Challenge

Miramar
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Kyle Davies kicked off to start the match. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Artur Moita in the 7th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bruno Barrett saved Curacao from getting behind. Curacao's Bruno Barrett proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 8th minute of the match, managed to save Curacao from getting a goal against them. The supporters of Curacao booed when Miramar was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fábio Cerqueira didn't get a good kick on the ball. Artur Moita fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bruno Barrett having to interfere. Artur Moita had several of the Curacao's defenders around him in the penalty area when he, after 15 minutes of play, received a pass and succeeded in some way to shoot a shot which went straight ahead into goal. This resulted in a 1-0 score and a disappointed Bruno Barrett as he didn't even see the shot coming. Jordan Porter made in the 21st minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Troy Kennedy. Jordan Porter hit a great freekick 24 minutes into the match. Artur Moita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 25th minute. Bruno Barrett tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 27th minute the ball was on its way in behind Curacao's goalkeeper Bruno Barrett, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Carlos Calheiros hit a great freekick 28 minutes into the match. 34 minutes into the game, Miramar's Celso Mesquita 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, 2-0. Artur Moita received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 41st minute. Bruno Barrett tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. With a little luck, Curacao's Bruno Barrett got control of the ball when Artur Moita tried to sneak it across the goal line. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Artur Moita made the kick off in the second half. If Artur Moita had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 63 minutes into the match, Miramar's Artur Moita sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bruno Barrett narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Jordan Porter made in the 67th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Miramar's Fabrício Peixoto. Artur Moita sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 75th minute, Harvey Doyle hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 76 minutes into the match, Curacao's goal looked a bit too open when Artur Moita came free, but Bruno Barrett reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 78th minute Artur Moita 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. Bruno Barrett made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Artur Moita in the 79th minute of play. 80 minutes into the game, Celso Mesquita cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 4-0. Bruno Barrett was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After a defensive mix-up in Curacao's zone, Celso Mesquita stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bruno Barrett came out of the goal and Celso Mesquita tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 85 minutes into the match, Curacao's goal looked a bit too open when Artur Moita came free, but Bruno Barrett reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jordan Porter's late challenge caught a Miramar's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jordan Porter helped the player get up and apologised. Jordan Porter hit a great freekick 89 minutes into the match. When Kyle Davies came up free with the goalie in the 96th minute, the Curacao 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 Kyle Davies couldn't finish the play. Miramar walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.