Challenge

Arena Rei Pelé
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) SeleSantos FC's Wilian Cearense started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. The throw-in from Pedro Luís Amorim in the 4th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Haiti's Ernso Constant. Tales Siqueira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonathan Alphonse in the 5th minute of the match. Haiti's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jonathan Alphonse in the 6th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Wilian Cearense kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Noel Seide. That made the score 1-0 in the 9 minute of play. Mané Sá succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 2-0 in the 21st playminute. SeleSantos FC's Fernandão Paraíba pulled a muscle in his leg after 24 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Jonathan Alphonse charged in rather forcefully in the 24th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jonathan Alphonse the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 26 played minutes Haiti got a freekick which was hit by Jonathan Alphonse. The SeleSantos FC fans' excitement grew in the 29th match minute when SeleSantos FC's Wilian Cearense looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 33rd minute, Jonathan Alphonse ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tales Siqueira was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-1. With a little luck, Haiti's Noel Seide got control of the ball when Wilian Cearense tried to sneak it across the goal line. The supporters of SeleSantos FC booed when Haiti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jonathan Alphonse didn't get a good kick on the ball. Wilian Cearense fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Noel Seide having to interfere. Gesner Philippe recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Wilian Cearense scored 4-1 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Noel Seide, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-1.

Noel Seide stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Abelardo de Moraes's shot from short distance in the 54th minute. Ernso Constant charged in rather forcefully in the 54th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Ernso Constant the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. The supporters of SeleSantos FC booed when Haiti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ernso Constant didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gesner Philippe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tales Siqueira having to interfere. After 62 played minutes SeleSantos FC got a freekick which was hit by Abelardo de Moraes. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Abelardo de Moraes in the 67th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Noel Seide prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 68th minute, Cléber Lima made a precise shot to the right of Noel Seide. Haiti's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 5-1. The throw-in from Ernani Cerezo in the 74th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Haiti's Rodney Emmanuel. After a rather tough play, SeleSantos FC's Abelardo de Moraes got a free kick in the 75th minute. Gesner Philippe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tales Siqueira having to interfere. After 77 played minutes SeleSantos FC got a freekick which was hit by Mané Sá. Mané Sá's late challenge caught a Haiti's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Mané Sá helped the player get up and apologised. In the 80th minute, Mané Sá hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. A collision led to Haiti getting a freekick after 84 minutes play. Jean Claude Ulysse hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Haiti's zone, Abelardo de Moraes stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Noel Seide came out of the goal and Abelardo de Moraes tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 88 minutes into the match, Abelardo de Moraes notched a goal, 6-1, 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. Abelardo de Moraes kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. After a rather tough play, SeleSantos FC's Ernani Cerezo got a free kick in the 96th minute. SeleSantos FC's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.