Challenge

Matute
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Alianza Trujillo's Cayetano Montez 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. Tomas Brandt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kevin Mastache, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. In the 9th minute, Cayetano Montez left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Alianza Trujillo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. If Abram Sarmiento had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Montenegro in the 16th minute of play forced Alianza Trujillo's goalkeeper Tomas Brandt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tomas Brandt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 19th minute of the match. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Colombia from getting a goal against them. Szilveszter Szegh hit a great freekick 21 minutes into the match. Colombia's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Axel Montenegro in the 23rd minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Abram Sarmiento in the 23rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tomas Brandt saved Alianza Trujillo from getting behind. Tomas Brandt stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Axel Montenegro's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. Kevin Mastache received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Tomas Brandt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cayetano Montez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The supporters of Alianza Trujillo booed when Colombia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pascual Carballar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 39th minute of the match, managed to save Colombia from getting a goal against them. Tomas Brandt didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Abram Sarmiento went, in the 41st minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. After 45 minutes of play, Colombia's Santino Seco made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Tomas Brandt was left in no man's land by his defense there!

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Abram Sarmiento to make the kick off. In the 51st minute Kevin Mastache shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomas Brandt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some fancy dribbling in the 53rd minute, Szilveszter Szegh managed to get in a good position for a shot. Alianza Trujillo's supporters rose to their feet, but Szilveszter Szegh was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pedro Manzanares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Alianza Trujillo's Ramon Martino was substituted for Cayetano Montez. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 58 minutes play. Santino Seco hit a great ball. In the 59thth minute of the game Marcelito Vivar 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. 63 minutes into the game, Ramon Martino cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Pedro Manzanares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marcelito Vivar in the 67th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 68th minute of play forced Alianza Trujillo's goalkeeper Tomas Brandt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alianza Trujillo made a substitution. Olly Morgan replaced Marcelito Vivar. After 72 minutes, Ramon Martino made it 3-2 with a short kick to the right side. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Pedro Manzanares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Olly Morgan's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. In the 84th minute, Ramon Martino 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 4-2. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olly Morgan in the 87th minute of play. Pudes Vilas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 93rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. With a little luck, Alianza Trujillo's Tomas Brandt got control of the ball when Kevin Mastache tried to sneak it across the goal line.