Challenge

Picarcaqui Stadium
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, 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. Bernardo Nisen started the match with the kick off. In the 8thth minute of the game Jonathan Alphonse who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Deportivo Lirayén's Candido Gallegos was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. After taking down the ball on Haiti's corner Ernso Constant fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Candido Gallegos quite easily take care of the ball. 11 minutes had been played when some careless play by Deportivo Lirayén's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jonathan Alphonse was slow to take the kick. During this time Haiti's players had a chance to rest. Jonathan Alphonse made a great header on Haiti's corner, it was just that Deportivo Lirayén's Candido Gallegos managed to reach the ball for a save. Haiti's Jonathan Alphonse got a good chance for a goal in the 13th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Philippe Ambroise sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of Deportivo Lirayén booed when Haiti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 24 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gesner Philippe didn't get a good kick on the ball. 25 minutes into the game, one of Haiti:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Andreo Ralph placed the ball on the penalty spot and got himself ready to shoot. Post out! Mikel Azagra could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 32nd minute of the match, but Noel Seide made a huge save. Noel Seide made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Mikel Azagra sent off a good shot on target. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gesner Philippe stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Haiti were awarded a corner in the 53th minute after Deportivo Lirayén's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jonathan Alphonse took the corner. A nice corner shot did that Jonathan Alphonse got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Candido Gallegos quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. In the 58th match minute, Haiti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Saint Jean Pierre to maneuver through the defense. Mikel Azagra took the ball and in the 61 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Noel Seide. Noel Seide dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Ernso Constant sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The throw-in from Juan Jesus Arbildo in the 71st minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Haiti's Ernso Constant. Haiti's Ernso Constant managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Romeo Albarran in the 77 minute of the game. Remigio Bishara made in the 78th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Haiti's Felix Dorval. Andreo Ralph made in the 84th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Haiti's Ernso Constant. The supporters of Deportivo Lirayén booed when Haiti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 89 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ernso Constant didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 92nd minute, Mikel Azagra managed to get in a good position for a shot. Deportivo Lirayén's supporters rose to their feet, but Mikel Azagra was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Noel Seide breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Gesner Philippe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 94th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Candido Gallegos having to interfere. Philippe Ambroise received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Candido Gallegos tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When the referee ended the match the Deportivo Lirayén players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.