Challenge

Unity Arena
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cao Shi Yi in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bruno Barrett saved Curacao from getting behind. When the match clock showed 14 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Cao Shi Yi sped through Curacao's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Bruno Barrett. Cao Shi Yi received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 16th minute. Bruno Barrett tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 18 minutes of play, The Team FC's Raul Bowen made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bruno Barrett was left in no man's land by his defense there! 21 minutes into the match, Curacao's goal looked a bit too open when Grant Foote came free, but Bruno Barrett reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cao Shi Yi's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bruno Barrett read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 24th minute of play. With his leg Bruno Barrett managed to avoid a goal in the 36thth minute, when The Team FC's Cao Shi Yi fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Curacao's defense didn't have a chance, in the 37th minute, when Shelton Flanagan scored to the left of an out of position Bruno Barrett, making the score, 8-0. Curacao's defense didn't have a chance, in the 40th minute, when Raul Bowen scored to the left of an out of position Bruno Barrett, making the score, 9-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kyle Davies to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Shelton Flanagan had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bruno Barrett. Curacao's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Shelton Flanagan was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 11-0. Bruno Barrett made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Otis Short in the 56th minute of play. The corner led The Team FC's Raul Bowen to fire away a dangerous shot which Bruno Barrett despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After 59 minutes, Cao Shi Yi made it 12-0 with a short kick to the right side. Curacao's Bruno Barrett tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Bruno Barrett didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Shelton Flanagan went, in the 62nd minute, to the upper right corner, 13-0 was the resulting score. After 65 minutes of play, The Team FC's Cao Shi Yi made it 14-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bruno Barrett was left in no man's land by his defense there! 68 minutes into the match, Otis Short notched a goal, 15-0, to the right of Curacao's Bruno Barrett. Bruno Barrett was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The Team FC made a substitution. Gavin Singleton replaced Otis Short. Grant Foote fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 72nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bruno Barrett having to interfere. Bruno Barrett came out of the goal in the 74th minute to try and stop a shot by The Team FC's Gavin Singleton. But to his dismay, Gavin Singleton quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 16-0. When the match clock showed 77 minutes, the score became 17-0 when Cao Shi Yi sped through Curacao's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Bruno Barrett. When the match had gone on for 85 minutes, Cao Shi Yi put it in 19-0 from a short distance just to the right of Bruno Barrett. Bruno Barrett made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cao Shi Yi in the 89th minute of play. Rocco Owen charged in rather forcefully in the 89th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Rocco Owen the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cao Shi Yi in the 95th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bruno Barrett saved Curacao from getting behind. Bruno Barrett showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cao Shi Yi, who was totally free with the ball in the 97th minute. When the referee ended the match the The Team FC players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.