Challenge

José Sand
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the game, Colombia's Kevin Mastache nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Emilio Munio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's Emilio Munio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 6th minute of play. When Damian Su came up free with the goalie in the 7th minute, the Acercate Y Patea de Lejos 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 Damian Su couldn't finish the play. Federico Colas'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 9th minute of play. In the 11th 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. In the 15th minute, Kevin Mastache ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Emilio Munio was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-2. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal in the 19th minute to try and stop a shot by Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's Damian Su. But to his dismay, Damian Su quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. In the 24th match minute, Colombia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Santino Seco to maneuver through the defense. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save Colombia from getting a goal against them. After having played for 32 minutes, Primitivo Jatsu managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's supporters crossed their fingers, but Primitivo Jatsu was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Damian Su might have been able to make a better finish in the 34th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Manzanares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Damian Su ran back to his position shaking his head. After 38 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Luis Cazalla. In the 41st minute, Federico Colas got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 45th minute, Pepo Hachak hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 47 minutes into the match, Abram Sarmiento had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Emilio Munio. Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Abram Sarmiento was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 1-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Abram Sarmiento stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 55th minute, Federico Colas managed to get in a good position for a shot. Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's supporters rose to their feet, but Federico Colas 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. 60 minutes into the game, Federico Colas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Pedro Manzanares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A collision led to Acercate Y Patea de Lejos getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Pepo Hachak hit a great ball. Acercate Y Patea de Lejos made a substitution. Javier Milei replaced Teodosio Bilintx. Acercate Y Patea de Lejos made a substitution. Danilo Errolan replaced Damian Su. Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's Kraig Rowley was substituted for Federico Colas. The supporters of Colombia booed when Acercate Y Patea de Lejos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Pepo Hachak didn't get a good kick on the ball. 66 minutes into the match, Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's Danilo Errolan sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Manzanares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kraig Rowley in the 72nd minute of play. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. Primitivo Jatsu sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 78 minutes, Kevin Mastache mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Colombia and the Acercate Y Patea de Lejos players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 78 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Kevin Mastache. In the 79th minute, Kraig Rowley 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 3-3. 84 minutes into the match, Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's Kraig Rowley sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Manzanares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. After having played for 88 minutes, Kraig Rowley managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Acercate Y Patea de Lejos's supporters crossed their fingers, but Kraig Rowley was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, Colombia's Pascual Carballar got a free kick in the 92nd minute. In the 95th minute, Kraig Rowley made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-3. For all the effort they put into the match, the Colombia players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Acercate Y Patea de Lejos.