Challenge

Diego A. Maradona
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Abram Sarmiento started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When Abram Sarmiento came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Colombia 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 Abram Sarmiento couldn't finish the play. The supporters of LTA FC booed when Colombia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 8 match minutes in a wonderful position. Orlando Tafalla didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 8th match minute, LTA FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zé Bani to maneuver through the defense. In the 11th minute, Zé Bani reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Pedro Manzanares. The goal made the score 1-0. 14 minutes into the match, Colombia's Santino Seco sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Dalmacio Ebardo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Zé Bani in the 21st minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as LTA FC's Godofredo Ermengol slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Pedro Manzanares. That made the score 2-0 after 31 minutes of play. Colombia's attentive Antonio Indiano managed to snatch the ball when David Esiquio made a throw-in in the 33rd minute of the game. In the 35th minute, Teo Martxelin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Zé Bani struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Pedro Manzanares didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for LTA FC. Colombia's Antonio Indiano quite brazenly broke a throw-in by David Esiquio, made in the 40th minute of the game. After some careless play in the LTA FC defense, Axel Montenegro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Dalmacio Ebardo. The LTA FC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Dalmacio Ebardo should have stopped the shot. In the 44th minute Axel Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dalmacio Ebardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Zé Bani to strike the kick off in the second half. Axel Montenegro might have been able to make a better finish in the 54th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dalmacio Ebardo. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Axel Montenegro ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 56thth minute of the game Axel Montenegro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but LTA FC's Dalmacio Ebardo was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zé Bani, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zé Bani in the 59th minute of play. Dalmacio Ebardo stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abram Sarmiento's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. When the match had gone on for 69 minutes, Axel Montenegro took a quick shot and it went in 2-2 without a chance for Dalmacio Ebardo to make any attempt to save it. LTA FC's Arsenio Erico was substituted for Teo Martxelin. After 74 minutes of play, Colombia's Abram Secada made it 2-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Dalmacio Ebardo was left in no man's land by his defense there! 79 minutes into the match, LTA FC's Zé Bani sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Manzanares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. LTA FC's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Godofredo Ermengol in the 81st minute. The corner ended in Godofredo Ermengol almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Colombia's Pedro Manzanares did a great save. LTA FC's David Esiquio quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Joshua Garrido, made in the 86th minute of the game. When LTA FC's Zé Bani in 89 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Pedro Manzanares guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. After a defensive mix-up in LTA FC's zone, Ignacio Mastache stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dalmacio Ebardo came out of the goal and Ignacio Mastache tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Pablo-Enrique Cuba received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 92nd minute. Pedro Manzanares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Pablo-Enrique Cuba sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Colombia eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.