Challenge

Arena COPACABANA
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Abram Sarmiento started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute Axel Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tiaguinho Mazza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cöpacabana FC's Tiaguinho Mazza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 7th minute of play. 10 minutes into the match, Colombia's Pascual Carballar sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tiaguinho Mazza narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, Colombia's Pedro Manzanares got control of the ball when Tadeu de Sousa tried to sneak it across the goal line. After a rather tough play, Cöpacabana FC's Sílvio Favoretto got a free kick in the 16th minute. Tiaguinho Mazza 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 28th minute. Axel Montenegro might have been able to make a better finish in the 29th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tiaguinho Mazza. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Axel Montenegro ran back to his position shaking his head. Axel Montenegro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tiaguinho Mazza read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 29th minute of play. Tiaguinho Mazza didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Axel Montenegro went, in the 30th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Tiaguinho Mazza didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Abram Sarmiento went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Abram Sarmiento in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tiaguinho Mazza saved Cöpacabana FC from getting behind. In the 46th minute, Abram Sarmiento 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: 1-3. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-3 lead.

Gugu Dante hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. In the 54th minute of the match Axel Montenegro sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tiaguinho Mazza skillfully saved the ball. Tiaguinho Mazza made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Abram Sarmiento sent off a good shot on target. Tiaguinho Mazza didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when Colombia's Abram Sarmiento shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-4 in the ordered_time% minute. With a little luck, Cöpacabana FC's Tiaguinho Mazza got control of the ball when Kevin Mastache tried to sneak it across the goal line. A hard shot 64 in the game by Abram Sarmiento from a close distance when the talented Tiaguinho Mazza managed to make a qualified save. Cöpacabana FC's players were relieved. Pascual Carballar's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Tiaguinho Mazza read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 67th minute of play. 68 minutes into the match, Kevin Mastache had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tiaguinho Mazza. Cöpacabana FC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Kevin Mastache was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-5. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. Tiaguinho Mazza didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ignacio Mastache went, in the 73rd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-6 was the resulting score. In the 77thth minute of the game Ignacio Mastache who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cöpacabana FC's Tiaguinho Mazza was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 80th minute, Kevin Mastache ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tiaguinho Mazza was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-7. If Kevin Mastache had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Cöpacabana FC's Tiaguinho Mazza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Secada in the 87th minute of play. Pascual Carballar received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 88th minute. Tiaguinho Mazza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ignacio Mastache who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 90thth minute tested the skills of Tiaguinho Mazza when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When Kevin Mastache came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the Colombia fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Kevin Mastache couldn't finish the play. Tiaguinho Mazza showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ignacio Mastache, who was totally free with the ball in the 95th minute. The Cöpacabana FC fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Colombia were clearly better and deserved to take the win.