Challenge

Est Metropolitano
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Abram Sarmiento started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. After 5 minutes of play, Minho FC's Magno Aparecido made it 0-1 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! A collision led to Minho FC getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Rowan Dobson hit a great ball. A collision led to Minho FC getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Rowan Dobson hit a great ball. 12 minutes into the match, Minho FC's goalkeeper Zeferino Diegues had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abram Sarmiento. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Magno Aparecido in the 15th minute of the match. In the 16th minute the ball was on its way in behind Minho FC's goalkeeper Zeferino Diegues, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 19 played minutes Minho FC got a freekick which was hit by Rowan Dobson. Zeferino Diegues made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 20th minute of play. When Minho FC's Magno Aparecido in the 22nd minute got a chance for a shot 22nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Colombia's goalie prevented a goal. Antonio Indiano made in the 25th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Luis Cazalla. Zeferino Diegues took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 26th minute Axel Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zeferino Diegues saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Joshua Garrido hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. 29 minutes into the match, Magno Aparecido 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 Magno Aparecido was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Ivo Mourato scored 0-3 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pedro Manzanares, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 39 minutes into the match, Minho FC's Magno Aparecido sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Manzanares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 40th minute Minho FC were awarded a corner. Demetrio Savini went to the cornerflag to take it. After the first half Minho FC were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

In the 52nd minute, Magno Aparecido left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Minho FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-4. Minho FC's Zeferino Diegues played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Montenegro in the 55th minute of play. In the 57th minute Axel Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zeferino Diegues saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 63rd minute Kevin Mastache shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zeferino Diegues saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 64th minute of the match Colombia got a corner. Minho FC's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Axel Montenegro ran over to the corner to take the kick. Axel Montenegro made a great header on Colombia's corner, it was just that Minho FC's Zeferino Diegues managed to reach the ball for a save. After some careless play in the Minho FC defense, Axel Montenegro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Zeferino Diegues. The Minho FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Zeferino Diegues should have stopped the shot. Minho FC's Salah el Din Khan was substituted for Ivo Mourato. Zeferino Diegues showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Secada in the 71st minute of the match. Zeferino Diegues showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kevin Mastache in the 74th minute of the match. Zeferino Diegues took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ignacio Mastache, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 80th minute, Abram Secada ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zeferino Diegues was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-4. Minho FC's Aldo Santana was substituted for Cláudio Santiago. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abram Secada in the 87th minute of play forced Minho FC's goalkeeper Zeferino Diegues to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.