Challenge

Est Metropolitano
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, 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. If Robin Boelens had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 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 3rd minute of play. Robin Boelens sent away a hard shot on goal in the 6th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. If Piearres Olalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dolf Schoonderwoerd in the 10th minute of the match. 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 12th minute of play. Jan Wessel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kevin Mastache in the 15th minute of play. In the 17th minute, Robin Boelens 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 0-1. Pedro Manzanares came out of the goal in the 22nd minute to try and stop a shot by The Underdogs's Dolf Schoonderwoerd. But to his dismay, Dolf Schoonderwoerd quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Jan Wessel was a little too slow when Axel Montenegro got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 32nd minute. The score was now 1-2. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Piearres Olalla, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emil Kyurpanov in the 38th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 40th minute, Frank de Boer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jan Wessel 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 42nd minute. In the 44th minute, The Underdogs's Fernan Arixo seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Fernan Arixo the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of The Underdogs protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Fernan Arixo had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The wind increased when Robin Boelens made the kick off in the second half. 56 minutes into the game, Colombia's Abram Sarmiento nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jan Wessel made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-2. Pascual Carballar hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. The Underdogs made a substitution. Riemer Fries replaced Frank de Boer. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. Pedro Manzanares was a little too slow when Robin Boelens got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 72nd minute. The score was now 3-3. 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 75th minute of play. In the 78th play minute Robin Boelens came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Pedro Manzanares. 3-4. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Piearres Olalla in the 82nd minute of the match. 86 minutes into the game, The Underdogs's Robin Boelens 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, 3-5. Colombia's Luis Cazalla managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Piearres Olalla in the 90 minute of the game. After 92 minutes The Underdogs's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Kevin Mastache who took care of the corner kick. Colombia's Kevin Mastache was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Jan Wessel in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. If Emil Kyurpanov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead.