Challenge

Levenshulme Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Ben Alderson made the kick off and thus started the match. If Tosh Acton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 6th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 8 minutes of play, Mayo's Tosh Acton made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Noel Seide was left in no man's land by his defense there! The throw-in from Rick Hochinskiy in the 12th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Haiti's Rodney Emmanuel. In the 13th match minute, Haiti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Saint Jean Pierre to maneuver through the defense. Haiti's Noel Seide proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save Haiti from getting a goal against them. Haiti's defense didn't have a chance, in the 16th minute, when Ben Alderson scored to the left of an out of position Noel Seide, making the score, 2-0. The supporters of Mayo booed when Haiti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raymond Louis didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 25th minute Ian Timmins shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Noel Seide saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When Felix Dorval fell near the penalty area in the 29th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Haiti's protests and gave Felix Dorval a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Haiti getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. Felix Dorval hit a great ball. In the 31st match minute, Mayo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Archie Speight to maneuver through the defense. Haiti's Noel Seide played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ben Alderson in the 33rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Haiti's Ernso Constant got a free kick in the 35th minute. 36 minutes into the game, Jordan Bower was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Mayo's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Haiti the free kick. Jordan Bower kicked well hit freekick during the 36th minute of the match. When Saint Jean Pierre fell near the penalty area in the 39th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Haiti's protests and gave Saint Jean Pierre a yellow card for diving instead. Saint Jean Pierre hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. The throw-in from Daryl Hammett in the 42nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Haiti's Ernso Constant. Ian Timmins received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 45th minute. Noel Seide tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Ben Alderson came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Mayo 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 Ben Alderson couldn't finish the play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jonathan Alphonse stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Ian Timmins notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Haiti's Noel Seide. Noel Seide was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Tosh Acton sent away a hard shot on goal in the 56th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Archie Speight sent away a hard shot on goal in the 62nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Jean Claude Ulysse kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. After having played for 66 minutes, Rick Hochinskiy managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Mayo's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rick Hochinskiy was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 70 played minutes Mayo got a freekick which was hit by David Medley. In the 72ndth minute of the game Ben Alderson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Haiti's Noel Seide was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Noel Seide made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ben Alderson in the 73rd minute of play. After a rather tough play, Mayo's Tosh Acton got a free kick in the 76th minute. A throw-in in the 80th minute of the game was made by Daryl Hammett with Ian Timmins as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. 82 minutes into the match, Archie Speight notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Haiti's Noel Seide. Noel Seide was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. When the referee ended the match the Mayo players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.