Challenge

EL NATIONAL
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Abram Sarmiento started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. When the match had gone on for 7 minutes, William Westelinx took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Pedro Manzanares to make any attempt to save it. A sloppy throw-in by Orlando Tafalla in the 10th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by FC Ouagadougou National's Karim Sia. Axel Montenegro might have been able to make a better finish in the 14th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rene Vereijt. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Axel Montenegro ran back to his position shaking his head. Paolo Evis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to FC Ouagadougou National getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Sean Westelinx hit a great ball. In the 24th 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. William Westelinx received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Pedro Manzanares came out and tried to block the shot, but William Westelinx slotted it home off the left post making it 3-0 in the 28th minute. William Westelinx recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 30th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 32ndth minute of the game William Westelinx 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, William Westelinx managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Ouagadougou National's supporters rose to their feet, but William Westelinx was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Pedro Manzanares breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Pedro Manzanares made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when William Westelinx sent off a good shot on target. FC Ouagadougou National's Paolo Evis got a good chance for a goal in the 40th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. William Westelinx might have been able to make a better finish in the 45th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Pedro Manzanares. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. William Westelinx ran back to his position shaking his head. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 45th minute of the match, managed to save Colombia from getting a goal against them. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The audience was convinced that William Westelinx's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Pedro Manzanares was relentless in the 58th minute of the game. William Westelinx blasted a shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pedro Manzanares having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by William Westelinx in the 59th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 65 minutes into the match, FC Ouagadougou National's goal looked a bit too open when Pascual Carballar came free, but Rene Vereijt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 71st 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. In the 72nd minute, Paolo Evis hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. FC Ouagadougou National's Jedrzej Kiszkiel was substituted for William Westelinx. Colombia's Ignacio Mastache was substituted for Abram Sarmiento. After a rather tough play, FC Ouagadougou National's Paolo Evis got a free kick in the 73rd minute. In the 76th minute, Jedrzej Kiszkiel 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. 77 minutes into the match, FC Ouagadougou National's goalkeeper Rene Vereijt had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Abram Secada. Sergen Şahbender kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. In the 83rd minute Jedrzej Kiszkiel 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. A collision led to FC Ouagadougou National getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Paolo Evis hit a great ball. Abram Secada who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 85thth minute tested the skills of Rene Vereijt when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Jedrzej Kiszkiel blasted a shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pedro Manzanares having to make a save. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jedrzej Kiszkiel, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 90 minutes in the game, Santino Seco dribbled his way through the penalty area and after maneuvering past an opponent, drilled a quick shot at the goal. The ball looked like it was going in, but it was hit a bit too hard and flew over the goal. In the 92nd match minute, FC Ouagadougou National was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Baba R. Hansen to maneuver through the defense. Colombia's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.