Challenge

Jurand Cichewski
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Abram Sarmiento kicked off to start the match. After 3 minutes of play, Unidad de Matanza's Michal Stehno made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Pedro Manzanares was left in no man's land by his defense there! Axel Montenegro might have been able to make a better finish in the 10th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jonatan Eguzki. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Axel Montenegro ran back to his position shaking his head. The audience thought a goal was coming when Martin Grøtterud got free with Pedro Manzanares in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Santino Seco took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jonatan Eguzki. Jonatan Eguzki dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. Colombia's Kevin Mastache quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Daniel Navarro, made in the 38th minute of the game. Jonatan Eguzki came out of the goal in the 39th minute to try and stop a shot by Colombia's Axel Montenegro. But to his dismay, Axel Montenegro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. Unidad de Matanza were furious when Robert Zemeckis was red carded, 47 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. Unidad de Matanza made a substitution. Milton Rojas replaced Michal Stehno. Jonatan Eguzki took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Máximo Kirchner to strike the kick off in the second half. When Máximo Kirchner came up free with the goalie in the 57th minute, the Unidad de Matanza 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 Máximo Kirchner couldn't finish the play. If Martin Grøtterud had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Máximo Kirchner might have been able to make a better finish in the 63rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Manzanares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Máximo Kirchner ran back to his position shaking his head. Unidad de Matanza's Nestor Bâru was substituted for Martin Grøtterud. 66 minutes into the game, Nestor Bâru cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Pedro Manzanares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nestor Bâru in the 69th minute of the match. Nestor Bâru scored 3-2 in the 71st 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. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Joshua Garrido during the 75th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Joshua Garrido hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. 77 minutes into the match, Unidad de Matanza's Nestor Bâru sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Manzanares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 82 minutes into the match, Unidad de Matanza's goal looked a bit too open when Ignacio Mastache came free, but Jonatan Eguzki reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Colombia's Ignacio Mastache slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Jonatan Eguzki. That made the score 3-4 after 82 minutes of play. Nestor Bâru sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nestor Bâru in the 89th minute of play. Joshua Garrido was shown his second yellow card after 90 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Joshua Garrido kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. 92 minutes into the game, Unidad de Matanza's Nestor Bâru 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, 4-4. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.