Challenge

ARENA DO GIOIA TAURO
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Maarek Ratas started the match with the kick off. 3 minutes into the game, Gerardo Ramone recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Bruno Barrett. Gerardo Ramone showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. In the 9th minute, Rocco Owen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After a defensive mix-up in Curacao's zone, Gerardo Ramone stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bruno Barrett came out of the goal and Gerardo Ramone tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With his leg Bruno Barrett managed to avoid a goal in the 13thth minute, when Gioiese Calcio's Maarek Ratas fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The crowd rose to their feet as Maarek Ratas kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Bruno Barrett. That made the score 3-0 in the 14 minute of play. Bruno Barrett didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kamer Hammer went, in the 17th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-0 was the resulting score. A hard shot 19 in the game by Maarek Ratas from a close distance when the talented Bruno Barrett managed to make a qualified save. Curacao's players were relieved. The supporters of Gioiese Calcio booed when Curacao was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 20 match minutes in a wonderful position. Harvey Doyle didn't get a good kick on the ball. When the match clock showed 22 minutes, the score became 5-0 when Maarek Ratas sped through Curacao's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Bruno Barrett. Bruno Barrett came out of the goal in the 28th minute to try and stop a shot by Gioiese Calcio's Kamer Hammer. But to his dismay, Kamer Hammer quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 7-0. After some careless play in the Curacao defense, Kamer Hammer 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. 37 minutes into the game, Kamer Hammer cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 9-0. Bruno Barrett was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. A hard shot 40 in the game by Maarek Ratas from a close distance when the talented Bruno Barrett managed to make a qualified save. Curacao's players were relieved. Bruno Barrett showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maarek Ratas, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Kyle Davies made a kick off. When the match had gone on for 52 minutes, Maarek Ratas put it in 11-0 from a short distance just to the right of Bruno Barrett. A collision led to Curacao getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Charles Cox hit a great ball. Abelardo Fonso was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 55th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. The audience was convinced that Maarek Ratas's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bruno Barrett was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. Gioiese Calcio's Albano Marasso got a good chance for a goal in the 62nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Bruno Barrett came out of the goal in the 64th minute to try and stop a shot by Gioiese Calcio's Maarek Ratas. But to his dismay, Maarek Ratas quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 13-0. After 67 minutes of play, Gioiese Calcio's Maarek Ratas made it 14-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bruno Barrett was left in no man's land by his defense there! Bruno Barrett showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kamer Hammer in the 70th minute of the match. A collision led to Curacao getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Troy Kennedy hit a great ball. In the 74th minute Maarek Ratas shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bruno Barrett saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 75 minutes into the match, Gerardo Ramone notched a goal, 16-0, 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. Kamer Hammer took the ball and in the 81 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bruno Barrett. Bruno Barrett dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 17-0. Maarek Ratas took the ball and in the 84 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bruno Barrett. Bruno Barrett dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 18-0. In the 89th minute, Albano Marasso left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Gioiese Calcio fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 19-0. In the 92nd minute Kamer Hammer shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bruno Barrett saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 93 minutes of play, Gioiese Calcio's Maarek Ratas made it 20-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bruno Barrett was left in no man's land by his defense there! Gioiese Calcio'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.