Challenge

Beeker Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Marciano Hendrickx made the kick off and thus started the match. 2 minutes into the match, Beek City's goal looked a bit too open when Pascual Carballar came free, but Arian Beqaj reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 4 minutes into the match, Beek City's Marciano Hendrickx sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Manzanares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Beek City's Benny Stolle quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Joshua Garrido, made in the 7th minute of the game. Beek City's Marciano Hendrickx got a good chance for a goal in the 8th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. 9 minutes into the match, Marciano Hendrickx 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 Marciano Hendrickx was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kevin Mastache in the 13th minute of play forced Beek City's goalkeeper Arian Beqaj to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marciano Hendrickx fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Manzanares having to interfere. Pedro Manzanares made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gustav Siöman in the 21st minute. Kevin Mastache blasted a shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Arian Beqaj having to make a save. When Marciano Hendrickx came up free with the goalie in the 23rd minute, the Beek City 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 Marciano Hendrickx couldn't finish the play. Colombia's Antonio Indiano quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Rueben Rashleigh, made in the 27th minute of the game. In the 29th minute, Axel Montenegro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Arian Beqaj was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. A sloppy throw-in by Rueben Rashleigh in the 33rd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Colombia's Santino Seco. After a defensive mix-up in Beek City's zone, Abram Sarmiento stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arian Beqaj came out of the goal and Abram Sarmiento tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Arian Beqaj made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kevin Mastache in the 39th minute of play. Santino Seco took the ball and in the 41 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Arian Beqaj. Arian Beqaj dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Abram Sarmiento to make the kick off. Abram Sarmiento received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 53rd minute. Arian Beqaj tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Beek City's Marciano Hendrickx in the 60th minute got a chance for a shot 60th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Colombia's goalie prevented a goal. Marciano Hendrickx blasted a shot towards the goal in the 61st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pedro Manzanares having to make a save. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rueben Rashleigh in the 66th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Abram Sarmiento got free with Arian Beqaj in the 70th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marciano Hendrickx in the 75th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ignacio Mastache got free with Arian Beqaj in the 80th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Ignacio Mastache got the audience’s attention when, from a short distance, he fired away a great shot in the 80th minute of the game. The shot hit the left post and bounced out. Pedro Manzanares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Marciano Hendrickx's shot from short distance in the 83rd minute. After 84 minutes, Kevin Mastache mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Colombia and the Beek City players grew even worse after the yellow card. The supporters of Beek City booed when Colombia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Joshua Garrido didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 85th minute, Marciano Hendrickx made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-2. Colombia's Abram Secada managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Johnny Bator in the 88 minute of the game. A throw-in in the 90th minute of the game was made by Joshua Garrido with Ignacio Mastache as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. In the 90th match minute, Beek City was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jean-Louis Ouaddou to maneuver through the defense. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustav Siöman in the 93rd minute of play.