Challenge

AVTK ARENA
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Abram Sarmiento took the kick off in the first half of the match. Cesário Santiago made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pascual Carballar in the 3rd minute of play. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stasio Mbappè, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Axel Montenegro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cesário Santiago having to make a save. Cesário Santiago 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 9th minute. AVTK's Cesário Santiago 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. 12 minutes had been played when some careless play by AVTK'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 Cesário Santiago quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 21 minutes into the game, AVTK's Stasio Mbappè nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pedro Manzanares made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Cesário Santiago stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abram Sarmiento's shot from short distance in the 23rd minute. Cesário Santiago showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Axel Montenegro in the 25th minute of the match. Stasio Mbappè blasted a shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pedro Manzanares having to make a save. Pedro Manzanares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Stasio Mbappè in the 26th minute. 30 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Uygur Kaim came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 42 played minutes AVTK got a freekick which was hit by Sandro do Nascimento. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Montenegro in the 46th minute of play forced AVTK's goalkeeper Cesário Santiago to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Stasio Mbappè to make the kick off. Cesário Santiago took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 58 minutes Colombia's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Oktay Nebahattin who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Sandro do Nascimento managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. After having played for 61 minutes, Abram Sarmiento managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Colombia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abram Sarmiento was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the last second Cesário Santiago throw himself and got hold of the ball when Abram Sarmiento in the 63rdth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. In the 64th minute of the match Colombia got a corner. AVTK's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Axel Montenegro ran over to the corner to take the kick. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. In the 72nd minute of the game Szczepan Rydz made a throw-in which Cuma Esraf played forward. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stasio Mbappè in the 74th minute of play. If Stasio Mbappè had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 75th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stasio Mbappè in the 75th minute of play. Cesário Santiago was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Kevin Mastache showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-2 in the 79 minute of play. 82 minutes into the match, AVTK's Stasio Mbappè sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Manzanares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Cesário Santiago showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kevin Mastache in the 83rd minute of the match. Cesário Santiago was a little too slow when Abram Secada got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 85th minute. The score was now 2-3. Rafettin Yaşam sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 93rd minute of the match AVTK 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. Oktay Nebahattin ran over to the corner to take the kick. Oktay Nebahattin made a great header on AVTK's corner, it was just that Colombia's Pedro Manzanares managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ignacio Mastache in the 95th minute of play forced AVTK's goalkeeper Cesário Santiago to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. Colombia had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.