Challenge

Gazprom Arena
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Kyle Davies got the match started through his kick off. Bruno Barrett stood somewhat misplaced when Esbjörn Juhlin came free in front of goal and shot 1-0 to the left of him in the 4 minute. When the match clock showed 14 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Esbjörn Juhlin sped through Curacao's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Bruno Barrett. Nils-Erik Åkerberg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 17th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Curacao's Bruno Barrett played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nils-Erik Åkerberg in the 18th minute of play. In the 20th match minute, Curacao was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Stanley Wallace to maneuver through the defense. In the 20th minute of the match Ulrik Odin shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Bruno Barrett showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. Bruno Barrett showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nils-Erik Åkerberg in the 21st minute of the match. After a rather tough play, FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's Ulrik Odin got a free kick in the 23rd minute. In the 27th minute, Bertie Johnson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a rather tough play, Curacao's Kyle Davies got a free kick in the 29th minute. 34 minutes into the match, Curacao's goal looked a bit too open when Robin Barck came free, but Bruno Barrett reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Georg Stenquist charged in rather forcefully in the 36th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Georg Stenquist the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Robin Felin showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kyle Davies, who was totally free with the ball in the 37th minute. Bruno Barrett was out of position in the 42 minute of play, and Robin Barck capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Robin Barck really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg's Georg Stenquist got his second yellow card of the match in the 45th minute. The referee ordered Georg Stenquist off the ground. Georg Stenquist hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match.

After having played for 51 minutes, Stanley Wallace managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Curacao's supporters crossed their fingers, but Stanley Wallace was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Rocco Owen fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Curacao's protests and gave Rocco Owen a yellow card for diving instead. 57 minutes into the match, Robin Barck notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Curacao's Bruno Barrett. Bruno Barrett was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Kyle Davies could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 65th minute of the match, but Robin Felin made a huge save. Robin Felin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kyle Davies in the 69th minute of play. After some careless play in the Curacao defense, Esbjörn Juhlin kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bruno Barrett. The Curacao fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bruno Barrett should have stopped the shot. In the 80th minute, Robin Barck ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bruno Barrett was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. Bruno Barrett didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Robin Barck went, in the 85th minute, to the upper right corner, 7-0 was the resulting score. Robin Barck received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 89th minute. Bruno Barrett tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Charles Cox during the 91st minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Charles Cox hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. Bruno Barrett showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Robin Barck in the 95th minute of the match. In the 96th match minute, Curacao was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rocco Owen to maneuver through the defense. After 97 played minutes Curacao got a freekick which was hit by Kyle Davies. After a defensive mix-up in Curacao's zone, Robin Barck stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bruno Barrett came out of the goal and Robin Barck tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. FC Zenit Saint Petersburg fully deserved thier win.