Juan Román Riquelme
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33,
Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Colombia's Abram Sarmiento 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. 3 minutes into the match, Celso Cruz dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Pedro Manzanares, 1-0. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 7th minute of the match, managed to save Colombia from getting a goal against them. The audience thought a goal was coming when Celso Cruz got free with Pedro Manzanares in the 11th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The throw-in from Binjamin Van Campenhout in the 12th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Colombia's Antonio Indiano. Sebastián Torrico 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 13th minute. 15 minutes into the game, Celso Cruz cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Pedro Manzanares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 22nd minute of the match Colombia got a corner. Urko FC'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. Celso Cruz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Pedro Manzanares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Colombia's Pedro Manzanares got control of the ball when Filomeno Kauldi tried to sneak it across the goal line. 30 minutes into the game, Binjamin Van Campenhout threw the ball into play from the sideline. Colombia's Kevin Mastache quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Antonio Arnas'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 32nd minute of play. Sebastián Torrico 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 40th minute. After 46 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Santino Seco. In the 47th minute of the match John Volkertsen shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Pedro Manzanares showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.
When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Celso Cruz made a kick off. In the 51st match minute, Urko FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by John Volkertsen to maneuver through the defense. Binjamin Van Campenhout made in the 59th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Celso Cruz. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Antonio Arnas during the 59th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Joshua Garrido sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Urko FC's Denis Alonso was substituted for Celso Cruz. Urko FC made a substitution. Arrosko Lechem replaced Antonio Arnas. After a defensive mix-up in Colombia's zone, Arrosko Lechem stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal and Arrosko Lechem tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 67th minute Abram Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastián Torrico saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The corner ended in Kevin Mastache almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Urko FC's Sebastián Torrico did a great save. In the 71st minute Denis Alonso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Manzanares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 71st minute, Denis Alonso left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Urko FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Denis Alonso fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Manzanares having to interfere. Abram Secada could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Sebastián Torrico made a huge save. A sloppy throw-in by Binjamin Van Campenhout in the 84th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Colombia's Kevin Mastache. In the 88th minute Urko FC were awarded a corner. Andrew Robertson went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 90th minute Ignacio Mastache shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sebastián Torrico saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 94th minute Denis Alonso shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Manzanares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sebastián Torrico made an important save on a dangerous shot by Santino Seco in the 96th minute. Urko FC's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.
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