Challenge

Goodison Park
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kyle Davies took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 3 minutes, Troy Kennedy mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Curacao and the Everton Football Club players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 4 played minutes Curacao got a freekick which was hit by Troy Kennedy. In the 5th minute, Warren Masters hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 8th minute, Juan José González left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Everton Football Club fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. The supporters of Everton Football Club booed when Curacao was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 11 match minutes in a wonderful position. Troy Kennedy didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 12th match minute, Everton Football Club was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Warren Masters to maneuver through the defense. Piers Dearden showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Stanley Wallace, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. In the 15th minute, Kyle Davies got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. When Juan José González came up free with the goalie in the 19th minute, the Everton Football Club 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 Juan José González couldn't finish the play. Piers Dearden showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Troy Kennedy in the 22nd minute of the match. In the 24th minute, Rocco Owen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Juan José González might have been able to make a better finish in the 29th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bruno Barrett. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Juan José González ran back to his position shaking his head. 30 minutes into the match, Curacao's goal looked a bit too open when Juan José González came free, but Bruno Barrett reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Curacao getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Rocco Owen hit a great ball. Curacao's Bruno Barrett proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 33rd minute of the match, managed to save Curacao from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Stanley Wallace's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Piers Dearden was relentless in the 36th minute of the game. 37 minutes into the match, Curacao's goalkeeper Bruno Barrett had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Placido Miliano. 40 minutes into the match, Juan José González dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Bruno Barrett, 2-0. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Juan José González was the one to do the kick off. 51 minutes into the game, Stanley Wallace cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-1. Piers Dearden was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Curacao's Bruno Barrett played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juan José González in the 56th minute of play. When Everton Football Club's Juan José González in the 58th minute got a chance for a shot 58th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Curacao's goalie prevented a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Juan José González in the 62nd minute of play forced Curacao's goalkeeper Bruno Barrett to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rocco Owen kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. When Simon Thomas fell near the penalty area in the 68th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Everton Football Club's protests and gave Simon Thomas a yellow card for diving instead. With a little luck, Everton Football Club's Piers Dearden got control of the ball when Stanley Wallace tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Juan José González had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A long shot from Harvey Doyle in the 84th minute of play was well struck, but Piers Dearden made a really good save at the right post. Jake Kennedy hit a great freekick 90 minutes into the match. Piers Dearden made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Stanley Wallace sent off a good shot on target. Everton Football Club's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.