Challenge

Pueblo Park
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Vern Wright took the kick off in the first half of the match. Pedro Manzanares was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Vern Wright showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 11 minute of play. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vern Wright, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Greg Shipley made in the 14th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Colombia's Kevin Mastache. Pueblo FC's Boyd Winkler played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kevin Mastache in the 15th minute of play. In the 15th minute, Kevin Mastache left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Colombia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-1. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ari Willingham, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. 21 minutes into the match, Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Gerry Franco. Aldo Singleton hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. Axel Montenegro recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Boyd Winkler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Santino Seco, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice moves Vern Wright could shoot a difficult shot in the 28th minute, which Pedro Manzanares however easily saved by the left post. Axel Montenegro scored 1-2 in the 31st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Boyd Winkler, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 33rd minute, Vern Wright got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Orlando Tafalla hit a great ball. Pueblo FC's Tyrell Houser got a good chance for a goal in the 35th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jaime McClendon in the 37th minute of the match. Vern Wright came free with the goalkeeper in the 38th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Pedro Manzanares could save by the left post. In the 41st minute Jaime McClendon 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. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jaime McClendon in the 42nd minute of play. After 42 minutes of play, Pueblo FC's Jaime McClendon made it 2-2 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! Greg Shipley's late challenge caught a Colombia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Greg Shipley helped the player get up and apologised. In the 45th match minute, Pueblo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Greg Shipley to maneuver through the defense. Boyd Winkler showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 47th minute of the match. 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 Gerry Franco came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Pueblo FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gerry Franco couldn't finish the play. Greg Shipley made in the 56th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Colombia's Axel Montenegro. In the 59thth minute of the game Jaime McClendon 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. In the 67th match minute, Pueblo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Greg Shipley to maneuver through the defense. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. In the 68th minute, Greg Shipley hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jaime McClendon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Pedro Manzanares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 73rd minute Abram Secada shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Boyd Winkler saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Boyd Winkler took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ignacio Mastache, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jaime McClendon in the 76th minute of play. Boyd Winkler was out of position in the 78 minute of play, and Ignacio Mastache capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ignacio Mastache really showed his touch with that goal: 2-3. Boyd Winkler made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ignacio Mastache in the 81st minute. Colombia's Abram Secada managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Greg Shipley in the 84 minute of the game. 86 minutes into the game, Vern Wright cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-3. Pedro Manzanares was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 90th minute Russell Hare 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. Boyd Winkler made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ignacio Mastache in the 91st minute. 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.