Challenge

Est Metropolitano
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Mikhail Hromchenko took the kick off in the first half of the match. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filimon Nesterenko in the 4th minute of play. 6 minutes into the match, Efim Abramov 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 Efim Abramov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kazemir Gorbachev, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Luis Cazalla hit a great ball. In the 13th minute Filimon Nesterenko 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. With an all-out effort, Colombia's Matvey Epanchin threw himself towards the right post 16 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Luis Cazalla, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mikhail Hromchenko in the 18th minute of the match. In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind Dynamite's goalkeeper Matvey Epanchin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 22nd minute Santino Seco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matvey Epanchin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Axel Montenegro in the 25thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Matvey Epanchin, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariusz Mierzejewski in the 26th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kevin Mastache struck a weak shot in the 30th minute. Matvey Epanchin didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Colombia. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kevin Mastache in the 32nd minute of play forced Dynamite's goalkeeper Matvey Epanchin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind Dynamite's goalkeeper Matvey Epanchin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 34th minute Colombia were awarded a corner. Axel Montenegro went to the cornerflag to take it. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evgeniy Kobeko in the 37th minute of play. 39 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Efim Abramov came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 45th minute of the match, Axel Montenegro got a very nice opportunity to score, but Matvey Epanchin was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Evgeniy Kobeko in the 46th minute of play. Matvey Epanchin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 47th minute of the match. After the first half Dynamite were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Abram Sarmiento stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 50th minute, Axel Montenegro made a precise shot to the right of Matvey Epanchin. Dynamite's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. In the 52nd match minute, Colombia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pascual Carballar to maneuver through the defense. Matvey Epanchin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Orlando Tafalla, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. With a little luck, Colombia's Pedro Manzanares got control of the ball when Efim Abramov tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 59 played minutes Dynamite got a freekick which was hit by Lev Meskhi. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Axel Montenegro in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Matvey Epanchin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mikhail Hromchenko, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Matvey Epanchin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Montenegro in the 69th minute of the match. In the 70th match minute, Dynamite was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by You Lang Zhi to maneuver through the defense. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. After 72 played minutes Dynamite got a freekick which was hit by You Lang Zhi. Matvey Epanchin didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Abram Secada went, in the 73rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. Matvey Epanchin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kevin Mastache in the 77th minute of play. 78 minutes into the match, Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Efim Abramov. 79 minutes into the match, Efim Abramov notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Colombia's Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. A throw-in in the 84th minute of the game was made by Filimon Nesterenko with Evgeniy Kobeko as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 84th match minute, Dynamite was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by You Lang Zhi to maneuver through the defense. In the 87th minute Filimon Nesterenko 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 88th play minute Evgeniy Kobeko came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Pedro Manzanares. 2-3. After some careless play in the Colombia defense, Mikhail Hromchenko 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. Mikhail Hromchenko blasted a shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pedro Manzanares having to make a save. The Dynamite supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Dynamite would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.