieltxu slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Pedro Manzanares. That made the score 2-0 after 36 minutes of play. A collision led to TORQUE F.C. getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Ermegildo Errolan hit a great ball. The supporters of Colombia booed when TORQUE F.C. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Claes Sjögren didn't get a good kick on the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Axel Montenegro in the 44th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Sébastien Frey prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 45th match minute, TORQUE F.C. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcin Wolniewicz to maneuver through the defense. Axel Montenegro didn't quite understand what happened when in the 47 minute of the game managed to get a great opportunity for a goal and then missed the goal by a feet. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cristian Ieltxu to make the kick off. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Inocencio Lastur, who was totally free with the ball in the 59th minute. After 63 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Samuel Navarro. In the 69th minute Colombia were awarded a corner. Axel Montenegro went to the cornerflag to take it. Long Sam tried in the 70th minute to hit away a contribution but miss-kicked the ball which ended up in his own goal and left an unhappy Sébastien Frey a with quite unnecessary self made goal. Result 2-1. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. Antonio Indiano hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Sébastien Frey showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ignacio Mastache in the 76th minute of the match. Sébastien Frey made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santino Seco in the 78th minute of play. 80 minutes into the match, TORQUE F.C.'s Cristian Ieltxu sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Manzanares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After some careless play in the TORQUE F.C. defense, Santino Seco kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Sébastien Frey. The TORQUE F.C. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Sébastien Frey should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abram Secada in the 89th minute of play forced TORQUE F.C.'s goalkeeper Sébastien Frey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 90 minutes, Sébastien Frey successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 94th minute, Abram Secada fired away a shot that was totally unreachable for Sébastien Frey. The ball ended up just outside the left post, and Colombia's manager could be seen angrily pacing the sidelines. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.