Challenge

OFFSIDE ARENA
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Abram Sarmiento made the kick off and thus started the match. An unexpected shot in the 6th minute by Noel Hägele got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. The goalkeeper, Pedro Manzanares, was totally fooled by GALACTICOS's Noel Hägele, who 9 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side. In the 12th minute Abram Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esteban Dreer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Noel Hägele fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Manzanares having to interfere. In the 16th minute Santino Seco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esteban Dreer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the GALACTICOS defense, Pascual Carballar kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Esteban Dreer. The GALACTICOS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Esteban Dreer should have stopped the shot. Kevin Mastache might have been able to make a better finish in the 21st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Esteban Dreer. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Kevin Mastache ran back to his position shaking his head. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Noel Hägele, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santino Seco in the 28th minute of play forced GALACTICOS's goalkeeper Esteban Dreer to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Esteban Dreer came out of the goal in the 31st minute to try and stop a shot by Colombia's Santino Seco. But to his dismay, Santino Seco quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. In the 33rd minute Noel Hägele 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. GALACTICOS's Elco Vid suffered a sore thigh after 36 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Antonio Indiano charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Antonio Indiano the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. In the 38th minute, Antonio Indiano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Noel Hägele in the 39th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedro Manzanares was out of position in the 41 minute of play, and Noel Hägele capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Noel Hägele really showed his touch with that goal: 2-2. Andrés Hong hit a great freekick 43 minutes into the match. Noel Hägele received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 46th minute. Pedro Manzanares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Noel Hägele was the one to do the kick off. In the 50th match minute, Colombia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Axel Montenegro to maneuver through the defense. In the 52nd minute, Noel Hägele made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. 56 minutes into the game, Noel Hägele cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-2. Pedro Manzanares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Clóvis Lago kicked well hit freekick during the 60th minute of the match. In the 61st minute Abram Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Esteban Dreer saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Esteban Dreer 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 61st minute. Noel Hägele'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 63rd minute of play. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. The throw-in from Joshua Garrido in the 68th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by GALACTICOS's Andrés Hong. Noel Hägele'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 72nd minute of play. Ignacio Mastache didn't have the luck on his side when he, from a short distance, got a opportunity for a shot on goal in the 77th minute. The shot missed the goal on the right side and Ignacio Mastache ran dejectedly back to his position. In the 77thth minute of the game Ignacio Mastache who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but GALACTICOS's Esteban Dreer was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After 78 minutes of play, GALACTICOS's Noel Hägele made it 6-2 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! 83 minutes into the game, GALACTICOS's Noel Hägele 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, 7-2. In the 85th minute, Ignacio Mastache made a precise shot to the right of Esteban Dreer. GALACTICOS's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 7-3. In the 90thth minute of the game Noel Hägele 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. GALACTICOS's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Andrés Hong in the 91st minute. After taking down the ball on GALACTICOS's corner Andrés Hong fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Pedro Manzanares quite easily take care of the ball. When the referee blew the final whistle, GALACTICOS could leave the field as winners, despite Colombia having more of the ball for most of the match.