Challenge

Gigante de Playmobil
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Abram Sarmiento started the match with the kick off. After some fancy dribbling in the 4th minute, Axel Montenegro managed to get in a good position for a shot. Colombia's supporters rose to their feet, but Axel Montenegro was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Borys Patora breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Pedro Manzanares was out of position in the 6 minute of play, and Edmundo Mendes capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Edmundo Mendes really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edmundo Mendes in the 12th minute of play. In the 16th minute, Los Playmobil FC's Edmundo Mendes ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-0. In the 19th minute Edmundo Mendes 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. In the 20thth minute of the game Axel Montenegro who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Los Playmobil FC's Borys Patora was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Antonio Indiano made in the 22nd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Los Playmobil FC's Ildefonso Platini. In the 24th minute Axel Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Borys Patora saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edmundo Mendes in the 26th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Axel Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Axel Montenegro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Borys Patora having to make a save. Borys Patora 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 31st minute. 37 minutes into the match, Edmundo Mendes 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 Edmundo Mendes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. Borys Patora showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Montenegro in the 41st minute of the match. 42 minutes into the game, Colombia's Axel Montenegro nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Borys Patora made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-1. When Abram Sarmiento came up free with the goalie in the 47th 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 away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Edmundo Mendes made a kick off. Borys Patora took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Axel Montenegro received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Borys Patora came out and tried to block the shot, but Axel Montenegro slotted it home off the left post making it 3-2 in the 55th minute. 62 minutes into the game, Edmundo Mendes cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-2. Pedro Manzanares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Borys Patora showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. 68 minutes into the match, Edmundo Mendes 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 Edmundo Mendes was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-2. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. Abram Secada recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 74th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After having played for 76 minutes, Edmundo Mendes managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Los Playmobil FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edmundo Mendes was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Los Playmobil FC made a substitution. Iwan Kolbert replaced Enzo Lazcano. Los Playmobil FC's Nicasio Rito was substituted for Ildefonso Platini. Thanks to some nice moves Abram Secada could shoot a difficult shot in the 82nd minute, which Borys Patora however easily saved by the left post. 83 minutes had been played when some careless play by Los Playmobil FC'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. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cipriano Lauren in the 86th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abram Secada got free with Borys Patora in the 87th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Borys Patora made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ignacio Mastache in the 90th minute of play. A hard shot 95 in the game by Abram Secada from a close distance when the talented Borys Patora managed to make a qualified save. Los Playmobil FC's players were relieved. The supporters of Colombia booed when Los Playmobil FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 95 match minutes in a wonderful position. Iwan Kolbert didn't get a good kick on the ball. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Los Playmobil FC fans cheered their team off the field, for while Colombia had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.