Challenge

Heppenbach
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Abram Sarmiento 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. Forza Heppenbach were awarded a corner in the 4th minute after Colombia's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Karl-Michael Almqvist took the corner. It was a well-played corner which Karl-Michael Almqvist managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Kristen Van Den Eijnde blasted a shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Pedro Manzanares having to make a save. In the 7th match minute, Colombia was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Pascual Carballar to maneuver through the defense. 8 minutes into the match, Forza Heppenbach's Kristen Van Den Eijnde sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Pedro Manzanares narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Hans-Joachim Amerhauser showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 11th minute of the match. Pedro Manzanares stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Karl-Michael Almqvist's shot from short distance in the 12th minute. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karl-Michael Almqvist, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Karl-Michael Almqvist took the ball and in the 14 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. In the 17th minute, Stephan Appiah 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 2-0. In the 20th minute, Axel Montenegro left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Colombia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. Pedro Manzanares was out of position in the 23 minute of play, and Kristen Van Den Eijnde capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Kristen Van Den Eijnde really showed his touch with that goal: 3-1. With a little luck, Colombia's Pedro Manzanares got control of the ball when Genaro Maiorga tried to sneak it across the goal line. 30 minutes into the match, Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Genaro Maiorga. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Axel Montenegro in the 32nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Hans-Joachim Amerhauser saved Forza Heppenbach from getting behind. When Kevin Mastache came up free with the goalie in the 36th minute, the Colombia 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 Kevin Mastache couldn't finish the play. 38 minutes into the match, Forza Heppenbach's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Montenegro came free, but Hans-Joachim Amerhauser reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 40 minutes into the match, Forza Heppenbach's goal looked a bit too open when Axel Montenegro came free, but Hans-Joachim Amerhauser reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hans-Joachim Amerhauser made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Axel Montenegro in the 42nd minute of play. In the 44th minute, Karl-Michael Almqvist hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Orlando Tafalla hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Colombia's Pedro Manzanares proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 46th minute of the match, managed to save Colombia from getting a goal against them. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Tibaut Pauwels during the 47th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Karl-Michael Almqvist was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santino Seco in the 54th minute of play forced Forza Heppenbach's goalkeeper Hans-Joachim Amerhauser to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Axel Montenegro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 58th minute of the match, but Hans-Joachim Amerhauser made a huge save. Hans-Joachim Amerhauser took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Abram Sarmiento, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A throw-in in the 66th minute of the game was made by Tibaut Pauwels with Primitivo Taner as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Santino Seco struck a weak shot in the 67th minute. Hans-Joachim Amerhauser didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Colombia. Colombia's Abram Secada was substituted for Axel Montenegro. With a little luck, Forza Heppenbach's Hans-Joachim Amerhauser got control of the ball when Abram Secada tried to sneak it across the goal line. 72 minutes into the match, Stephan Appiah had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Pedro Manzanares. Colombia's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Stephan Appiah was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. Abram Secada took the ball and in the 75 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Hans-Joachim Amerhauser. Hans-Joachim Amerhauser dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-2. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kristen Van Den Eijnde in the 78th minute of the match. In the 83rd minute of the game Tibaut Pauwels made a throw-in which Genaro Maiorga played forward. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kevin Mastache in the 85th minute of play forced Forza Heppenbach's goalkeeper Hans-Joachim Amerhauser to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tibaut Pauwels was shown his second yellow card after 87 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Tibaut Pauwels kicked well hit freekick during the 87th minute of the match. If Orlando Tafalla had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead.