Challenge

Caballito
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Bruno Barrett showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gică Hagi, who was totally free with the ball in the 2nd minute. 4 minutes into the game, Fausto Natanael recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Bruno Barrett. Fausto Natanael showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-0. After a defensive mix-up in Curacao's zone, Gică Hagi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bruno Barrett came out of the goal and Gică Hagi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fausto Natanael who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 11thth minute tested the skills of Bruno Barrett when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Bruno Barrett was out of position in the 14 minute of play, and Gică Hagi capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Gică Hagi really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. Fausto Natanael blasted a shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bruno Barrett having to make a save. In the 20th minute, Fausto Natanael made a precise shot to the right of Bruno Barrett. Curacao's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-0. In the 23rd minute, Kyle Davies hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Caballito fans' excitement grew in the 25th match minute when Caballito's Gică Hagi looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. The audience thought a goal was coming when Fausto Natanael got free with Bruno Barrett in the 28th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When the match had gone on for 33 minutes, Gică Hagi took a quick shot and it went in 5-0 without a chance for Bruno Barrett to make any attempt to save it. A collision led to Curacao getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Kyle Davies hit a great ball. After 41 played minutes Curacao got a freekick which was hit by Troy Kennedy. Bruno Barrett didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Fausto Natanael went, in the 44th minute, to the upper right corner, 7-0 was the resulting score. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Gică Hagi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. When Gică Hagi came up free with the goalie in the 52nd minute, the Caballito fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Gică Hagi couldn't finish the play. 53 minutes into the match, Fausto Natanael 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 Fausto Natanael was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-0. In the 59th minute, Gică Hagi got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After some fancy dribbling in the 61st minute, Gică Hagi managed to get in a good position for a shot. Caballito's supporters rose to their feet, but Gică Hagi was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bruno Barrett breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 65 minutes into the game, Caballito's Gică Hagi 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, 10-0. In the 69th minute Gică Hagi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bruno Barrett saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Caballito fans' excitement grew in the 71st match minute when Caballito's Fausto Natanael looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 11-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 76 minutes into the match, João Barbosa 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 João Barbosa was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 12-0. Caballito's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Shi Ying Jian in the 80th minute. Bruno Barrett showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from João Barbosa, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. In the 83rd minute Florentino Guter shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bruno Barrett saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After some careless play in the Curacao defense, João Barbosa kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bruno Barrett. The Curacao fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bruno Barrett should have stopped the shot. João Barbosa took the ball and in the 92 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 14-0. After a defensive mix-up in Curacao's zone, Joel Francis stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bruno Barrett came out of the goal and Joel Francis tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. There was no doubt that Caballito were the better team. Caballito's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.