Challenge

Est Metropolitano
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Judas Verón started the match with the kick off. When Judas Verón came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the Belgrano de Pibasog fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Judas Verón couldn't finish the play. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Judas Verón, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 7th minute, Judas Verón 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 0-1. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Judas Verón in the 9th minute of play. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Judas Verón in the 11th minute of the match. The corner led Belgrano de Pibasog's Eustaquio Fortun to fire away a dangerous shot which Pedro Manzanares despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 14 minutes into the game, Honorato Jerrold cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Pedro Manzanares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Pedro Manzanares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Judas Verón went, in the 17th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-3 was the resulting score. In the 20th minute Abram Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bernardo Raggio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Bernardo Raggio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento, who was totally free with the ball in the 20th minute. In the 22nd minute, Abram Sarmiento got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Bernardo Raggio 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 1-3 in the 25 minute of play. If Silvio Abadia had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Judas Verón, who was totally free with the ball in the 35th minute. Axel Montenegro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Bernardo Raggio made a huge save. Bernardo Raggio 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 2-3 in the 37 minute of play. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Judas Verón, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 44 minutes into the match, Judas Verón 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 Judas Verón was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-4. After 47 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Orlando Tafalla. Eustaquio Fortun recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 48th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Abram Sarmiento was the one to do the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Belgrano de Pibasog's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Sarmiento came free, but Bernardo Raggio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Judas Verón blasted a shot towards the goal in the 57th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pedro Manzanares having to make a save. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Judas Verón in the 57th minute of the match. Judas Verón scored 2-5 in the 59th 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. Belgrano de Pibasog's Bernardo Raggio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 63rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Judas Verón in the 64th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 66th minute, Judas Verón made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-6. Bernardo Raggio 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 68th minute. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. Colombia's attentive Antonio Indiano managed to snatch the ball when Clemente Gaizkine made a throw-in in the 72nd minute of the game. If Ignacio Mastache had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Belgrano de Pibasog made a substitution. Iulian Ilinca replaced Judas Verón. Bernardo Raggio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pascual Carballar in the 83rd minute of the match. Bernardo Raggio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Secada in the 85th minute of the match. If Abram Secada had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 86 minutes into the match, Belgrano de Pibasog's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Secada came free, but Bernardo Raggio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 91 minutes into the match, Iulian Ilinca notched a goal, 2-7, 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. Antonio Indiano got a throw-in 96 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Kevin Mastache. The Colombia supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Belgrano de Pibasog's performance. The match ended with a win for Belgrano de Pibasog.