Challenge

Juan Román Riquelme
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, 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. Kyle Davies started the match with the kick off. After a defensive mix-up in Curacao's zone, Antonio Arnas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bruno Barrett came out of the goal and Antonio Arnas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Bruno Barrett didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Celso Cruz went, in the 5th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Celso Cruz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. A hard shot 9 in the game by Celso Cruz from a close distance when the talented Bruno Barrett managed to make a qualified save. Curacao's players were relieved. Curacao's Bruno Barrett proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 11th minute of the match, managed to save Curacao from getting a goal against them. Bruno Barrett was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Antonio Arnas showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 2-0 in the 13 minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Celso Cruz got free with Bruno Barrett in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filomeno Kauldi in the 19th minute of play forced Curacao's goalkeeper Bruno Barrett to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Filomeno Kauldi recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 23rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After a defensive mix-up in Curacao's zone, Antonio Arnas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bruno Barrett came out of the goal and Antonio Arnas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 28 minutes into the match, Celso Cruz dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Bruno Barrett, 4-0. In the 32nd play minute Celso Cruz came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Bruno Barrett. 5-0. Antonio Arnas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bruno Barrett having to interfere. 36 minutes into the game, Celso Cruz recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Bruno Barrett. Celso Cruz showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 6-0. Celso Cruz's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 39thth minute, Bruno Barrett skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Bruno Barrett came out of the goal in the 40th minute to try and stop a shot by Urko FC's Celso Cruz. But to his dismay, Celso Cruz quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 7-0. Antonio Arnas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 43rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bruno Barrett having to interfere. Thanks to some nice moves Celso Cruz could shoot a difficult shot in the 48th minute, which Bruno Barrett however easily saved by the left post. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 7-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Celso Cruz to make the kick off. Urko FC were awarded a corner in the 53th minute after Curacao's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Filomeno Kauldi took the corner. Urko FC's Andrew Robertson was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Bruno Barrett in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Bruno Barrett didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Andrew Robertson went, in the 53rd minute, to the upper right corner, 8-0 was the resulting score. After 56 minutes of play, Urko FC's Celso Cruz made it 9-0 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! In the 62nd minute the ball was on its way in behind Curacao's goalkeeper Bruno Barrett, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. A collision led to Urko FC getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Filomeno Kauldi hit a great ball. Urko FC's Denis Alonso was substituted for Celso Cruz. Filomeno Kauldi hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. 72 minutes into the game, Denis Alonso cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 12-0. Bruno Barrett was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 75th minute, Denis Alonso left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Urko FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 13-0. Curacao's Bruno Barrett played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arrosko Lechem in the 80th minute of play. 81 minutes into the match, Denis Alonso had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bruno Barrett. Curacao's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Denis Alonso was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 14-0. In the 84th minute, Troy Kennedy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 86th minute Igor Baudelio 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 some careless play in the Curacao defense, Igor Baudelio 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. Bruno Barrett showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Igor Baudelio, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Igor Baudelio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bruno Barrett having to interfere. When the referee ended the match the Urko FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.