Challenge

GMG
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Axel Montenegro scored 1-1 in the 6th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Teofilo Claude, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Pedro Manzanares made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Mihai Voina sent off a good shot on target. 11 minutes into the match, GMG's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Montenegro came free, but Teofilo Claude reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mihai Voina got free with Pedro Manzanares in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 16th minute Axel Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teofilo Claude saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 17 minutes had been played when some careless play by GMG's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Axel Montenegro was slow to take the kick. During this time Colombia's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Axel Montenegro got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Teofilo Claude quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Teofilo Claude 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 19th minute. GMG's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jacinto Valentine in the 21st minute. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Samuel Navarro hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, GMG's Jacinto Valentine tried to score from far away in the 24th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. Kevin Mastache received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Teofilo Claude tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 33rd minute Axel Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Teofilo Claude saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the GMG defense, Axel Montenegro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Teofilo Claude. The GMG fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Teofilo Claude should have stopped the shot. Mihai Voina could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 38th minute of the match, but Pedro Manzanares made a huge save. Xande Havertz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 41st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 43rd play minute Mihai Voina came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Pedro Manzanares. 2-2. 46 minutes into the match, GMG's Niceto Foro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Manzanares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. GMG were awarded a corner in the 48th minute after Colombia's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jacinto Valentine took the corner. Jacinto Valentine made a great header on GMG's corner, it was just that Colombia's Pedro Manzanares managed to reach the ball for a save.

Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mihai Voina, who was totally free with the ball in the 52nd minute. Mihai Voina fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Manzanares having to interfere. After 59 minutes of play, GMG's Niceto Foro made it 3-2 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! Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Niceto Foro in the 62nd minute of play. In the 63rd minute of the match GMG got a corner. Colombia's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jacinto Valentine ran over to the corner to take the kick. Niceto Foro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. José Luis Brown hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. A collision led to GMG getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. José Luis Brown hit a great ball. If Mihai Voina had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. GMG made a substitution. Juan Min replaced Niceto Foro. Pedro Manzanares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Juan Min's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juan Min in the 77th minute of play. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Juan Min in the 84th minute of the match. In the 86th match minute, Colombia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Antonio Indiano to maneuver through the defense. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jacinto Valentine, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 90 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Juan Min came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 91 minutes Colombia's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jacinto Valentine who took care of the corner kick. Xande Havertz was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Ignacio Mastache blasted a shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Teofilo Claude having to make a save. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. GMG fully deserved thier win.