Challenge

Cătălin Hîldan
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Abram Sarmiento made the kick off which started today's match. If Kevin Mastache had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 6th minute, Aquilino Ponte 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 1-0. 9 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Aquilino Ponte came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 16th 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. Ricardinho Lopes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ricardinho Lopes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Axel Montenegro's shot from short distance in the 25th minute. 26 minutes into the match, Tornadele Siret's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Montenegro came free, but Ricardinho Lopes reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ricardinho Lopes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luis Cazalla in the 29th minute of play. After 30 minutes Tornadele Siret's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Axel Montenegro who took care of the corner kick. After having played for 34 minutes, Axel Montenegro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Colombia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Axel Montenegro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Axel Montenegro in the 36th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Ricardinho Lopes prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ricardinho Lopes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Axel Montenegro in the 37th minute of play. In the 37th minute, Axel Montenegro 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: 1-1. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Axel Montenegro in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Ricardinho Lopes saved Tornadele Siret from getting behind. Ricardinho Lopes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Axel Montenegro's shot from short distance in the 42nd minute.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Aquilino Ponte to make the kick off. In the 53rd minute Colombia were awarded a corner. Axel Montenegro went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led Colombia's Abram Sarmiento to fire away a dangerous shot which Ricardinho Lopes despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Ricardinho Lopes was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Axel Montenegro showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-2 in the 56 minute of play. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vlad Miniș in the 61st minute of play. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. In the 68th match minute, Tornadele Siret was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zygmunt Zurawski to maneuver through the defense. In the 79th minute Aquilino Ponte 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. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Aquilino Ponte in the 83rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Aquilino Ponte in the 85th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Tornadele Siret's Ricardinho Lopes got control of the ball when Kevin Mastache tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vlad Miniș in the 88th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Vlad Miniș managed to get in a good position for a shot. Tornadele Siret's supporters rose to their feet, but Vlad Miniș was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pedro Manzanares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 91stth 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. 93 minutes into the game, Vlad Miniș 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. 95 minutes into the match, Aquilino Ponte notched a goal, 5-2, to the right of Colombia's Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Colombia's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.