Challenge

Diego Maradona D10S
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Carel Rokeloos took the kick off in the first half of the match. Melquiades Mambru took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. MORPH's Carel Rokeloos got a good chance for a goal in the 7th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 10 minutes of play, MORPH's Carel Rokeloos made it 1-0 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! In the 14th minute of the match, Emiliano Berdaitz got a very nice opportunity to score, but Pedro Manzanares was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Ambrosio Estevez made a great header on MORPH's corner, it was just that Colombia's Pedro Manzanares managed to reach the ball for a save. MORPH's Melquiades Mambru played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 19th minute of play. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carel Rokeloos in the 21st minute of the match. 43 minutes into the match, Abram Sarmiento had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Melquiades Mambru. MORPH's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Abram Sarmiento was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Abram Sarmiento made a kick off. Melquiades Mambru showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santino Seco, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Axel Montenegro received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Melquiades Mambru came out and tried to block the shot, but Axel Montenegro slotted it home off the left post making it 2-3 in the 57th minute. After having played for 62 minutes, Paulo Eguen managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MORPH's supporters crossed their fingers, but Paulo Eguen was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Paulo Eguen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 64th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 66th minute, Paulo Eguen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MORPH fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-3. Joshua Garrido kicked well hit freekick during the 70th minute of the match. After 71 minutes of play, MORPH's Paulo Eguen made it 4-3 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! If Paulo Eguen had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 73rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 77 minutes of play, MORPH's Paulo Eguen made it 5-3 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, Paulo Eguen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 7-3. Pedro Manzanares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 90 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Colombia! In the 91st minute there was a penalty for MORPH. Ambrosio Estevez stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Pedro Manzanares. 9-3. When Isidro Lano came up free with the goalie in the 93rd minute, the MORPH fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Isidro Lano couldn't finish the play. Kevin Mastache scored 9-4 in the 97th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Melquiades Mambru, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. MORPH were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Colombia for a fine match.