Challenge

Patrik Jensrud
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) In the 5th minute, Abram Sarmiento 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: 0-1. 10 minutes into the match, Rigan Frankson dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Pedro Manzanares, 1-1. Pedro Manzanares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Marios Theodorou went, in the 13th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's Rigan Frankson got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 18th minute Santino Seco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vincent Aalberts saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Axel Montenegro in the 26th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Vincent Aalberts saved CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ from getting behind. Vincent Aalberts 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 32nd minute. 33 minutes into the game, Axel Montenegro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-3. Vincent Aalberts was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 40th minute, Krister Nordström hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marios Theodorou might have been able to make a better finish in the 45th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Manzanares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Marios Theodorou ran back to his position shaking his head. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 2-3 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Abram Sarmiento to make the kick off. Krister Nordström kicked well hit freekick during the 62nd minute of the match. If Yu Ming Xun had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 67th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Yu Ming Xun in the 67th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tadeo Eguen fired away a difficult shot at goal in the 70th minute. He almost succeeded, but the ball went over. It was a very nice shot. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's Vincent Aalberts played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ignacio Mastache in the 75th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abram Secada got free with Vincent Aalberts in the 78th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Colombia were awarded a corner in the 79th minute after CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Kevin Mastache took the corner. If Abram Secada had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With a little luck, CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's Vincent Aalberts got control of the ball when Abram Secada tried to sneak it across the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Celestino Garaile during the 85th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 85th minute, Celestino Garaile hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a little luck, CRISTOBAL TERRANOVA Ψ's Vincent Aalberts got control of the ball when Abram Secada tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 95th 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: 2-4. The referee blew the final whistle, and the away crowd roared, having watched Colombia eke out a victory against a very well matched opponent.