Challenge

Arena Umarizal
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Curacao's Kyle Davies 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. Tostão Alcântara sent away a hard shot on goal in the 2nd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Charles Cox charged in rather forcefully in the 4th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Charles Cox the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Bruno Barrett had great luck who in the 5thth minute grab hold of the ball when Deivid Arce from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. In the 8thth minute of the game Deivid Arce 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Simão Simão in the 11th minute of play forced Curacao's goalkeeper Bruno Barrett to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Simão Simão might have been able to make a better finish in the 15th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bruno Barrett. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Simão Simão ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 17th minute of the match, Kauan Pires got a very nice opportunity to score, but Bruno Barrett was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. 19 minutes into the game, Deivid Arce cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Bruno Barrett was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Bruno Barrett made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tostão Alcântara in the 24th minute of play. A hard shot by Tostão Alcântara from long distance, 25 minutes into the match, got Bruno Barrett's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rocco Owen during the 26th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. After a rather tough play, Curacao's Rocco Owen got a free kick in the 26th minute. ✪ XV de Umarizal's Kauan Pires got a good chance for a goal in the 27th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Anselmo Simão kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. In the 29th minute of the match Kyle Davies shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Remo Amaral showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. After some careless play in the Curacao defense, Kauan Pires 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. After some careless play in the Curacao defense, Kauan Pires 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. After 43 minutes, Harvey Doyle mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Curacao and the ✪ XV de Umarizal players grew even worse after the yellow card. Bruno Barrett showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Deivid Arce in the 44th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tostão Alcântara in the 46th minute of play forced Curacao's goalkeeper Bruno Barrett to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 3-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Deivid Arce was the one to do the kick off. 55 minutes into the match, Curacao's goal looked a bit too open when Kauan Pires came free, but Bruno Barrett reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Eduardo Motta recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 58th minute Tostão Alcântara 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. 59 minutes into the match, Deivid Arce notched a goal, 4-0, 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. Curacao's Bruno Barrett played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kauan Pires in the 63rd minute of play. 70 minutes into the game, Tostão Alcântara cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 5-0. Bruno Barrett was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Bruno Barrett took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Deivid Arce, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Anselmo Simão hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. In the 80th minute, Kauan Pires left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ✪ XV de Umarizal fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-0. Stanley Wallace's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Remo Amaral firmly grabbed it by the left post. 90 minutes into the match, Curacao's goal looked a bit too open when Leandro Chaves came free, but Bruno Barrett reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Kauan Pires in the 91st 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. Rocco Owen was shown his second yellow card after 92 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. Rocco Owen hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. After 94 played minutes Curacao got a freekick which was hit by Harvey Doyle. After 96 played minutes, ✪ XV de Umarizal's Tostão Alcântara shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Bruno Barrett came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in ✪ XV de Umarizal reached it. When the referee ended the match the ✪ XV de Umarizal players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.