Challenge

Vardi Staadion
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Kalmer Lips took the kick off in the first half of the match. Bertie Johnson charged in rather forcefully in the 7th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Bertie Johnson the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Bertie Johnson hit a great freekick 7 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, Vardi JK's Keijo Nuut got a free kick in the 15th minute. After 19 played minutes Vardi JK got a freekick which was hit by Pearu Müür. After recieving a nice pass, Curacao's Kyle Davies tried to score from far away in the 20th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. The supporters of Curacao booed when Vardi JK was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 22 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gerd Pukk didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bruno Barrett made a fantastic save in the 32nd minute, when Kunnar Haas sent off a good shot on target. Kyle Davies sent away a hard shot on goal in the 43rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kyle Davies to make the kick off. A collision led to Vardi JK getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Keijo Nuut hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Curacao's zone, Keijo Nuut stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bruno Barrett came out of the goal and Keijo Nuut tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 59 played minutes Vardi JK got a freekick which was hit by Keijo Nuut. After a defensive mix-up in Curacao's zone, Kunnar Haas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bruno Barrett came out of the goal and Kunnar Haas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 65 minutes, Marshall Graham mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Curacao and the Vardi JK players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 65 played minutes Curacao got a freekick which was hit by Marshall Graham. Roomet Mari blasted a shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bruno Barrett having to make a save. Gabriel Riis sent away a hard shot on goal in the 75th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Keijo Nuut fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bruno Barrett having to interfere. Marshall Graham hit a great freekick 79 minutes into the match. If Keijo Nuut 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 Argo Aug, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 87th minute, Kunnar Haas 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. Bertie Johnson kicked well hit freekick during the 94th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Curacao's zone, Kalmer Lips stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bruno Barrett came out of the goal and Kalmer Lips tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Vardi JK's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.