Challenge

Taquarão
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Abram Sarmiento started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Axel Montenegro might have been able to make a better finish in the 9th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Haroldo Dante. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Axel Montenegro ran back to his position shaking his head. Haroldo Dante took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Axel Montenegro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Haroldo Dante having to make a save. Haroldo Dante made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Axel Montenegro in the 13th minute of play. 16 minutes into the game, Colombia's Axel Montenegro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Haroldo Dante made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Varban Pavlikyanov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Haroldo Dante made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Axel Montenegro in the 21st minute of play. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Varban Pavlikyanov in the 25th minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, Clube Atl. Taquaritinga's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Montenegro came free, but Haroldo Dante reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Haroldo Dante showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kevin Mastache in the 30th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Clube Atl. Taquaritinga's Philippe Alcântara got a free kick in the 31st minute. If Axel Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 37th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Montenegro in the 37th minute of play forced Clube Atl. Taquaritinga's goalkeeper Haroldo Dante to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 38th minute, Axel Montenegro made a precise shot to the right of Haroldo Dante. Clube Atl. Taquaritinga's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Pedro Manzanares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Breno Loyola in the 42nd minute. Axel Montenegro hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Aníbal Sá was the one to do the kick off. In the 50th minute, Kevin Mastache 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 Breno Loyola, who was totally free with the ball in the 51st minute. In the 52nd minute, Antonio Indiano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Clube Atl. Taquaritinga's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Tarcisio Couto in the 54th minute. Tarcisio Couto made a great header on Clube Atl. Taquaritinga's corner, it was just that Colombia's Pedro Manzanares managed to reach the ball for a save. 57 minutes into the match, Aníbal Sá 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 Aníbal Sá was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Clube Atl. Taquaritinga's Aníbal Sá got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Breno Loyola received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 65th minute. Pedro Manzanares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpected shot in the 70th minute by Pascual Carballar got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Breno Loyola sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Breno Loyola in the 76th minute of the match. Pedro Manzanares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Aníbal Sá's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Ignacio Mastache kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Haroldo Dante. That made the score 2-3 in the 82 minute of play. In the 85th minute, Varban Pavlikyanov made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-3. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Breno Loyola in the 88th minute of play. Clube Atl. Taquaritinga walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.