Challenge

Seabowl Showground
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, 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. Axel Montenegro kicked well hit freekick during the 4th minute of the match. The supporters of MarineerS FK booed when Colombia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luis Cazalla didn't get a good kick on the ball. After having played for 8 minutes, Cezmi Gök managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MarineerS FK's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cezmi Gök was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 10th minute the ball was on its way in behind Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 21 minutes into the game, Axel Montenegro cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Arnoldo Leicea was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 24th minute, Kıvanç Balyemez hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 24 minutes into the match, Colombia's Axel Montenegro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Arnoldo Leicea narrowly saved just below the crossbar. The supporters of Colombia booed when MarineerS FK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Derviş Akçınar didn't get a good kick on the ball. Mecnun Seha recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 29th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Derviş Akçınar during the 35th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After 35 played minutes MarineerS FK got a freekick which was hit by Derviş Akçınar. Arnoldo Leicea 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 39th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Rydberg in the 43rd minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 46 minutes into the match, Valentin Rydberg 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 Valentin Rydberg was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cezmi Gök to strike the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, Axel Montenegro dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Arnoldo Leicea, 2-2. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carl Rundell in the 54th minute of play. In the 55th minute Kevin Mastache shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arnoldo Leicea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 62 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Valentin Rydberg came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mecnun Seha in the 63rd minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 64 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Mecnun Seha came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valentin Rydberg, who was totally free with the ball in the 66th minute. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. MarineerS FK's Žydrūnas Pauža was substituted for Cezmi Gök. In the 69th minute MarineerS FK were awarded a corner. Kıvanç Balyemez went to the cornerflag to take it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Rydberg in the 71st minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Žydrūnas Pauža, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arnoldo Leicea stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ignacio Mastache's shot from short distance in the 80th minute. In the 81st minute Valentin Rydberg 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. In the 84th minute, Dinç Tuncay made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. Colombia's Antonio Indiano quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Derviş Akçınar, made in the 92nd minute of the game. Arnoldo Leicea was a little too slow when Abram Secada got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 95th minute. The score was now 3-3. The teams fought very hard right up to the final whistle. Both sets of players were happy to go away with a draw.