Challenge

Merceron Arena
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Kyle Davies started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 2nd minute, Kyle Davies hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When the match had gone on for 14 minutes, Dinei Fernandez put it in 3-0 from a short distance just to the right of Bruno Barrett. Bruno Barrett made a fantastic save in the 17th minute, when Dinei Fernandez sent off a good shot on target. After 20 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Curacao! In the 22nd minute Merceron United were awarded a corner. Milosz Waselenczuk went to the cornerflag to take it. After taking down the ball on Merceron United's corner Edoardo Pascucci fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Bruno Barrett quite easily take care of the ball. With his leg Bruno Barrett managed to avoid a goal in the 30thth minute, when Merceron United's Dinei Fernandez fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Edoardo Pascucci succeeded in the game's 31st minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 5-0. In the 34th minute, Edoardo Pascucci fired away a shot on goal. He put a little to much spin on the ball and sent it just wide of the right post. Troy Kennedy kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. Bertie Johnson hit a great freekick 37 minutes into the match. Bruno Barrett stood somewhat misplaced when Dinei Fernandez came free in front of goal and shot 6-0 to the left of him in the 38 minute. Dinei Fernandez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 42nd minute. Bruno Barrett tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 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 wind increased when Dinei Fernandez made the kick off in the second half. Dinei Fernandez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 52nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Harvey Doyle's late challenge caught a Merceron United's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Harvey Doyle helped the player get up and apologised. In the 55th match minute, Curacao was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Harvey Doyle to maneuver through the defense. After 59 minutes, Edoardo Pascucci made it 8-0 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 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dinei Fernandez in the 62nd minute of play. When the match had gone on for 63 minutes, Dinei Fernandez put it in 9-0 from a short distance just to the right of Bruno Barrett. Dinei Fernandez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bruno Barrett having to interfere. After 69 minutes of play, Merceron United's Edoardo Pascucci made it 10-0 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! 72 minutes into the game, Dinei Fernandez cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 11-0. Bruno Barrett was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Dinei Fernandez sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When the match clock showed 79 minutes, the score became 12-0 when Dinei Fernandez sped through Curacao's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Bruno Barrett. If Dinei Fernandez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience was convinced that Dinei Fernandez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bruno Barrett was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. When the match clock showed 88 minutes, the score became 13-0 when Dinei Fernandez sped through Curacao's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Bruno Barrett. Bruno Barrett stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dinei Fernandez's shot from short distance in the 94th minute. If Dinei Fernandez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Merceron United walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.