Challenge

Keleler
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Abram Sarmiento took the kick off in the first half of the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Stuart Byman in the 6th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Pedro Manzanares saved Colombia from getting behind. 12 minutes into the match, VN Keleler's goal looked a bit too open when Joshua Garrido came free, but Velimir Popchev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Seyit Bozbey hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. In the 19th minute Abram Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Velimir Popchev saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Velimir Popchev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 25th minute of play forced VN Keleler's goalkeeper Velimir Popchev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 27 minutes into the game, VN Keleler's Hakkı Kenan Pınar 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, 2-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Doychin Konsulov in the 32nd minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 32nd minute Doychin Konsulov 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. Velimir Popchev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hakkı Kenan Pınar in the 35th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Velimir Popchev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 36th minute of play. Hakkı Kenan Pınar could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Pedro Manzanares made a huge save. Axel Montenegro hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Stuart Byman made a kick off. When the match clock showed 51 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Stuart Byman sped through Colombia's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Pedro Manzanares. In the 55th minute of the match, Santino Seco tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Velimir Popchev saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santino Seco in the 58th minute of play forced VN Keleler's goalkeeper Velimir Popchev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Doychin Konsulov fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Manzanares having to interfere. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stuart Byman in the 67th minute of the match. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. Velimir Popchev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abram Secada in the 79th minute. Pedro Manzanares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Harris Zoolingen went, in the 82nd minute, to the upper right corner, 5-1 was the resulting score. After some careless play in the VN Keleler defense, Abram Secada kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Velimir Popchev. The VN Keleler fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Velimir Popchev should have stopped the shot. Colombia's Kevin Mastache got a good chance for a goal in the 88th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 93rd minute, Seyit Bozbey hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pedrão Lira hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. Colombia's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.