Challenge

Woodpecker Dome
Spectators: 52 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 12, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. William Andries started the match with the kick off. In the 9th 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 13th minute of play forced ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς's goalkeeper Dani Vassaras to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 15 minutes into the game, Santino Seco cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Dani Vassaras was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Orlando Tafalla made in the 18th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Axel Montenegro. Pedro Manzanares made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when William Andries sent off a good shot on target. Pedro Manzanares was out of position in the 36 minute of play, and William Andries capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. William Andries really showed his touch with that goal: 2-1. Axel Montenegro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Dani Vassaras read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 40th minute of play. With a little luck, Colombia's Pedro Manzanares got control of the ball when William Andries tried to sneak it across the goal line. Dani Vassaras showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Santino Seco, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. In the 48th minute, William Andries ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pedro Manzanares was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 3-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Abram Sarmiento stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Axel Montenegro might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Dani Vassaras. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Axel Montenegro ran back to his position shaking his head. Dani Vassaras made a fantastic save in the 56th minute, when Axel Montenegro sent off a good shot on target. After 61 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Antonio Indiano. William Andries struck a weak shot in the 68th 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 ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santino Seco in the 70th minute of play forced ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς's goalkeeper Dani Vassaras to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Through an outstanding action, after 78 minutes, Dani Vassaras successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς's Dani Vassaras played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ignacio Mastache in the 81st minute of play. In the 82nd 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. ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς's Dani Vassaras proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς from getting a goal against them. 86 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when William Andries came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 92nd minute, Ignacio Mastache left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Colombia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς's Dani Vassaras proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 97th minute of the match, managed to save ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς from getting a goal against them. ภคгς๏tเς ฬ๏๏๔קєςкєгร Ŧς's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.