Challenge

Estadio Latocayteva
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Misael Darroja kicked off to start the match. With a little luck, Colombia's Pedro Manzanares got control of the ball when Misael Darroja tried to sneak it across the goal line. 9 minutes into the match, Latocayteva F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Abram Sarmiento came free, but Apolo Rius reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 10 minutes into the match, Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Misael Darroja. In the 12thth minute of the game Misael Darroja who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Colombia's Pedro Manzanares was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 14 minutes into the match, Misael Darroja had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Misael Darroja was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. After 17 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Colombia! 2-1 came through a penalty shot after 19 played minutes, when Latocayteva F.C.:s Federico Reyes calmly waited for Colombia:s goalkeeper to move before he rolled in the ball by the right post. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 22nd minute of the match, managed to save Colombia from getting a goal against them. Axel Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 30 minutes into the match, Latocayteva F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Axel Montenegro came free, but Apolo Rius reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Apolo Rius made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 32nd minute of play. 32 minutes into the match, Abram Sarmiento had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Apolo Rius. Latocayteva F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Abram Sarmiento was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. In the 40th minute Latocayteva F.C. were awarded a corner. Federico Reyes went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led to Latocayteva F.C.'s Ander Hoyos getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Apolo Rius didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Abram Sarmiento went, in the 42nd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. Latocayteva F.C.'s Apolo Rius played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kevin Mastache in the 46th minute of play.

The wind increased when Abram Sarmiento made the kick off in the second half. Tony Soprano received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Pedro Manzanares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 54 minutes into the match, Latocayteva F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Abram Sarmiento came free, but Apolo Rius reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 56 minutes in the game Nesor Vacas did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Misael Darroja. In the 58th minute, Santino Seco ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Apolo Rius was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-4. In the 62nd minute, Luis Cazalla hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Axel Montenegro who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 63rdth minute tested the skills of Apolo Rius when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. Latocayteva F.C. made a substitution. Lukasz Dziedelonis replaced Koulis Kostakoglou. Latocayteva F.C.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Federico Reyes in the 70th minute. Latocayteva F.C.'s Apolo Rius played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santino Seco in the 73rd minute of play. Apolo Rius made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abram Secada in the 74th minute. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Latocayteva F.C.'s goalie and right to Pascual Carballar. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Latocayteva F.C.'s manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. 81 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Misael Darroja came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Misael Darroja, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. Latocayteva F.C.'s Apolo Rius played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Secada in the 95th minute of play. The Colombia supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Colombia would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.