Challenge

Nikko Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Abram Sarmiento took the kick off in the first half of the match. After having played for 3 minutes, Joe Meslet managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. En Avant Nikko's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joe Meslet was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gösta Sellberg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Axel Montenegro in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Silvestre Derwin prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Malcom Fournie in the 13th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 16 minutes Colombia's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Albert Harbuz who took care of the corner kick. In the 21stth minute of the game Malcom Fournie who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Colombia's Pedro Manzanares was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 22nd match minute, Colombia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Santino Seco to maneuver through the defense. In the 23rd minute Malcom Fournie shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pedro Manzanares saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Kevin Mastache sent away a hard shot on goal in the 28th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 31 played minutes Colombia got a freekick which was hit by Orlando Tafalla. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Malcom Fournie, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Colombia defense, Malcom Fournie 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. A collision led to En Avant Nikko getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Joe Meslet hit a great ball. In the 43rd minute Santino Seco shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Silvestre Derwin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Silvestre Derwin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kevin Mastache, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 58 minutes in the game, Luis Cazalla fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Silvestre Derwin having to interfere. In the 59th minute, En Avant Nikko's Robert Kiewra seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Robert Kiewra the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of En Avant Nikko protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Robert Kiewra had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. A collision led to En Avant Nikko getting a freekick after 60 minutes play. Robert Kiewra hit a great ball. En Avant Nikko made a substitution. Jordy Jean-Marie replaced Malcom Fournie. After 61 played minutes En Avant Nikko got a freekick which was hit by Robert Kiewra. After some careless play in the Colombia defense, Manuel Souris 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. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. Silvestre Derwin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Abram Secada, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. Abram Secada could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Silvestre Derwin made a huge save. Kevin Mastache was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 79th minute. Colombia's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 87th minute the ball was on its way in behind En Avant Nikko's goalkeeper Silvestre Derwin, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 93 minutes of play, Colombia's Abram Secada made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Silvestre Derwin was left in no man's land by his defense there! En Avant Nikko's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.