Challenge

La Caja de Zapatos
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Abram Sarmiento started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 4th 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. After some careless play in the Sotelo AFC defense, Axel Montenegro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Robustiano Gelmiro. The Sotelo AFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Robustiano Gelmiro should have stopped the shot. 18 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Håkan Skager came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Robustiano Gelmiro took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kevin Mastache, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Håkan Skager in the 21st minute of play. In the 23rd minute Axel Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Robustiano Gelmiro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 27th minute, Santino Seco ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Robustiano Gelmiro was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. Håkan Skager received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Pedro Manzanares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Siro Benvido'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 35th minute of play. Traian Nichitelea's late challenge caught a Colombia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Traian Nichitelea helped the player get up and apologised. In the 37th match minute, Sotelo AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Traian Nichitelea to maneuver through the defense. 40 minutes into the match, Siro Benvido had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Siro Benvido was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 43rd minute of the match, managed to save Colombia from getting a goal against them. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 47th minute of the match, managed to save Colombia from getting a goal against them. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Siro Benvido was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 54th minute of play forced Sotelo AFC's goalkeeper Robustiano Gelmiro to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 56 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Siro Benvido came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 57 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Santino Seco. Sotelo AFC's Håkan Skager got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. A sloppy throw-in by Hilario Muc in the 60th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Colombia's Axel Montenegro. 63 minutes into the game, Sotelo AFC's Siro Benvido nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pedro Manzanares made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. Cui Liang Yue scored 4-2 in the 67th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pedro Manzanares, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. Esteve Mosen hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. In the 81st minute, Cui Liang Yue 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. In the 83rd minute, Jimeno Hurko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 86 minutes of play, Sotelo AFC's Cui Liang Yue made it 5-2 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! Ignacio Mastache in the 89thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Robustiano Gelmiro, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. In the 93rd minute, Ignacio Mastache made a precise shot to the right of Robustiano Gelmiro. Sotelo AFC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-3. Robustiano Gelmiro made a fantastic save in the 95th minute, when Kevin Mastache sent off a good shot on target. Sotelo AFC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.