Challenge

Underdogs Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, 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. In the 5th minute, Dolf Schoonderwoerd ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Pedro Manzanares was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Jan Wessel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luis Cazalla scored 1-1 in the 13th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jan Wessel, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Axel Montenegro might have been able to make a better finish in the 15th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jan Wessel. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Axel Montenegro ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 15th minute Axel Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan Wessel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 19 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for The Underdogs! In the 25th minute, Ate Kloppenburg reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Pedro Manzanares. The goal made the score 2-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dolf Schoonderwoerd in the 27th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robin Boelens in the 31st minute of play. Samuel Navarro kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Antonio Indiano lost his temper 38 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. The Underdogs's Iustin Hațegan got a good chance for a goal in the 39th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The throw-in from Dolf Schoonderwoerd in the 42nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Colombia's Abram Sarmiento. After a rather tough play, The Underdogs's Ed Palsma got a free kick in the 45th minute. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

The wind increased when Robin Boelens made the kick off in the second half. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Piearres Olalla in the 52nd minute of the match. In the 52nd minute, Iustin Hațegan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 54 minutes into the match, Piearres Olalla had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Piearres Olalla was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-2. In the 65th minute Piearres Olalla 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. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Piearres Olalla, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. In the 70th minute Piearres Olalla 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 71 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Santino Seco. In the 71st minute of the match Iustin Hațegan shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Pedro Manzanares showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dolf Schoonderwoerd in the 72nd minute of play. In the 77thth minute of the game Piearres Olalla 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. 80 minutes into the match, Robin Boelens 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. When Robin Boelens came up free with the goalie in the 87th minute, the The Underdogs 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 Robin Boelens couldn't finish the play. In the 89th minute, Abram Secada 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 The Underdogs getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Ate Kloppenburg hit a great ball. Pedro Manzanares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Ate Kloppenburg went, in the 93rd minute, to the upper right corner, 5-2 was the resulting score. Piearres Olalla sent away a hard shot on goal in the 96th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The Underdogs walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.