Challenge

Signal Iduna Park
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Abram Sarmiento started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 3 played minutes MAGNIFICOS.FC got a freekick which was hit by Omer Guyomarch. 6 minutes into the match, Paul Albeanu dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Pedro Manzanares, 1-0. The audience thought a goal was coming when Geert Wijgaert got free with Pedro Manzanares in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The throw-in from Ferdinando Pace in the 15th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Colombia's Kevin Mastache. Lara Guadalupi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Axel Montenegro in the 16th minute of play. 16 minutes into the match, MAGNIFICOS.FC's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Montenegro came free, but Lara Guadalupi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Axel Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Lara Guadalupi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Axel Montenegro, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. The corner ended in Ferdinando Pace almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Colombia's Pedro Manzanares did a great save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Geert Wijgaert in the 30th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Geert Wijgaert sent away a hard shot on goal in the 31st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 31 minutes into the match, Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Geert Wijgaert. Gilberto Lalla charged in rather forcefully in the 32nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Gilberto Lalla the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, MAGNIFICOS.FC's Gilberto Lalla got a free kick in the 32nd minute. MAGNIFICOS.FC's Lara Guadalupi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Montenegro in the 33rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, MAGNIFICOS.FC's Cristoforo Balestra got a free kick in the 34th minute. Lara Guadalupi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 35th minute of the match. In the 36th minute Abram Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Lara Guadalupi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 41st minute, Kevin Mastache left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Colombia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. In the 44th match minute, Colombia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Orlando Tafalla to maneuver through the defense. In the 47th minute, Abram Sarmiento made a precise shot to the right of Lara Guadalupi. MAGNIFICOS.FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Geert Wijgaert to make the kick off. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Geert Wijgaert in the 53rd minute of play. 53 minutes into the match, Geert Wijgaert 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 Geert Wijgaert was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Luis Cazalla hit a great freekick 57 minutes into the match. 58 minutes into the game, Geert Wijgaert cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-2. Pedro Manzanares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Lara Guadalupi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 60th minute of the match. Lara Guadalupi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Kevin Mastache in the 63rd minute. Orlando Tafalla made in the 67th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by MAGNIFICOS.FC's Mané Gerber. 69 minutes into the match, MAGNIFICOS.FC's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Sarmiento came free, but Lara Guadalupi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Geert Wijgaert'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 70th minute of play. With a little luck, MAGNIFICOS.FC's Lara Guadalupi got control of the ball when Abram Sarmiento tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 73rd minute, Colombia's Kevin Mastache ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Lara Guadalupi. Lara Guadalupi yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-3. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. MAGNIFICOS.FC made a substitution. Davi Vaz replaced Paul Albeanu. In the 79th minute, Geert Wijgaert made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-3. In the 88th minute of the match, Ignacio Mastache tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Lara Guadalupi saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Lara Guadalupi made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Ignacio Mastache sent off a good shot on target. MAGNIFICOS.FC's Valério Ortiz was substituted for Geert Wijgaert. 95 minutes into the game, Luis Cazalla threw the ball into play from the sideline. MAGNIFICOS.FC's Mané Gerber quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 96th minute, Valério Ortiz 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 5-3. MAGNIFICOS.FC were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Colombia for a fine match.