EL NATIONAL
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38,
Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) After a rather tough play, Colombia's Abram Sarmiento got a free kick in the 2nd minute. 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. 4 minutes had been played when some careless play by Colombia's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Andres Calamaro was slow to take the kick. During this time FC Ouagadougou National's players had a chance to rest. The corner led FC Ouagadougou National's Andres Calamaro to fire away a dangerous shot which Pedro Manzanares despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The crowd rose to their feet as William Westelinx kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Pedro Manzanares. That made the score 1-0 in the 6 minute of play. If Axel Montenegro had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Axel Montenegro in the 9th minute of play forced FC Ouagadougou National's goalkeeper Rene Vereijt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 11th minute Axel Montenegro shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rene Vereijt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 13th minute, Paolo Evis fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Pedro Manzanares, passed just outside the right post. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 24th minute of the match, managed to save Colombia from getting a goal against them. Pedro Manzanares was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but William Westelinx showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 26 minute of play. When FC Ouagadougou National's William Westelinx in the 33rd minute got a chance for a shot 33rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Colombia's goalie prevented a goal. Rene Vereijt 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 34th minute. Rene Vereijt 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 35th minute. When FC Ouagadougou National's William Westelinx in the 36th minute got a chance for a shot 36th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Colombia's goalie prevented a goal. William Westelinx could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 39th minute of the match, but Pedro Manzanares made a huge save. When the match had gone on for 42 minutes, William Westelinx took a quick shot and it went in 3-0 without a chance for Pedro Manzanares to make any attempt to save it. Orlando Tafalla got a throw-in 45 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Axel Montenegro. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.
Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Abram Sarmiento to make the kick off. Axel Montenegro's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 52ndth minute, Rene Vereijt skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from William Westelinx, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Colombia defense, William Westelinx kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Pedro Manzanares. The Colombia fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Pedro Manzanares should have stopped the shot. In the 61st minute Abram Sarmiento shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rene Vereijt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 65th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Ouagadougou National's goalkeeper Rene Vereijt, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Colombia's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Kevin Mastache in the 68th minute. Luis Cazalla made a great header on Colombia's corner, it was just that FC Ouagadougou National's Rene Vereijt managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santino Seco in the 70th minute of play forced FC Ouagadougou National's goalkeeper Rene Vereijt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rene Vereijt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Santino Seco in the 73rd minute of play. In the 79th minute, Riemer Ax hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FC Ouagadougou National's Jedrzej Kiszkiel was substituted for William Westelinx. In the 80th match minute, FC Ouagadougou National was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Riemer Ax to maneuver through the defense. In the 82nd 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. 86 minutes into the game, FC Ouagadougou National's Jedrzej Kiszkiel 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, 5-0. When Jedrzej Kiszkiel came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the FC Ouagadougou National 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 Jedrzej Kiszkiel couldn't finish the play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Colombia players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for FC Ouagadougou National.
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