Challenge

Imperial
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Colombo A.C.'s Ricardinho Dantas started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 6 minutes into the match, Colombo A.C.'s Ricardinho Dantas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Manzanares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When Ricardinho Dantas came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the Colombo A.C. 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 Ricardinho Dantas couldn't finish the play. Colombo A.C.'s Alfredo Meireles managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Luis Cazalla in the 15 minute of the game. Ali Nejat Özertem took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Ricardinho Dantas kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Pedro Manzanares. That made the score 2-0 in the 22 minute of play. 24 minutes into the match, Colombo A.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Abram Sarmiento came free, but Ali Nejat Özertem reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 27th 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. After 30 minutes of play, Colombia's Axel Montenegro made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ali Nejat Özertem was left in no man's land by his defense there! Kevin Mastache fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ali Nejat Özertem having to interfere. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ricardinho Dantas, who was totally free with the ball in the 45th minute. A collision led to Colombo A.C. getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Julian Tomporowski hit a great ball. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Ali Nejat Özertem took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Colombo A.C.'s Adrien Caillol was substituted for Julian Tomporowski. Colombo A.C.'s Oséas Camargo was substituted for Alfredo Meireles. Ricardinho Dantas took the ball and in the 71 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-3. Şehzade Faydalı kicked well hit freekick during the 74th minute of the match. In the 77th minute the ball was on its way in behind Colombo A.C.'s goalkeeper Ali Nejat Özertem, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Colombia's Abram Secada managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Adrien Caillol in the 80 minute of the game. In the 83rdth minute of the game Ricardinho Dantas 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. Colombo A.C.'s Ali Nejat Özertem played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ignacio Mastache in the 84th minute of play. In the 86th minute, Ricardinho Dantas left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Colombo A.C. fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-3. Kevin Mastache charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Kevin Mastache the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Adrien Caillol might have been able to make a better finish in the 90th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Manzanares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Adrien Caillol ran back to his position shaking his head. Colombo A.C.'s Oséas Camargo quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Luis Cazalla, made in the 92nd minute of the game. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ricardinho Dantas in the 93rd minute of play. Pedro Manzanares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ricardinho Dantas went, in the 94th minute, to the upper right corner, 5-3 was the resulting score. Colombo A.C. were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Colombia for a fine match.