Challenge

Gran Lugano Fútbol
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Apolo Marz started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonathan Alphonse in the 3rd minute of play forced Lugano Futbol's goalkeeper Feliciano Elodio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Haiti's Saint Jean Pierre got a free kick in the 6th minute. Noel Seide made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Apolo Marz in the 10th minute of play. When Ernso Constant fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Haiti's protests and gave Ernso Constant a yellow card for diving instead. After a rather tough play, Haiti's Ernso Constant got a free kick in the 11th minute. When the match clock showed 12 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Apolo Marz sped through Haiti's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Noel Seide. The throw-in from Matias Aurre in the 17th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Haiti's Jean Marie Alcius. A collision led to Haiti getting a freekick after 17 minutes play. Jonathan Alphonse hit a great ball. Haiti's Noel Seide proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save Haiti from getting a goal against them. With an all-out effort, Lugano Futbol's Noel Seide threw himself towards the right post 22 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Apolo Marz, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Noel Seide showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Apolo Marz, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. After a rather tough play, Lugano Futbol's Eustacio Estebe got a free kick in the 28th minute. Gesner Philippe sent away a hard shot on goal in the 30th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 32 minutes into the match, Lugano Futbol's goal looked a bit too open when Jonathan Alphonse came free, but Feliciano Elodio reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Feliciano Elodio 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 36th minute. In the 41st minute, Ernso Constant hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 43 minutes into the game, Haiti's Jonathan Alphonse nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Feliciano Elodio made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. In the 46th minute, Eustacio Estebe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gesner Philippe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 48th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Feliciano Elodio having to interfere.

With a little luck, Lugano Futbol's Feliciano Elodio got control of the ball when Jonathan Alphonse tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Nemesio Bras fell near the penalty area in the 56th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Lugano Futbol's protests and gave Nemesio Bras a yellow card for diving instead. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 55th minute of the game. One of Lugano Futbol:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of Haiti:s goal. Feliciano Elodio went to the wrong direction when Gesner Philippe was taking care of the penalty kick which however missed the goal. Noel Seide showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Julio Azeari, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. Lugano Futbol's Feliciano Elodio proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save Lugano Futbol from getting a goal against them. 65 minutes into the match, Justino Charro had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Noel Seide. Haiti's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Justino Charro was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-1. When the match had gone on for 68 minutes, Fritz Severe took a quick shot and it went in 2-2 without a chance for Feliciano Elodio to make any attempt to save it. In the 72nd minute, Eustacio Estebe hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 74th minute of the match Saint Jean Pierre shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Feliciano Elodio showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 78 minutes into the match, Lugano Futbol's goalkeeper Feliciano Elodio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fritz Severe. Haiti's Noel Seide played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Apolo Marz in the 81st minute of play. Apolo Marz took the ball and in the 90 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 3-2. Feliciano Elodio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fritz Severe in the 93rd minute. Noel Seide didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Apolo Marz went, in the 100th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-2 was the resulting score. Lugano Futbol's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.