Challenge

Est Metropolitano
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Mincho Robledo got the match started through his kick off. Dancho Chochov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pedro Manzanares having to make a save. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Preslav Famparski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 9th minute Colombia were awarded a corner. Axel Montenegro went to the cornerflag to take it. 12 minutes into the match, Leocadio Hebia 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 Leocadio Hebia was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Abram Sarmiento had several of the THE CLUB's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 18 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-1 score and a disappointed Guo Ling Nan as he didn't even see the shot coming. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abram Sarmiento got free with Guo Ling Nan in the 26th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Guo Ling Nan 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 28th minute. 29 minutes into the match, THE CLUB's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Sarmiento came free, but Guo Ling Nan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Axel Montenegro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 31st minute of the match, but Guo Ling Nan made a huge save. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Mincho Robledo in the 34th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pedro Manzanares prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Xiao Chen Cheng hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Leocadio Hebia in the 39th minute of the match. In the 41st minute Mincho Robledo 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. In the 42nd minute, Preslav Famparski 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. When THE CLUB's Dancho Chochov in the 46th minute got a chance for a shot 46th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Colombia's goalie prevented a goal.

The wind increased when Abram Sarmiento made the kick off in the second half. Mincho Robledo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 51st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Manzanares having to interfere. The crowd rose to their feet as Preslav Famparski kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Pedro Manzanares. That made the score 2-2 in the 53 minute of play. Pedro Manzanares was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Mincho Robledo showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-3 in the 59 minute of play. THE CLUB were awarded a corner in the 65th minute after Colombia's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Carmine Mancinelli took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Carmine Mancinelli got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Pedro Manzanares quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. A collision led to THE CLUB getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Zhelyo Haynadzhiev hit a great ball. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. The supporters of Colombia booed when THE CLUB was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 69 match minutes in a wonderful position. Zhelyo Haynadzhiev didn't get a good kick on the ball. 70 minutes into the match, THE CLUB's goal looked a bit too open when Ignacio Mastache came free, but Guo Ling Nan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Samuel Navarro kicked well hit freekick during the 72nd minute of the match. THE CLUB made a substitution. Velyo Belutov replaced Zhelyo Haynadzhiev. Samuel Navarro kicked well hit freekick during the 73rd minute of the match. With a little luck, Colombia's Pedro Manzanares got control of the ball when Leocadio Hebia tried to sneak it across the goal line. THE CLUB made a substitution. Chavdar Belezhkov replaced Leocadio Hebia. Kevin Mastache made a great header on Colombia's corner, it was just that THE CLUB's Guo Ling Nan managed to reach the ball for a save. When the match had gone on for 81 minutes, Mincho Robledo put it in 2-4 from a short distance just to the right of Pedro Manzanares. The audience thought a goal was coming when Chavdar Belezhkov got free with Pedro Manzanares in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mincho Robledo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 91 minutes, Carmine Mancinelli managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. THE CLUB's supporters crossed their fingers, but Carmine Mancinelli was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Samuel Navarro during the 92nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Carmine Mancinelli blasted a shot towards the goal in the 93rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pedro Manzanares having to make a save. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mincho Robledo in the 95th minute of the match. THE CLUB's Chavdar Belezhkov got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. When the match was over THE CLUB could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Colombia throughout the match.