Challenge

Miguir SC
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Miguir's Roch Palzewicz started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Pedro Manzanares stood somewhat misplaced when Roch Palzewicz came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 4 minute. After a defensive mix-up in Miguir's zone, Kevin Mastache stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Grueso Armental came out of the goal and Kevin Mastache tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Grueso Armental took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Miguir's Grueso Armental played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santino Seco in the 11th minute of play. A well-hit corner resulted in Santino Seco heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Axel Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 14th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Montenegro in the 14th minute of play forced Miguir's goalkeeper Grueso Armental to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Grueso Armental took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 19 minutes into the game, Colombia's Axel Montenegro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Grueso Armental made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind Miguir's goalkeeper Grueso Armental, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 29 minutes, Axel Montenegro made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. Miguir's Grueso Armental tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 31 minutes into the match, Veremundo Buyeres dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Pedro Manzanares, 2-2. Grueso Armental took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kevin Mastache, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 38 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Veremundo Buyeres came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Moreno Martins, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The wind increased when Abram Sarmiento made the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Moreno Martins 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 Moreno Martins was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. When Miguir's Veremundo Buyeres in the 56th minute got a chance for a shot 56th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Colombia's goalie prevented a goal. Miguir's Moreno Martins got a good chance for a goal in the 57th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal in the 62nd minute to try and stop a shot by Miguir's Esterilla Busta. But to his dismay, Esterilla Busta quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-2. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 68th minute of the game. One of Miguir:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Colombia:s goal. Grueso Armental didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Axel Montenegro went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-3 was the resulting score. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. If Pascual Carballar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A sloppy throw-in by Artūras Danusevičius in the 76th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Colombia's Abram Secada. After having played for 82 minutes, Marquez Andres managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Miguir's supporters crossed their fingers, but Marquez Andres was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 86th minute, Esterilla Busta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Grueso Armental acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 88th minute, took the ball on the long shot from Kevin Mastache. 94 minutes into the game, Miguir's Marquez Andres 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, 6-3. There was no doubt that Miguir were the better team. Miguir's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.