Challenge

Centenario Chaco
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Haiti's Jonathan Alphonse started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Man Tas kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Noel Seide was out of position in the 10 minute of play, and Man Tas capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Man Tas really showed his touch with that goal: 1-0. After a rather tough play, Sarmiento de Resistencia's Man Tas got a free kick in the 14th minute. Haiti's defense didn't have a chance, in the 19th minute, when Man Tas scored to the left of an out of position Noel Seide, making the score, 2-0. The Sarmiento de Resistencia fans' excitement grew in the 22nd match minute when Sarmiento de Resistencia's Man Tas 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 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 25 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Haiti! Noel Seide stood somewhat misplaced when Man Tas came free in front of goal and shot 5-0 to the left of him in the 30 minute. In the 34th minute, one of Haiti:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Haiti. Haiti:s Noel Seide showed great skill when he stopped Man Tas:s penalty. An unexpectedly hard shot by Man Tas in the 44th minute of play forced Haiti's goalkeeper Noel Seide to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 8-0 at half-time.

Sarmiento de Resistencia made a substitution. Alex Herrero replaced Man Tas. The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alex Herrero to strike the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the Haiti defense, Alex Herrero kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Noel Seide. The Haiti fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Noel Seide should have stopped the shot. In the 61st minute, Alex Herrero left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Sarmiento de Resistencia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 11-0. Arias Fabelo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Noel Seide having to interfere. Alex Herrero might have been able to make a better finish in the 71st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Noel Seide. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Alex Herrero ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alex Herrero in the 73rd minute of play forced Haiti's goalkeeper Noel Seide to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 74 minutes into the game, Sarmiento de Resistencia's Alex Herrero nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Noel Seide made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 13-0. Noel Seide took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alex Herrero, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Noel Seide made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Henning Martinsson in the 80th minute of play. 85 minutes into the game, Henning Martinsson cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 15-0. Noel Seide was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Sarmiento de Resistencia made a substitution. Francis Sarmiento replaced Henning Martinsson. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alonzo Peruxu in the 89th minute of play forced Haiti's goalkeeper Noel Seide to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Noel Seide showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alex Herrero in the 90th minute of the match. In the 93rd minute, Francis Sarmiento ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Noel Seide was frozen by the shot and now it was 16-0. 96 minutes into the match, Alonzo Peruxu 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 Alonzo Peruxu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 17-0. When the referee ended the match the Sarmiento de Resistencia players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.