Challenge

Escobedo Stadium
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Santa Fe's Romulo Lalla started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Noel Seide stood somewhat misplaced when Roque Roso came free in front of goal and shot 2-0 to the left of him in the 7 minute. In the 9th minute, Gilberto Raymond reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Noel Seide. The goal made the score 3-0. Roque Rosos short, quick shot in the 12thth minute got Noel Seide to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. When the match had gone on for 14 minutes, Rigoberto Lobo took a quick shot and it went in 4-0 without a chance for Noel Seide to make any attempt to save it. After a rather tough play, Haiti's Ernso Constant got a free kick in the 16th minute. Noel Seide came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by Santa Fe's Roque Roso. But to his dismay, Roque Roso quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-0. In the 20th minute of the match, Romulo Lalla got a very nice opportunity to score, but Noel Seide was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After 22 played minutes Haiti got a freekick which was hit by Jonathan Alphonse. The supporters of Santa Fe booed when Haiti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 26 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jean Marie Alcius didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 28th minute, Jean Claude Ulysse hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Noel Seide was a little too slow when Juan Fernando Pratto got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 29th minute. The score was now 6-0. 37 minutes into the match, Steve Rogers notched a goal, 9-0, to the right of Haiti's Noel Seide. Noel Seide was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 41st minute, Santa Fe's Romulo Lalla ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Noel Seide. Noel Seide yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 10-0. Noel Seide made a fantastic save in the 46th minute, when Steve Rogers sent off a good shot on target.

Santa Fe's Mauricio Montes was substituted for Santi Ogazón. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jonathan Alphonse to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 56th minute of the match Santa Fe got a corner. Haiti's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Juan Fernando Pratto ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led to Santa Fe's Steve Rogers getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. After 58 minutes of play, Santa Fe's Roque Roso made it 11-0 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! Noel Seide came out of the goal in the 60th minute to try and stop a shot by Santa Fe's Romulo Lalla. But to his dismay, Romulo Lalla quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 12-0. Haiti's Noel Seide played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romulo Lalla in the 64th minute of play. A collision led to Haiti getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Ernso Constant hit a great ball. Santa Fe's Eliott Pépin was substituted for Rolando Madaleno. Ernso Constant kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. When Eliott Pépin fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Santa Fe's protests and gave Eliott Pépin a yellow card for diving instead. Noel Seide showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Juan Fernando Pratto, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Juan Fernando Pratto received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Noel Seide tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Roque Roso scored 13-0 in the 75th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Noel Seide, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Mauricio Montes made in the 79th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Gilberto Raymond immediately put the ball in play. Santa Fe's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Juan Fernando Pratto in the 81st minute. Steve Rogers made in the 89th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Roque Roso immediately put the ball in play. Noel Seide showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roque Roso in the 91st minute of the match. After 92 minutes of play, Santa Fe's Juan Fernando Pratto made it 15-0 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! After some careless play in the Haiti defense, Roque Roso kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Noel Seide. The Haiti fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Noel Seide should have stopped the shot. When the referee ended the match the Santa Fe players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.