Challenge

Marakana
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gerald Achen took the kick off in the first half of the match. Bruno Barrett took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gerald Achen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rocco Owen in the 6th minute of play forced B O B I S A's goalkeeper Mickey Kohler to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, B O B I S A's Julio Rogger got a free kick in the 6th minute. Kurt Stahl sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a defensive mix-up in Curacao's zone, Gerald Achen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bruno Barrett came out of the goal and Gerald Achen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Gerald Achen in the 13thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Bruno Barrett, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. 15 minutes into the match, B O B I S A's goal looked a bit too open when Kyle Davies came free, but Mickey Kohler reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. B O B I S A's Gerald Achen got a good chance for a goal in the 16th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 21st minute, Kyle Davies hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 22nd match minute, B O B I S A was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Maximilien Gisler to maneuver through the defense. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rocco Owen during the 29th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Rocco Owen hit a great freekick 29 minutes into the match. In the 36thth minute of the game Romain Eberli who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Curacao's Bruno Barrett was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When the match clock showed 36 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Romain Eberli sped through Curacao's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Bruno Barrett. Gerald Achens short, quick shot in the 44thth minute got Bruno Barrett to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Through an outstanding action, after 45 minutes, Bruno Barrett successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gerald Achen in the 47th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bruno Barrett prevented the ball from getting in the gole. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Kyle Davies was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerald Achen in the 51st minute of play forced Curacao's goalkeeper Bruno Barrett to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match had gone on for 53 minutes, Kyle Davies took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Mickey Kohler to make any attempt to save it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerald Achen in the 59th minute of play forced Curacao's goalkeeper Bruno Barrett to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Curacao's Bruno Barrett played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gerald Achen in the 60th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gerald Achen in the 61st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bruno Barrett prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gerald Achen in the 64th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bruno Barrett prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When B O B I S A's Gerald Achen in the 66th minute got a chance for a shot 66th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Curacao's goalie prevented a goal. Bruno Barrett stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Gerald Achen's shot from short distance in the 68th minute. Kurt Stahl received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Bruno Barrett tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 71st minute, Toby Fleischer hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. B O B I S A's Mickey Kohler proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 78th minute of the match, managed to save B O B I S A from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gerald Achen in the 79th minute of play forced Curacao's goalkeeper Bruno Barrett to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bruno Barrett showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gerald Achen in the 83rd minute of the match. After 86 minutes of play, B O B I S A's Gerald Achen made it 2-1 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! In the 90th minute, Gerald Achen made a precise shot to the right of Bruno Barrett. Curacao's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-1. Bruno Barrett made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gerald Achen in the 94th minute of play. B O B I S A walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.