Challenge

Stadius
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Gustaaf Van Dyck started the match with the kick off. With an all-out effort, Pezerik's Pedro Manzanares threw himself towards the right post 3 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Octavian Rutgeerts, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Montenegro in the 4th minute of play forced Pezerik's goalkeeper Shota Stopa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 5 minutes into the match, Gustaaf Van Dyck notched a goal, 1-0, 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. In the 8th minute, Gustaaf Van Dyck 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 2-0. Axel Montenegro's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Shota Stopa read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 10th minute of play. Shota Stopa showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Axel Montenegro, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Colombia's Kevin Mastache quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Ismael Marques, made in the 21st minute of the game. If Axel Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 21st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Shota Stopa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Axel Montenegro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Shota Stopa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 23rd minute of the match. After 25 minutes, Orlando Tafalla mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Colombia and the Pezerik players grew even worse after the yellow card. The score was 3-0 after a penalty in the 25th minute, where Pezerik:s Octavian Rutgeerts tricked Colombia:s Pedro Manzanares with a difficult ball by the left post. Axel Montenegro struck a weak shot in the 29th minute. Shota Stopa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Colombia. Shota Stopa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 31st minute of the match. 37 minutes into the match, Pezerik's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Sarmiento came free, but Shota Stopa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Octavian Rutgeerts in the 38th minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Ismael Marques in the 39th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Colombia's Kevin Mastache. 40 minutes into the match, Pezerik's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Montenegro came free, but Shota Stopa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 42nd minute Abram Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shota Stopa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After having played for 43 minutes, Abram Sarmiento managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Colombia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Abram Sarmiento was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Shota Stopa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 43rd minute of the match. Abram Sarmiento scored 3-1 in the 43rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Shota Stopa, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Thanks to some nice moves Wart Goegebeur could shoot a difficult shot in the 48th minute, which Pedro Manzanares however easily saved by the left post. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 3-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Abram Sarmiento was the one to do the kick off. 51 minutes into the match, Colombia's Axel Montenegro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Shota Stopa narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Santino Seco's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Shota Stopa firmly grabbed it by the left post. The audience thought a goal was coming when Santino Seco got free with Shota Stopa in the 54th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Axel Montenegro who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 57thth minute tested the skills of Shota Stopa when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Shota Stopa was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Kevin Mastache showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 3-2 in the 59 minute of play. After having played for 65 minutes, Axel Montenegro managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Colombia's supporters crossed their fingers, but Axel Montenegro was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 67th play minutes Octavian Rutgeerts shot 4-2, a short shot which went by Pedro Manzanares and just under the crossbar into goal. Colombia made a substitution. Ignacio Mastache replaced Abram Sarmiento. Shota Stopa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Abram Secada in the 71st minute. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Guillaume Van Bever, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gustaaf Van Dyck in the 73rd minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Colombia's Abram Secada slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Shota Stopa. That made the score 4-3 after 78 minutes of play. Abram Secada struck a weak shot in the 84th minute. Shota Stopa didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Colombia. In the 92nd minute Abram Secada shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Shota Stopa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Wart Goegebeur's late challenge caught a Colombia's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Wart Goegebeur helped the player get up and apologised. Wart Goegebeur hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Pezerik had played much better football throughout.