Challenge

La Palmera
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) In the 2nd play minute Blas Orlanda came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Bruno Barrett. 1-0. 8 minutes into the game, Damaso Otsando recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Bruno Barrett. Damaso Otsando showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-0. Curacao's defense didn't have a chance, in the 11th minute, when Göktürk Başbuğ scored to the left of an out of position Bruno Barrett, making the score, 3-0. In the 13th match minute, EmmA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Anibal Mendebal to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Blas Orlanda got free with Bruno Barrett in the 16th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 17th minute of the match EmmA got a corner. Curacao's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Anastasio Sugoi ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 19th minute, Isidoro Orlondon left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The EmmA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-0. In the 25th minute, Curacao's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Göktürk Başbuğ fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Anibal Mendebal in the 25th minute of play forced Curacao's goalkeeper Bruno Barrett to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 29th play minute Anibal Mendebal came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Bruno Barrett. 6-0. 32 minutes into the game, EmmA's Göktürk Başbuğ 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, 7-0. Göktürk Başbuğ received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 36th minute. Bruno Barrett tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 39 minutes into the match, Göktürk Başbuğ 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 Göktürk Başbuğ was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 8-0. When the match clock showed 43 minutes, the score became 9-0 when Anibal Mendebal sped through Curacao's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Bruno Barrett. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kyle Davies during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Curacao getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Kyle Davies hit a great ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 9-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Anibal Mendebal to make the kick off. Bruno Barrett took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Anibal Mendebal, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 58 minutes into the game, Isidoro Orlondon cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 10-0. Bruno Barrett was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Stanley Wallace kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. 63 minutes into the match, Göktürk Başbuğ 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 Göktürk Başbuğ was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 11-0. Anibal Mendebal recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Bruno Barrett made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Anibal Mendebal in the 69th minute of play. Damaso Otsando scored 12-0 in the 71st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bruno Barrett, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Bruno Barrett came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by EmmA's Göktürk Başbuğ. But to his dismay, Göktürk Başbuğ quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 13-0. In the 82nd minute, Kyle Davies hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Anibal Mendebal in the 83rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bruno Barrett saved Curacao from getting behind. EmmA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Anastasio Sugoi in the 84th minute. The corner led EmmA's Anastasio Sugoi to fire away a dangerous shot which Bruno Barrett despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 86 minutes into the game, EmmA's Isidoro Orlondon 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, 14-0. When the match had gone on for 90 minutes, Anibal Mendebal put it in 15-0 from a short distance just to the right of Bruno Barrett. After a rather tough play, Curacao's Harvey Doyle got a free kick in the 94th minute. When Anastasio Sugoi came up free with the goalie in the 94th minute, the EmmA 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 Anastasio Sugoi couldn't finish the play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Göktürk Başbuğ in the 98th 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 the referee ended the match the EmmA players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.