Challenge

La Caldera
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Abram Sarmiento got the match started through his kick off. 2 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Pablo Martinez came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Manzanares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Costin Duca went, in the 8th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. In the 10th minute Costin Duca 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. If Axel Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Ruperto Maria showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Axel Montenegro, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Kiko De la Cuadra made in the 17th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Colombia's Kevin Mastache. In the 17th minute, Axel Montenegro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ruperto Maria was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 21st minute of the match, managed to save Colombia from getting a goal against them. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Costin Duca in the 21st 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. With an all-out effort, Salmuera CP's Pedro Manzanares threw himself towards the right post 22 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Fan Xing Zhou, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Ruperto Maria showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 27th minute of the match. In the 31st minute, Abram Sarmiento made a precise shot to the right of Ruperto Maria. Salmuera CP's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. The crowd rose to their feet as Salmuera CP's Pablo Martinez slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Pedro Manzanares. That made the score 2-2 after 36 minutes of play. After having played for 42 minutes, Costin Duca managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Salmuera CP's supporters crossed their fingers, but Costin Duca was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Pablo Martinez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 43rd minute. Pedro Manzanares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hồ Kyhn in the 45th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Colombia's Pascual Carballar got a free kick in the 45th minute. With a little luck, Colombia's Pedro Manzanares got control of the ball when Pablo Martinez tried to sneak it across the goal line. 47 minutes into the match, Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Costin Duca. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Costin Duca made a kick off. In the 51st minute, Costin Duca left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Salmuera CP fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Costin Duca, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hồ Kyhn in the 57th minute of play. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Costin Duca in the 59th minute of play. With a little luck, Salmuera CP's Ruperto Maria got control of the ball when Abram Sarmiento tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Hồ Kyhn had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 64th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Costin Duca received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 66th minute. Pedro Manzanares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. In the 73rd minute Fan Xing Zhou 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Costin Duca in the 76th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Costin Duca recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Costin Duca in the 89th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Colombia's Ignacio Mastache got a free kick in the 90th minute. Salmuera CP's Paulino Orixe was substituted for Costin Duca. After 92 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Ignacio Mastache. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Salmuera CP fully deserved thier win.