Challenge

Estadio AgusJaz
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, 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. 3 minutes into the game, Antonio Indiano was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Colombia's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave NECKER49 the free kick. After 3 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Antonio Indiano. An unexpectedly hard shot by John Skytt in the 4th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 10 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when John Skytt came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. NECKER49's Joel Cristofor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 11th minute of play. Pedro Manzanares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Silvano Casanova went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Joel Cristofor 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 18th minute. Joel Cristofor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Montenegro, 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 John Skytt, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Abram Sarmiento in the 30th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Joel Cristofor saved NECKER49 from getting behind. After 30 minutes, Abram Sarmiento made it 1-2 with a short kick to the right side. NECKER49's Joel Cristofor tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 35 minutes into the game, John Skytt recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Pedro Manzanares. John Skytt showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-2. In the 38th 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. Pedro Manzanares had great luck who in the 47thth minute grab hold of the ball when John Skytt from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for John Skytt to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Silvano Casanova 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 Silvano Casanova was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. In the 55th minute Silvano Casanova 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. After some careless play in the Colombia defense, John Skytt kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pedro Manzanares. The Colombia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pedro Manzanares should have stopped the shot. If Silvano Casanova had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 66th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. NECKER49's Benigno Piearres was substituted for Riki Čapo. Jeronimo Elizardo hit a great freekick 73 minutes into the match. NECKER49 made a substitution. Isidoro Fagondo replaced Silvano Casanova. Jeronimo Elizardo hit a great freekick 74 minutes into the match. Joel Cristofor made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Ignacio Mastache sent off a good shot on target. John Skytt took the ball and in the 80 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-2. After 84 played minutes NECKER49 got a freekick which was hit by Björn-Torben Kappel. During the 85th minute of the match Antonio Indiano completely mistimed his tackle and brought down his opponent. The referee gave Antonio Indiano a yellow card, his second in the match, which meant he could no longer take part in the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Isidoro Fagondo in the 87th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 89th minute, Isidoro Fagondo 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 6-2. After a rather tough play, NECKER49's Damian Bernabel got a free kick in the 91st minute. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Leandro Haritzeder in the 95th minute of play. NECKER49's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.