Challenge

Jose amalfitani
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Abram Sarmiento made the kick off which started today's match. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Qin Kun Xi in the 3rd minute of the match. Abram Sarmiento sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Narciso Frechoso made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Axel Montenegro in the 10th minute of play. Velez sarsfield's Qin Kun Xi got a good chance for a goal in the 14th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Pascual Carballar charged in rather forcefully in the 18th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Pascual Carballar the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 21 played minutes Qin Kun Xi rounded Colombia's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 1-0. A collision led to Velez sarsfield getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Emil Zbytniewski hit a great ball. Narciso Frechoso didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Axel Montenegro went, in the 34th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. In the 38th minute Abram Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Narciso Frechoso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Axel Montenegro in the 41st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Narciso Frechoso prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 42nd minute Axel Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Narciso Frechoso saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In a very dangerous position, a player in Colombia fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 45th minute. Penalty! Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Qin Kun Xi made a kick off. Axel Montenegro let the left foot speak when in front of goal in the 56th minute shot 2-2 at rihgt post. Narciso Frechoso didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Santino Seco went, in the 63rd minute, to the upper right corner, 2-3 was the resulting score. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Axel Montenegro in the 67th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Narciso Frechoso saved Velez sarsfield from getting behind. In the 69th minute, Colombia's Samuel Navarro seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Samuel Navarro the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Colombia protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Samuel Navarro had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. Velez sarsfield made a substitution. Walter Pico replaced Qin Kun Xi. After 69 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Colombia! Pedro Manzanares had in the 73rdth minute some difficulties stopping Fabio Regis's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. In the 75th minute, Walter Pico made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-3. After 84 minutes of play, Velez sarsfield's Walter Pico made it 4-3 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! The throw-in from Joshua Garrido in the 87th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Velez sarsfield's Emil Zbytniewski. With a little luck, Velez sarsfield's Narciso Frechoso got control of the ball when Abram Secada tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abram Secada got free with Narciso Frechoso in the 97th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Velez sarsfield had won after a very even match.