Challenge

Aceuchal Estadio
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Kyle Davies started the match with the kick off. Aceuchal FC were furious when Vincente Romero was red carded, 5 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. In the 6th match minute, Aceuchal FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Vincente Romero to maneuver through the defense. 8 minutes into the game, Curacao's Stanley Wallace nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Elvio Diez made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Kyle Davies during the 14th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. Kyle Davies hit a great freekick 14 minutes into the match. Benet Rosario could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 16th minute of the match, but Bruno Barrett made a huge save. Elvio Diez showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Troy Kennedy in the 18th minute of the match. Selmo Japón sent away a hard shot on goal in the 19th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After a rather tough play, Aceuchal FC's Urdin Gonzáles got a free kick in the 22nd minute. A sloppy throw-in by Urdin Gonzáles in the 27th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Curacao's Stanley Wallace. After 30 minutes of play, Curacao's Stanley Wallace made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Elvio Diez was left in no man's land by his defense there! Stanley Wallace kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Benet Rosario to make the kick off. If Benet Rosario had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Benet Rosario received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 59th minute. Bruno Barrett tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Stanley Wallace kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. Aceuchal FC's Selmo Japón got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 69 played minutes Curacao got a freekick which was hit by Troy Kennedy. 77 minutes into the match, Aceuchal FC's goalkeeper Elvio Diez had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Stanley Wallace. In the 79th minute, Selmo Japón hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Benet Rosario had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Bruno Barrett took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Benet Rosario, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Xurxo Carceles had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Chants of Curacao echoed around the stadium as the match drew to a close. Supporters and players were both delighted with the win, as Aceuchal FC had held the ball for most of the match.