Challenge

Lidador FC
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Danilo Pinho started the match with the kick off. Saint Jean Pierre tried in the 6th minute to hit away a contribution but miss-kicked the ball which ended up in his own goal and left an unhappy Noel Seide a with quite unnecessary self made goal. Result 1-0. A collision led to Lidador F.C. getting a freekick after 9 minutes play. Isac Falcão hit a great ball. Danilo Pinho blasted a shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Noel Seide having to make a save. In the 12th minute Danilo Pinho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Noel Seide saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Danilo Pinho in the 13th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Noel Seide prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience thought a goal was coming when Delfim Oliveira got free with Noel Seide in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Danilo Pinho might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Noel Seide. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Danilo Pinho ran back to his position shaking his head. Danilo Pinho who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 18thth minute tested the skills of Noel Seide when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Danilo Pinho took the ball and in the 19 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Noel Seide. Noel Seide dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. In the 22nd minute Danilo Pinho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Noel Seide saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Haiti's Noel Seide proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save Haiti from getting a goal against them. If Danilo Pinho had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 32nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a defensive mix-up in Haiti's zone, Danilo Pinho stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Noel Seide came out of the goal and Danilo Pinho tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 36 minutes into the game, Felix Dorval threw the ball into play from the sideline. Lidador F.C.'s Aldo Brás quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. In the 38th match minute, Haiti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jean Marie Alcius to maneuver through the defense. Danilo Pinho might have been able to make a better finish in the 40th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Noel Seide. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Danilo Pinho ran back to his position shaking his head. The crowd rose to their feet as Amadeu Moura kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Noel Seide. That made the score 3-0 in the 42 minute of play. In the 45th minute of the match, Delfim Oliveira got a very nice opportunity to score, but Noel Seide was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. In the 47th minute, Lidador F.C.'s Delfim Oliveira ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Noel Seide. Noel Seide yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 4-0. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 4-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jonathan Alphonse to make the kick off. The audience was convinced that Delfim Oliveira's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Noel Seide was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. 54 minutes into the match, Danilo Pinho 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 Danilo Pinho was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-0. Delfim Oliveira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 56th minute. Noel Seide tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Ernso Constant's late challenge caught a Lidador F.C.'s player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ernso Constant helped the player get up and apologised. Ernso Constant hit a great freekick 58 minutes into the match. Amadeu Moura might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Noel Seide. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Amadeu Moura ran back to his position shaking his head. Danilo Pinho blasted a shot towards the goal in the 62nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Noel Seide having to make a save. 62 minutes into the match, Haiti's goal looked a bit too open when Danilo Pinho came free, but Noel Seide reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Isac Falcão hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. Danilo Pinho recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 68th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Delfim Oliveira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 70th minute, Jean Marie Alcius hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Lidador F.C. fans' excitement grew in the 72nd match minute when Lidador F.C.'s Danilo Pinho 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 6-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. When the match clock showed 75 minutes, the score became 7-0 when Danilo Pinho sped through Haiti's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Noel Seide. 78 minutes into the match, Haiti's goal looked a bit too open when Danilo Pinho came free, but Noel Seide reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Noel Seide didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Delfim Oliveira went, in the 79th minute, to the upper right corner, 8-0 was the resulting score. In the 82nd minute, Delfim Oliveira 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 9-0. Delfim Oliveira struck a weak shot in the 85th minute. Noel Seide didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lidador F.C.. 86 minutes into the game, Mário Maia cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 10-0. Noel Seide was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 90th minute Danilo Pinho shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Noel Seide saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 92 minutes into the match, Haiti's goal looked a bit too open when Danilo Pinho came free, but Noel Seide reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Danilo Pinho in the 93rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Noel Seide saved Haiti from getting behind. If Delfim Oliveira had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 94th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 96th minute, Haiti's Saint Jean Pierre seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Saint Jean Pierre the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Haiti protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Saint Jean Pierre had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Saint Jean Pierre kicked well hit freekick during the 97th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Haiti's zone, Alcino Malafaia stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Noel Seide came out of the goal and Alcino Malafaia tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Lidador F.C. walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.