Challenge

New York Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Chico Valadares made the kick off and thus started the match. Mehmet Kerem took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pascual Carballar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With his leg Pedro Manzanares managed to avoid a goal in the 4thth minute, when . SC Manhattan .'s Chico Valadares fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. After a rather tough play, . SC Manhattan .'s Markus Münch got a free kick in the 5th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Washington Netto in the 9th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of . SC Manhattan . booed when Colombia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Antonio Indiano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Pedro Manzanares was in exellent shape and made a fantastic save when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to get hold of the ball after a long shot from Van Dijk. The audience thought a goal was coming when Chico Valadares got free with Pedro Manzanares in the 17th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 19 minutes into the game, . SC Manhattan .'s Chico Valadares 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, 1-0. Markus Münch kicked well hit freekick during the 22nd minute of the match. Mehmet Kerem took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mehmet Kerem made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Axel Montenegro in the 26th minute of play. 28 minutes into the match, Chico Valadares dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Pedro Manzanares, 2-0. A collision led to . SC Manhattan . getting a freekick after 30 minutes play. Lu Lin Kuan hit a great ball. Mehmet Kerem made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santino Seco in the 31st minute of play. In the 32nd minute of the match Colombia got a corner. . SC Manhattan .'s goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Axel Montenegro ran over to the corner to take the kick. 40 minutes into the match, . SC Manhattan .'s goal looked a bit too open when Axel Montenegro came free, but Mehmet Kerem reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mehmet Kerem showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Abram Sarmiento to make the kick off. Colombia's Axel Montenegro was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 55th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Chico Valadares, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Chico Valadares in the 66th minute of play. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. Colombia's Kevin Mastache managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Edward Czech in the 71 minute of the game. Chico Valadares blasted a shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pedro Manzanares having to make a save. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chico Valadares in the 75th minute of the match. Abram Secada sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abram Secada got free with Mehmet Kerem in the 79th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Wilton Valladares in the 82nd minute of play. In the 85thth minute of the game Santino Seco who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but . SC Manhattan .'s Mehmet Kerem was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Washington Netto in the 89th minute of play. A collision led to . SC Manhattan . getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Edward Czech hit a great ball. Mehmet Kerem made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abram Secada in the 92nd minute. 93 minutes into the match, . SC Manhattan .'s goalkeeper Mehmet Kerem had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abram Secada. 95 minutes into the match, Abram Secada dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Mehmet Kerem, 2-2.