Challenge

Estampido
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Colombia's Abram Sarmiento started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. If Benjamin Specht had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 2nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Florian Caes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kevin Mastache in the 4th minute of play. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arlo Arruta in the 6th minute of play. In the 12th 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. Florian Caes stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abram Sarmiento's shot from short distance in the 19th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Colombia's zone, Benjamin Specht stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal and Benjamin Specht tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. A collision led to Esquirla FC getting a freekick after 22 minutes play. Bernard Swartenbroekx hit a great ball. After 23 played minutes Esquirla FC got a freekick which was hit by Tim Van Brussel. In the 24th minute, Axel Montenegro sent off a long shot on goal, but the shot was nowhere near the goal and Esquirla FC's Florian Caes didn't even have to move. Florian Caes made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kevin Mastache in the 28th minute of play. Florian Caes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Axel Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Florian Caes took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Esquirla FC's Florian Caes played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 36th minute of play. Florian Caes came out of the goal in the 40th minute to try and stop a shot by Colombia's Santino Seco. But to his dismay, Santino Seco quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 1-2.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Arlo Arruta to strike the kick off in the second half. After some fancy dribbling in the 52nd minute, Arlo Arruta managed to get in a good position for a shot. Esquirla FC's supporters rose to their feet, but Arlo Arruta was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pedro Manzanares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 55 minutes into the game, Esquirla FC's Arlo Arruta nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Pedro Manzanares made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. 58 minutes into the match, Arlo Arruta notched a goal, 3-2, 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. Dedé van Beek hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. In the 64th minute Arlo Arruta 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. After a rather tough play, Esquirla FC's Dedé van Beek got a free kick in the 67th minute. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. After a rather tough play, Esquirla FC's Dedé van Beek got a free kick in the 68th minute. 73 minutes into the match, Esquirla FC's Arlo Arruta sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Manzanares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Luis Cazalla made in the 74th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Esquirla FC's Dedé van Beek. 76 minutes into the match, Arlo Arruta notched a goal, 4-2, 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. Florian Caes showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kevin Mastache, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. After having played for 81 minutes, Arlo Arruta managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Esquirla FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arlo Arruta was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 83 minutes of play, Esquirla FC's Arlo Arruta made it 5-2 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! In the 86th minute Abram Secada shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Florian Caes 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 Arlo Arruta in the 87th minute of play. Pedro Manzanares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Benjamin Specht went, in the 88th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-2 was the resulting score. Arlo Arruta took the ball and in the 92 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 7-2.