Challenge

Estadio Zebolla
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jonathan Alphonse started the match with the kick off. Ernso Constant hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Sayvion Alegria showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonathan Alphonse, who was totally free with the ball in the 18th minute. Iigo Limofer hit a great freekick 19 minutes into the match. After 22 minutes of play, Zebolla FC's Lizbeth Sobrado 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! Zebolla FC's Sayvion Alegria played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonathan Alphonse in the 28th minute of play. In the 30th minute of the match Zacarias Barriobero shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Noel Seide showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. The supporters of Haiti booed when Zebolla FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aureo Bidania didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 43rd minute Jonathan Alphonse shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sayvion Alegria saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Sayvion Alegria made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonathan Alphonse in the 45th minute of play. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Zebolla FC made a substitution. Eli Miramontes replaced Viviano Presilla. When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Fulgencio Comas made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lizbeth Sobrado in the 57th minute of play forced Haiti's goalkeeper Noel Seide to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zebolla FC made a substitution. Tiago Durazno replaced Karlos Gaviria. Tiago Durazno made in the 63rd minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Haiti's Jean Marie Alcius. In the 68th match minute, Zebolla FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rolado Rayon to maneuver through the defense. Zebolla FC's Savier Orue was substituted for Ángel Cuellar. Rolado Rayon hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 70th minute, Jonathan Alphonse managed to get in a good position for a shot. Haiti's supporters rose to their feet, but Jonathan Alphonse was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Sayvion Alegria breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Tiago Durazno'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. Tiago Durazno helped the player get up and apologised. Tiago Durazno kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. Haiti's Noel Seide played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fulgencio Comas in the 79th minute of play. Jonathan Alphonse could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Sayvion Alegria made a huge save. In the 83rd minute of the game Zacarias Barriobero made a throw-in which Fulgencio Comas played forward. Sayvion Alegria took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonathan Alphonse, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 92 minutes into the match, Zebolla FC's goalkeeper Sayvion Alegria had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jonathan Alphonse. Lizbeth Sobrado sent away a hard shot on goal in the 93rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Zebolla FC's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.