Challenge

Est Metropolitano
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Aquilino Ponte took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 3 minutes play. Antonio Indiano hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aquilino Ponte in the 6th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Tornadele Siret's Albert Flintașu got a free kick in the 7th minute. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal in the 8th minute to try and stop a shot by Tornadele Siret's Vlad Miniș. But to his dismay, Vlad Miniș quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vlad Miniș, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aquilino Ponte in the 23rd minute of play. Kevin Mastache received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Ricardinho Lopes tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind Tornadele Siret's goalkeeper Ricardinho Lopes, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 27 minutes into the game, Axel Montenegro recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Ricardinho Lopes. Axel Montenegro showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-1. Ali Emir Işıklar scored 2-2 in the 32nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Pedro Manzanares, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rúben Prestes in the 35th minute of play. If Ali Emir Işıklar had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 41 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Slawomir Winszman came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aquilino Ponte in the 45th minute of play. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Abram Sarmiento to strike the kick off in the second half. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Aquilino Ponte, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pedro Manzanares was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ali Emir Işıklar showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-3 in the 53 minute of play. In the 59th minute, Kevin Mastache hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 60thth minute of the game Aquilino Ponte who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Colombia's Pedro Manzanares was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 61 minutes into the game, Vlad Miniș was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Tornadele Siret's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Colombia the free kick. In the 61st minute, Vlad Miniș hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ali Emir Işıklar got free with Pedro Manzanares in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 64th minute of the match, Aquilino Ponte tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Pedro Manzanares saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Ricardinho Lopes showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 69th minute of the match. In the 74th minute Zygmunt Zurawski 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. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Aquilino Ponte in the 80th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pedro Manzanares saved Colombia from getting behind. When the match clock showed 83 minutes, the score became 2-5 when Aquilino Ponte sped through Colombia's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Pedro Manzanares. 85 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Vlad Miniș came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rúben Prestes in the 86th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Ignacio Mastache's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ricardinho Lopes was relentless in the 93rd minute of the game. 95 minutes into the game, Ignacio Mastache cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-5. Ricardinho Lopes was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Tornadele Siret played a much better game than Colombia and deserved their victory. The Colombia players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.