Challenge

Caixa de Papelão
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Abram Sarmiento took the kick off in the first half of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ronaldo Fenomeno got free with Pedro Manzanares in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Luis Cazalla kicked well hit freekick during the 7th minute of the match. In the 8th minute, Ronaldo Fenomeno left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Miau Stars fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. The supporters of Colombia booed when Miau Stars was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Olavo Mota didn't get a good kick on the ball. Axel Montenegro might have been able to make a better finish in the 22nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Abdulkadir Eraslan. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Axel Montenegro ran back to his position shaking his head. 22 minutes into the match, Miau Stars's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Montenegro came free, but Abdulkadir Eraslan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 22 played minutes Miau Stars got a freekick which was hit by Egídio I. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Axel Montenegro in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Abdulkadir Eraslan prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Olavo Mota in the 29th minute of the match. 30 minutes into the match, Axel Montenegro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Abdulkadir Eraslan. Miau Stars's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Axel Montenegro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. A throw-in in the 39th minute of the game was made by Orlando Tafalla with Santino Seco as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Ronaldo Fenomenos short, quick shot in the 40thth minute got Pedro Manzanares to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ronaldo Fenomeno got free with Pedro Manzanares in the 44th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ronaldo Fenomeno could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 45th minute of the match, but Pedro Manzanares made a huge save. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Ronaldo Fenomeno made a kick off. Miau Stars's defense didn't have a chance, in the 52nd minute, when Santino Seco scored to the left of an out of position Abdulkadir Eraslan, making the score, 1-2. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronaldo Fenomeno in the 55th minute of play. In the 59th minute İslam Mengüalp 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. 62 minutes into the game, Miau Stars's Ronaldo Fenomeno 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, 2-2. Miau Stars's Abdulkadir Eraslan played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Montenegro in the 64th minute of play. After some careless play in the Colombia defense, Ronaldo Fenomeno kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pedro Manzanares. The Colombia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pedro Manzanares should have stopped the shot. Miau Stars made a substitution. Jean-Claude Van Damme replaced Edmílson Arantes. Colombia's attentive Antonio Indiano managed to snatch the ball when Egídio I made a throw-in in the 73rd minute of the game. After some careless play in the Colombia defense, Ronaldo Fenomeno kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pedro Manzanares. The Colombia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pedro Manzanares should have stopped the shot. Miau Stars's Ronaldo Fenomeno quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Luis Cazalla, made in the 79th minute of the game. Luis Cazalla made in the 81st minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Pascual Carballar however managed to control. Through an outstanding action, after 84 minutes, Abdulkadir Eraslan successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. If Ronaldo Fenomeno had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, Miau Stars's Jean-Claude Van Damme got a free kick in the 88th minute. Abdulkadir Eraslan made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ignacio Mastache in the 90th minute of play. Miau Stars's Ronaldo Fenomeno got a good chance for a goal in the 93rd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Ronaldo Fenomeno fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Manzanares having to interfere. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Miau Stars fans cheered their team off the field, for while Colombia had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.