Challenge

Est Metropolitano
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Stuart Byman got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rd 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. 5 minutes into the match, VN Keleler's goalkeeper Velimir Popchev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kevin Mastache. Velimir Popchev made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Abram Sarmiento sent off a good shot on target. The attack was good, but when Stuart Byman in the 9th minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. 11 minutes into the match, VN Keleler's goalkeeper Velimir Popchev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kevin Mastache. When Stuart Byman came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the VN Keleler 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 Stuart Byman couldn't finish the play. Stuart Byman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 21st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Manzanares having to interfere. In the 23rd minute, Abram Sarmiento hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pedro Manzanares didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Stuart Byman went, in the 31st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. In the 35th minute, Stuart Byman made a precise shot to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. When the match had gone on for 39 minutes, Axel Montenegro took a quick shot and it went in 1-2 without a chance for Velimir Popchev to make any attempt to save it. 44 minutes into the match, VN Keleler's goal looked a bit too open when Santino Seco came free, but Velimir Popchev reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stuart Byman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Abram Sarmiento stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Abram Sarmiento struck a weak shot in the 51st minute. Velimir Popchev 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 53rd minute Axel Montenegro 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. Stuart Byman fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Manzanares having to interfere. In the 58th minute Santino Seco 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. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stuart Byman in the 59th minute of play. In the 67th 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. Stuart Byman kicked well hit freekick during the 68th minute of the match. VN Keleler's Harris Zoolingen was substituted for Doychin Konsulov. In the 69th minute, Stuart Byman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Velimir Popchev showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Secada in the 73rd minute of the match. In the 76th minute Ignacio Mastache 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. After 78 minutes, Abram Secada made it 2-2 with a short kick to the right side. VN Keleler's Velimir Popchev tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Pedro Manzanares made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Hakkı Kenan Pınar in the 80th minute of play. The crowd rose to their feet as Harris Zoolingen kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Pedro Manzanares. That made the score 2-3 in the 90 minute of play. Pedrão Lira made in the 95th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Seyit Bozbey. The VN Keleler supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing VN Keleler would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.