Challenge

Alejandro Sabella
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009's Bo Ros 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. Pedro Manzanares made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Bo Ros sent off a good shot on target. Pedro Manzanares was out of position in the 4 minute of play, and Bo Ros capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Bo Ros really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. Marta Pressley showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Marta Pressley made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 17th minute of play. In the 20thth minute of the game Bo Ros 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. 25 minutes into the match, 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Sarmiento came free, but Marta Pressley reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 26 minutes into the game, Abram Sarmiento cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Marta Pressley was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bo Ros in the 30th minute of play. Marta Pressley took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bo Ros might have been able to make a better finish in the 36th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Manzanares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bo Ros ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 38th minute, 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009's Bo Ros ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. Pedro Manzanares made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Bo Ros sent off a good shot on target. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bo Ros in the 43rd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Colombia's zone, Bo Ros stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal and Bo Ros tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Abram Sarmiento made a kick off. When 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009's Bo Ros in the 57th minute got a chance for a shot 57th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Colombia's goalie prevented a goal. 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009's Dave Efrayim was substituted for Bo Ros. Marta Pressley was a little too slow when Axel Montenegro got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 65th minute. The score was now 2-2. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009's Diego Millrick was substituted for Marko Törnkvist. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dave Efrayim in the 69th minute of play. After 71 minutes of play, 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009's Claudio Caniggia made it 3-2 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! Hugo Bela took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 74th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ignacio Mastache in the 80th minute of play forced 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009's goalkeeper Marta Pressley to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dave Efrayim in the 82nd minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 87th minute, Dave Efrayim left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2. Marta Pressley showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ignacio Mastache in the 90th minute of the match. In the 92nd match minute, 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wit Modrzewski to maneuver through the defense. When the referee ended the match the 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009 players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.