Challenge

Est Metropolitano
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) After 5 minutes of play, AFC Ajax's Nikos Sterpis 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! 7 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Michelangelo Merganiotis came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. AFC Ajax's Akis Sarafis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santino Seco in the 8th minute of play. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from German Sarracino, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from German Sarracino, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. In the 13th minute, Abram Sarmiento made a precise shot to the right of Akis Sarafis. AFC Ajax's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by German Sarracino in the 17th minute of play. 17 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when German Sarracino came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Nikos Sterpis in the 19th 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. In the 20th minute, Antonio Indiano 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. Omiros Fasoulas got a throw-in 23 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Nikos Sterpis. AFC Ajax's Akis Sarafis played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santino Seco in the 25th minute of play. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikos Sterpis, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. 32 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Michelangelo Merganiotis came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Nikos Sterpis, who was totally free with the ball in the 34th minute. 36 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Nikos Sterpis came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 36 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Nikos Sterpis came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Omiros Fasoulas hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Colombia's Kevin Mastache quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Thomas Kallergis, made in the 42nd minute of the game. In the 43rd minute the ball was on its way in behind AFC Ajax's goalkeeper Akis Sarafis, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 45th minute, Kevin Mastache hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The throw-in from Orlando Tafalla in the 47th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by AFC Ajax's Lambis Zacharatos. If Michelangelo Merganiotis had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 48th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

When Colombia's Abram Sarmiento in the 63rd minute got a chance for a shot 63rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye AFC Ajax's goalie prevented a goal. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from German Sarracino, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. In the 66thth minute of the game Abram Sarmiento who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but AFC Ajax's Akis Sarafis was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. AFC Ajax made a substitution. Thalis Karteris replaced Aleksander Petka. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. AFC Ajax's Aureo Morera was substituted for German Sarracino. 70 minutes into the game, Orlando Tafalla threw the ball into play from the sideline. AFC Ajax's Omiros Fasoulas quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Abram Secada's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Akis Sarafis read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 72nd minute of play. 73 minutes had been played when some careless play by AFC Ajax's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Kevin Mastache was slow to take the kick. During this time Colombia's players had a chance to rest. The corner ended in Kevin Mastache almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but AFC Ajax's Akis Sarafis did a great save. Michelangelo Merganiotis received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 74th minute. Pedro Manzanares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 77th minute, Aureo Morera hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in AFC Ajax's zone, Abram Secada stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Akis Sarafis came out of the goal and Abram Secada tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stavros Tsebelis, who was totally free with the ball in the 80th minute. Akis Sarafis showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abram Secada, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. Markos Seremetidis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Pedro Manzanares made a huge save. Santino Seco took the ball and in the 89 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Akis Sarafis. Akis Sarafis dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. In the 92nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After taking down the ball on AFC Ajax's corner Miltos Margaritidis fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Pedro Manzanares quite easily take care of the ball. Markos Seremetidis could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 95th minute of the match, but Pedro Manzanares made a huge save. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Colombia had won after a very even match.