Challenge

El Gigante Del Norte
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Abram Sarmiento kicked off to start the match. When Luis Cazalla fell near the penalty area in the 3rd minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Colombia's protests and gave Luis Cazalla a yellow card for diving instead. In the 3rd minute, Luis Cazalla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dong Jian Yang in the 4th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 6 played minutes Gimnasia y tiro got a freekick which was hit by Levent Resulhan. In the 7th minute of the match Axel Montenegro shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Wieslaw Panasewicz showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 12th minute, Axel Montenegro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Colombia's supporters rose to their feet, but Axel Montenegro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Wieslaw Panasewicz breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Dong Jian Yang'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 14th minute of play. 15 minutes had been played when some careless play by Colombia's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Esben Nordborg was slow to take the kick. During this time Gimnasia y tiro's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Gimnasia y tiro's corner Esben Nordborg fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Pedro Manzanares quite easily take care of the ball. The audience was convinced that Abram Sarmiento's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Wieslaw Panasewicz was relentless in the 18th minute of the game. 22 minutes into the game, Endre Szentes threw the ball into play from the sideline. Colombia's Kevin Mastache quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Gimnasia y tiro's Wieslaw Panasewicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Montenegro in the 35th minute of play. Gimnasia y tiro's Wieslaw Panasewicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 39th minute of play. 41 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Dong Jian Yang came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Colombia's attentive Kevin Mastache managed to snatch the ball when Victoriano Ubelteso made a throw-in in the 43rd minute of the game. Gimnasia y tiro's Wieslaw Panasewicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Montenegro in the 44th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Gimnasia y tiro made a substitution. Stratos Karatzas replaced Bernardino Quintin. Gimnasia y tiro made a substitution. Reynaldo Montrelle replaced Dong Jian Yang. The wind increased when Reynaldo Montrelle made the kick off in the second half. Wieslaw Panasewicz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 55th minute of play. In the 56th minute Reynaldo Montrelle 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 60th match minute, Gimnasia y tiro was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luciano Mouricio to maneuver through the defense. After 63 minutes of play, Gimnasia y tiro's Reynaldo Montrelle made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pedro Manzanares was left in no man's land by his defense there! Wieslaw Panasewicz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 66th minute of the match. In the 67th minute Reynaldo Montrelle 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. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Esben Nordborg, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Esben Nordborg in the 71st minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Axel Montenegro got free with Wieslaw Panasewicz in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Axel Montenegro in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Wieslaw Panasewicz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Esben Nordborg in the 75th minute of play. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Reynaldo Montrelle in the 79th minute of play. Wieslaw Panasewicz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ignacio Mastache in the 82nd minute of play. Wieslaw Panasewicz made a fantastic save in the 84th minute, when Abram Secada sent off a good shot on target. In the 86th minute of the game Endre Szentes made a throw-in which Victoriano Ubelteso played forward. 88 minutes into the game, Endre Szentes threw the ball into play from the sideline. Colombia's Antonio Indiano quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Gimnasia y tiro's Wieslaw Panasewicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santino Seco in the 88th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abram Secada got free with Wieslaw Panasewicz in the 90th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Samuel Navarro hit a great ball. Abram Secada could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Wieslaw Panasewicz made a huge save. 95 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Reynaldo Montrelle came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wieslaw Panasewicz didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Santino Seco went, in the 97th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score.