Challenge

Stadionul Municipal
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Kobra TEAM's Gheorghe Taşcău 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. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gheorghe Taşcău in the 3rd minute of play. Pedro Manzanares was a little too slow when Gheorghe Taşcău got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 6th minute. The score was now 1-0. In the 12th minute, Gheorghe Taşcău 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 2-0. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abram Sarmiento in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck King Junior prevented the ball from getting in the gole. King Junior took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Montenegro in the 20th minute of play forced Kobra TEAM's goalkeeper King Junior to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 26 minutes had been played when some careless play by Colombia's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Liviu Cristocea was slow to take the kick. During this time Kobra TEAM's players had a chance to rest. Gheorghe Taşcău might have been able to make a better finish in the 39th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Manzanares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Gheorghe Taşcău ran back to his position shaking his head. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gheorghe Taşcău in the 39th minute of play. With 41 minutes on the clock, Orlando Tafalla commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. In a very dangerous position, a player in Colombia fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 40th minute. Penalty! All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Abram Sarmiento made the kick off in the second half. Abram Sarmiento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Abram Sarmiento blasted a shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without King Junior having to make a save. In the 58th minute of the game Ionel Aelenei made a throw-in which George Mineață played forward. Kobra TEAM's King Junior played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 60th minute of play. In the 64th minute Santino Seco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but King Junior saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 65 minutes Kobra TEAM's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Axel Montenegro who took care of the corner kick. Colombia's Pascual Carballar was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but King Junior in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. King Junior 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 66th minute. King Junior had great luck who in the 67thth minute grab hold of the ball when Abram Sarmiento from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. Kobra TEAM's Liviu Cristocea managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Luis Cazalla in the 71 minute of the game. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal in the 72nd minute to try and stop a shot by Kobra TEAM's Ionică Lucescu. But to his dismay, Ionică Lucescu quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Colombia's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Kevin Mastache in the 80th minute. A nice corner shot did that Santino Seco got away a dangerous shot. Despite this King Junior quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Ionică Lucescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Pedro Manzanares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gheorghe Taşcău in the 87th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pedro Manzanares saved Colombia from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Kobra TEAM's Ionel Aelenei got a free kick in the 88th minute. King Junior made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ignacio Mastache in the 89th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Kobra TEAM's Ionel Aelenei got a free kick in the 91st minute. Pedro Manzanares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gheorghe Taşcău's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. The audience was convinced that Gheorghe Taşcău's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pedro Manzanares was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. Kobra TEAM's attentive Carlo Bracchi managed to snatch the ball when Joshua Garrido made a throw-in in the 95th minute of the game. Colombia's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.