Challenge

HSB Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, 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. Pedro Manzanares made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Fabian Czeszejko sent off a good shot on target. 5 minutes into the game, Fernando Morientes recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Pedro Manzanares. Fernando Morientes showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabian Czeszejko in the 13th minute of play. Olimpia HSB's attentive Wilfredo Vellito managed to snatch the ball when Kevin Mastache made a throw-in in the 16th minute of the game. Kevin Mastache made in the 19th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Olimpia HSB's Wilfredo Vellito. Tolek Kiszkiel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Axel Montenegro in the 22nd minute of play. Abram Sarmiento took the ball and in the 24 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Tolek Kiszkiel. Tolek Kiszkiel 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. 28 minutes into the match, Fabian Czeszejko notched a goal, 2-1, to the right of Colombia's Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Tolek Kiszkiel stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Axel Montenegro's shot from short distance in the 30th minute. After 34 minutes, Wilfredo Vellito mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Olimpia HSB and the Colombia players grew even worse after the yellow card. Ezequiel Abecia hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Antonio Indiano hit a great ball. Tolek Kiszkiel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Tolek Kiszkiel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Santino Seco in the 42nd minute of the match. With a little luck, Colombia's Pedro Manzanares got control of the ball when Fabian Czeszejko tried to sneak it across the goal line. Axel Montenegro blasted a shot towards the goal in the 47th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tolek Kiszkiel having to make a save. Olimpia HSB's Tolek Kiszkiel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Axel Montenegro in the 47th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

In the 54th minute, Axel Montenegro reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Tolek Kiszkiel. The goal made the score 2-2. Abram Sarmiento scored 2-3 in the 60th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tolek Kiszkiel, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 70 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Fernando Morientes came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 70 minutes of play, Olimpia HSB's Fernando Morientes made it 3-3 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! Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. Olimpia HSB's Zbyszko Skorny was substituted for Artur Walczak. After a defensive mix-up in Colombia's zone, Jacek Pietrowiak stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal and Jacek Pietrowiak tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 81 minutes into the match, Jacek Pietrowiak notched a goal, 4-3, to the right of Colombia's Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 85 minutes into the game, Jacek Pietrowiak cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-3. Pedro Manzanares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Jacek Pietrowiak'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 94th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet and cheered when the referee blew the final whistle. Olimpia HSB had won after a very even match.