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Spectators: 10300 (Terracing: 7725, Seating: 2369, VIP seats: 206) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Sansone Poso started the match with the kick off. Efraim Leizaur made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sansone Poso in the 3rd minute of play. 5 minutes into the match, Paraguay's goal looked a bit too open when Sansone Poso came free, but Efraim Leizaur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eate Fonoll received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 7th minute. Rene Higuita tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Dantae Lahoz could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Rene Higuita made a huge save. Rene Higuita made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dantae Lahoz in the 12th minute. Rene Higuita made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Luis Esteves sent off a good shot on target. Paraguay's Efraim Leizaur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Americo Villarprego in the 18th minute of play. Luis Esteves could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 20th minute of the match, but Rene Higuita made a huge save. Efraim Leizaur showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sansone Poso, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. 24 minutes into the match, Americo Villarprego had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Efraim Leizaur. Paraguay's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Americo Villarprego was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. Paraguay's Efraim Leizaur played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sansone Poso in the 28th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Eate Fonoll in the 30th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Rene Higuita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With his leg Rene Higuita managed to avoid a goal in the 32ndth minute, when Paraguay's Luis Esteves fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Efraim Leizaur showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sansone Poso in the 34th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Dantae Lahoz got free with Rene Higuita in the 37th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Sansone Poso received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 40th minute. Efraim Leizaur tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 41 minutes play. Americo Villarprego hit a great ball. Rene Higuita made an important save on a dangerous shot by Dantae Lahoz in the 45th minute. Colombia's Rene Higuita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Esteves in the 47th minute of play. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Colombia made a substitution. Beliran Poblaciones replaced Mayer Candelo. The wind increased when Valentine Hernandez made the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute, Ignatius Galo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 55th minute, Elpidio Banda fired a really elegant long shot, but Efraim Leizaur threw himself and managed to get hold of the ball just in front of the right post. Rene Higuita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Eate Fonoll, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. If Americo Villarprego had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 59th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Paraguay's Guillelme Lomas was substituted for Eate Fonoll. 62 minutes into the match, Paraguay's goal looked a bit too open when Sansone Poso came free, but Efraim Leizaur reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Rene Higuita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Valentine Hernandez, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. Colombia made a substitution. Zaquiel Puredo replaced Rafael Jauregui. Colombia's Christian Castrejana quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Gustavo Gomez, made in the 68th minute of the game. Efraim Leizaur made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Americo Villarprego in the 69th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sansone Poso got free with Efraim Leizaur in the 71st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rene Higuita didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Valentine Hernandez went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Colombia's Rene Higuita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Guillelme Lomas in the 79th minute of play. With a little luck, Paraguay's Efraim Leizaur got control of the ball when Sansone Poso tried to sneak it across the goal line. Colombia's Rene Higuita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Valentine Hernandez in the 84th minute of play. 91 minutes into the match, Guillelme Lomas had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Rene Higuita. Colombia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Guillelme Lomas was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. Rene Higuita stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dantae Lahoz's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. In the 96thth minute of the game Americo Villarprego who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Paraguay's Efraim Leizaur was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the referee ended the match the Paraguay players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.