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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Abram Sarmiento started the match with the kick off. The supporters of DξPΘЯΤIVØ 25 booed when Colombia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 4 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kevin Mastache didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Olof Söderkvist had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Felippe Favoretto recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 11th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 13 minutes, Nicanor Alvarez mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the DξPΘЯΤIVØ 25 and the Colombia players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Colombia booed when DξPΘЯΤIVØ 25 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 13 match minutes in a wonderful position. Nicanor Alvarez didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 16th minute of play forced DξPΘЯΤIVØ 25's goalkeeper Leandro Macario to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tanek Weyna hit a great freekick 17 minutes into the match. Felippe Favoretto's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Pedro Manzanares read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 19th minute of play. In the 20th minute of the match DξPΘЯΤIVØ 25 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. Tanek Weyna ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on DξPΘЯΤIVØ 25's corner Tanek Weyna fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Pedro Manzanares quite easily take care of the ball. In the 21st minute, Olof Söderkvist reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Pedro Manzanares. The goal made the score 1-1. 24 minutes into the match, Felippe Favoretto 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 Felippe Favoretto was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. After some fancy dribbling in the 30th minute, Felippe Favoretto managed to get in a good position for a shot. DξPΘЯΤIVØ 25's supporters rose to their feet, but Felippe Favoretto was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pedro Manzanares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. DξPΘЯΤIVØ 25's Leandro Macario played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 31st minute of play. In the 36th minute Olof Söderkvist shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Manzanares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pedro Manzanares was a little too slow when Felippe Favoretto got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 38th minute. The score was now 3-1. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felippe Favoretto, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Olof Söderkvist to make the kick off. The audience thought a goal was coming when Axel Montenegro got free with Leandro Macario in the 55th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, DξPΘЯΤIVØ 25's Leandro Macario got control of the ball when Axel Montenegro tried to sneak it across the goal line. Leandro Macario took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kevin Mastache, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Abram Sarmiento made a great header on Colombia's corner, it was just that DξPΘЯΤIVØ 25's Leandro Macario managed to reach the ball for a save. Axel Montenegro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Leandro Macario having to make a save. DξPΘЯΤIVØ 25's Leandro Macario proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save DξPΘЯΤIVØ 25 from getting a goal against them. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olof Söderkvist, who was totally free with the ball in the 64th minute. Axel Montenegros short, quick shot in the 66thth minute got Leandro Macario to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Orlando Tafalla hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. DξPΘЯΤIVØ 25 made a substitution. Victor Eliu replaced Olof Söderkvist. DξPΘЯΤIVØ 25's Conrado Chuan was substituted for Nicanor Alvarez. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Orlando Tafalla hit a great ball. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Felippe Favoretto in the 76th minute of the match. Cristian Chivu hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ignacio Mastache in the 78th minute of play forced DξPΘЯΤIVØ 25's goalkeeper Leandro Macario to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Victor Eliu took the ball and in the 80 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 4-1. Leandro Macario made a fantastic save in the 83rd minute, when Abram Secada sent off a good shot on target. Colombia's attentive Kevin Mastache managed to snatch the ball when Gonzalo Benet made a throw-in in the 86th minute of the game. After some fancy dribbling in the 87th minute, Kevin Mastache managed to get in a good position for a shot. Colombia's supporters rose to their feet, but Kevin Mastache was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Leandro Macario breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Leandro Macario took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ignacio Mastache, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When the match had gone on for 94 minutes, Santino Seco took a quick shot and it went in 4-2 without a chance for Leandro Macario to make any attempt to save it.