Challenge

Urva Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, 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. Edgar Randoja fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Manzanares having to interfere. In the 5th match minute, Fc Urva United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cayetano Milito to maneuver through the defense. In the 9th 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. In the 12th minute Axel Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tõnu Ainola saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 17th minute of the match, Edgar Randoja tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Pedro Manzanares saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. Edgar Randoja received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Pedro Manzanares tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Edgar Randoja might have been able to make a better finish in the 25th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Manzanares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Edgar Randoja ran back to his position shaking his head. Pedro Manzanares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edgar Randoja's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edgar Randoja, who was totally free with the ball in the 29th minute. After 30 minutes Colombia's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Antonio Navarro who took care of the corner kick. Fc Urva United's Antonio Navarro was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Pedro Manzanares in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Edgar Randoja did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Pedro Manzanares 31 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edgar Randoja in the 34th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tõnu Ainola came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by Colombia's Axel Montenegro. But to his dismay, Axel Montenegro quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. 40 minutes into the match, Fc Urva United's goal looked a bit too open when Santino Seco came free, but Tõnu Ainola reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 43 minutes into the match, Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ülo Rist. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Edgar Randoja in the 45th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Pedro Manzanares prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

In the 56th match minute, Fc Urva United was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ülo Rist to maneuver through the defense. In the 56th minute of the match Axel Montenegro shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Tõnu Ainola showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kevin Mastache in the 58th minute of play forced Fc Urva United's goalkeeper Tõnu Ainola to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Axel Montenegro sent away a hard shot on goal in the 61st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Fc Urva United's Tõnu Ainola proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 61st minute of the match, managed to save Fc Urva United from getting a goal against them. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edgar Randoja in the 63rd minute of the match. After some careless play in the Fc Urva United defense, Axel Montenegro kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tõnu Ainola. The Fc Urva United fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tõnu Ainola should have stopped the shot. If Antonio Navarro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Antonio Navarro in the 70th minute of play. In the 76th minute Ignacio Mastache shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tõnu Ainola saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Pedro Manzanares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Edgar Randoja's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. Kevin Mastache struck a weak shot in the 82nd minute. Tõnu Ainola didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Colombia. After a defensive mix-up in Colombia's zone, Antonio Navarro stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal and Antonio Navarro tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A sloppy throw-in by Edgar Randoja in the 88th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Colombia's Pascual Carballar. Orlando Tafalla kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. If Antonio Navarro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Fc Urva United supporters were disappointed that their team didn't take anything from the match, despite matching Colombia's performance. The match ended with a win for Colombia.