Challenge

Del Piero Alessandro
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, 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. Camillo Colecchia started the match with the kick off. Franco Nicolai received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 8th minute. Bruno Barrett tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Bruno Barrett made an important save on a dangerous shot by Camillo Colecchia in the 12th minute. In the 15th minute, Camillo Colecchia 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 1-0. 19 minutes into the game, Medoacus Maior's Camillo Colecchia nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bruno Barrett made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Bruno Barrett showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristoforo Barbanti, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. The supporters of Medoacus Maior booed when Curacao was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 23 match minutes in a wonderful position. Troy Kennedy didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cristoforo Barbanti took the ball and in the 25 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 3-0. Curacao's Bruno Barrett played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cristoforo Barbanti in the 29th minute of play. With a little luck, Curacao's Bruno Barrett got control of the ball when Camillo Colecchia tried to sneak it across the goal line. Flavio Corrente 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 45th minute. Bernardo Moretta charged in rather forcefully in the 45th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bernardo Moretta the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Medoacus Maior getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Bernardo Moretta hit a great ball.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Kyle Davies to strike the kick off in the second half. When Medoacus Maior's Franco Nicolai in the 51st minute got a chance for a shot 51st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Curacao's goalie prevented a goal. Cristoforo Barbanti took the ball and in the 53 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 6-0. The supporters of Curacao booed when Medoacus Maior was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 58 match minutes in a wonderful position. Elia Minati didn't get a good kick on the ball. Stanley Wallaces short, quick shot in the 60thth minute got Flavio Corrente to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Camillo Colecchia in the 63rd minute of play forced Curacao's goalkeeper Bruno Barrett to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 69 minutes into the game, Curacao's Stanley Wallace nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Flavio Corrente made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 6-1. Bruno Barrett showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cristoforo Barbanti, who was totally free with the ball in the 72nd minute. In the 73rd minute, Medoacus Maior's Emilio Palumbo seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Emilio Palumbo the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Medoacus Maior protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Emilio Palumbo had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 72 minutes into the game, one of Medoacus Maior:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Bruno Barrett made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Franco Nicolai in the 76th minute of play. Bruno Barrett made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlo Di Blasio in the 81st minute of play. Cristoforo Barbanti recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 82nd 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, Franco Nicolai stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bruno Barrett came out of the goal and Franco Nicolai tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When the match clock showed 94 minutes, the score became 7-1 when Cristoforo Barbanti sped through Curacao's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Bruno Barrett. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Medoacus Maior had played much better football throughout.