Challenge

La Bombonera
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. Lucas-James Joshua received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Pedro Manzanares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Baddhanuraga Grybauskas charged in rather forcefully in the 12th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Baddhanuraga Grybauskas the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of Colombia booed when 0 descensos was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Baddhanuraga Grybauskas didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Colombia's Abram Sarmiento in the 17th minute got a chance for a shot 17th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye 0 descensos's goalie prevented a goal. Bernabe Rojas'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 21st minute of play. 0 descensos's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Lucas-James Joshua in the 22nd minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kevin Mastache in the 27th minute of play forced 0 descensos's goalkeeper Adolfo Adrio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bernabe Rojas in the 31st managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pedro Manzanares saved Colombia from getting behind. Axel Montenegro might have been able to make a better finish in the 34th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Adolfo Adrio. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Axel Montenegro ran back to his position shaking his head. 34 minutes into the match, 0 descensos's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Montenegro came free, but Adolfo Adrio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 40 played minutes 0 descensos got a freekick which was hit by Melquiades Galtero. Colombia's Joshua Garrido got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Pedro Manzanares made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Bernabe Rojas sent off a good shot on target. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

0 descensos made a substitution. Eusebio Cordeiro replaced Baddhanuraga Grybauskas. Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Bernabe Rojas to make the kick off. In the 57th minute, Axel Montenegro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Adolfo Adrio was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. With an all-out effort, Colombia's Adolfo Adrio threw himself towards the right post 62 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Santino Seco, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 65 minutes into the match, 0 descensos's Bernabe Rojas sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Manzanares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The audience thought a goal was coming when Axel Montenegro got free with Adolfo Adrio in the 66th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. In the 74th minute of the game Antonio Indiano made a throw-in which Joshua Garrido played forward. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 76 minutes play. Antonio Indiano hit a great ball. In the 78th minute, Kevin Mastache hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Through an outstanding action, after 82 minutes, Adolfo Adrio successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 84th minute Ignacio Mastache shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adolfo Adrio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 0 descensos's Bernabe Rojas got a good chance for a goal in the 86th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 88 minutes into the match, 0 descensos's goalkeeper Adolfo Adrio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abram Secada. In the 91st minute, Marcos Gaztea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 92 minutes into the game, Kevin Mastache cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Adolfo Adrio was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The final whistle blew with the score still tied, and both teams left the pitch thinking about the missed chances that could have given their team the win.