Challenge

Red Bull Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Abram Sarmiento started the match with the kick off. After 2 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Joshua Garrido. Bass Dost sent away a hard shot on goal in the 3rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 6th minute, Bass Dost left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Red Bull Magnus fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Colombia's Antonio Indiano quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Gerson Cruzado, made in the 14th minute of the game. Cláudio Bittencourt stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abram Sarmiento's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. When the match had gone on for 18 minutes, Bass Dost took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Pedro Manzanares to make any attempt to save it. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bass Dost in the 22nd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Red Bull Magnus's zone, Axel Montenegro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Cláudio Bittencourt came out of the goal and Axel Montenegro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bass Dost'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 26th minute of play. 29 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Bass Dost came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bass Dost in the 32nd minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cláudio Bittencourt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Axel Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Cláudio Bittencourt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cláudio Bittencourt stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abram Sarmiento's shot from short distance in the 40th minute. Bass Dost'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 43rd minute of play. 47 minutes into the game, Sten Koch was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Red Bull Magnus's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Colombia the free kick. Sten Koch hit a great freekick 47 minutes into the match. In the 49th minute, Sten Koch hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Bass Dost to strike the kick off in the second half. Bass Dost might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Manzanares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bass Dost ran back to his position shaking his head. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bass Dost in the 54th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Axel Montenegro got free with Cláudio Bittencourt in the 57th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Richard Hefter in the 60th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st minute, Kjell Hök hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 62nd minute, Axel Montenegro 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. Red Bull Magnus made a substitution. Luisão Negri replaced Bass Dost. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal in the 65th minute to try and stop a shot by Red Bull Magnus's Richard Hefter. But to his dismay, Richard Hefter quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. Abram Secada blasted a shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cláudio Bittencourt having to make a save. 70 minutes into the match, Red Bull Magnus's goalkeeper Cláudio Bittencourt had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abram Secada. 72 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Bäck came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 76th minute Abram Secada shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cláudio Bittencourt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Richard Hefter in the 78th minute of play. 79 minutes into the game, Leo de Carvalho threw the ball into play from the sideline. Colombia's Kevin Mastache quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. The crowd rose to their feet as Colombia's Abram Secada slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Cláudio Bittencourt. That made the score 3-2 after 80 minutes of play. 84 minutes into the match, Red Bull Magnus's goal looked a bit too open when Santino Seco came free, but Cláudio Bittencourt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cláudio Bittencourt stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Santino Seco's shot from short distance in the 84th minute. Cláudio Bittencourt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ignacio Mastache in the 89th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Ignacio Mastache's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Cláudio Bittencourt was relentless in the 91st minute of the game. 93 minutes into the match, Luisão Negri 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 Luisão Negri was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-2. In the 97th minute the ball was on its way in behind Red Bull Magnus's goalkeeper Cláudio Bittencourt, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar.