Challenge

Est Metropolitano
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Dennis Bergkamp started the match with the kick off. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dennis Bergkamp, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Colombia getting a freekick after 8 minutes play. Kevin Mastache hit a great ball. In the 9th minute Skjöldur Viking 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. Dennis Bergkamp fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Pedro Manzanares having to interfere. Pedro Manzanares showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Skjöldur Viking in the 13th minute of the match. 16 minutes into the match, Dennis Bergkamp notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Colombia's Pedro Manzanares. Pedro Manzanares was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 18 minutes into the match, Hakkas IF's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Sarmiento came free, but Jan Roos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 19th match minute, Hakkas IF was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Günter Zachariáš to maneuver through the defense. Jan Roos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Abram Sarmiento in the 20th minute of play. 21 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Skjöldur Viking came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Skjöldur Viking in the 26th minute of play forced Colombia's goalkeeper Pedro Manzanares to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Skjöldur Viking, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Hakkas IF's Jan Roos got control of the ball when Axel Montenegro tried to sneak it across the goal line. Pedro Manzanares showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Danny Saucedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Jan Roos was a little too slow when Orlando Tafalla got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 34th minute. The score was now 1-1. Abram Sarmiento took the ball and in the 41 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jan Roos. Jan Roos dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Pascual Carballar's late challenge caught a Hakkas IF's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Pascual Carballar helped the player get up and apologised. Pascual Carballar kicked well hit freekick during the 45th minute of the match. The supporters of Colombia booed when Hakkas IF was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 46 match minutes in a wonderful position. Dennis Bergkamp didn't get a good kick on the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Abram Sarmiento to strike the kick off in the second half. Jan Roos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kevin Mastache, who was totally free with the ball in the 53rd minute. In the 59th minute of the match, Dennis Bergkamp got a very nice opportunity to score, but Pedro Manzanares was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. If Skjöldur Viking had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 69th minute Skjöldur Viking 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. Hakkas IF's Jan Roos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Abram Sarmiento in the 71st minute of play. When Hakkas IF's Dennis Bergkamp in 72 game minutes managed to cut through with the ball in front of the goal, only having to shoot. Pedro Manzanares guarding the goal like a pit bull was extremely focused and managed to reach the ball just by the crossbar before it went in. 73 minutes into the game, one of Colombia:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. 76 minutes into the match, Hakkas IF's goal looked a bit too open when Abram Sarmiento came free, but Jan Roos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 77th minute of the match, Dennis Bergkamp got a very nice opportunity to score, but Pedro Manzanares was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. With a little luck, Colombia's Pedro Manzanares got control of the ball when Dennis Bergkamp tried to sneak it across the goal line. Colombia made a substitution. Abram Secada replaced Axel Montenegro. Antonio Indiano hit a great freekick 83 minutes into the match. Jonatan Sundling recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 87 minutes into the match, Colombia's goal looked a bit too open when Mats Lindgren came free, but Pedro Manzanares reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 89th minute, Ignacio Mastache 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: 3-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Perry Van Mechelen got free with Pedro Manzanares in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Pedro Manzanares took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Perry Van Mechelen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as Hakkas IF's Perry Van Mechelen slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Pedro Manzanares. That made the score 3-2 after 98 minutes of play. For all the effort they put into the match, the Hakkas IF players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Colombia.