Challenge

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Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, 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. Kyle Davies started the match with the kick off. Ferdinand Serneels 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 3rd minute. 4 minutes into the match, The Original Wonderteam's goal looked a bit too open when Kyle Davies came free, but Ferdinand Serneels reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 8 minutes into the game, Yannis Vercalsteren was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. The Original Wonderteam's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Curacao the free kick. Yannis Vercalsteren hit a great freekick 8 minutes into the match. In the 15th minute, Troy Kennedy hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 16 minutes, Etienne Anteunis made it 1-0 with a short kick to the right side. Curacao's Bruno Barrett tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Ferdinand Serneels 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 20th minute. Bruno Barrett made an important save on a dangerous shot by Godfried Van Der Heijden in the 21st minute. In the 22nd minute, Julien Maerschalck hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After some fancy dribbling in the 24th minute, Stanley Wallace managed to get in a good position for a shot. Curacao's supporters rose to their feet, but Stanley Wallace was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ferdinand Serneels breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The Original Wonderteam's Ferdinand Serneels played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stanley Wallace in the 25th minute of play. Timy Coppens's late challenge caught a Curacao's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Timy Coppens helped the player get up and apologised. The Original Wonderteam's Ferdinand Serneels played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyle Davies in the 35th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in The Original Wonderteam's zone, Stanley Wallace stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ferdinand Serneels came out of the goal and Stanley Wallace tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 38 minutes into the match, The Original Wonderteam's goal looked a bit too open when Stanley Wallace came free, but Ferdinand Serneels reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ferdinand Serneels came out of the goal in the 40th minute to try and stop a shot by Curacao's Stanley Wallace. But to his dismay, Stanley Wallace quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. After a rather tough play, The Original Wonderteam's Frank Dewolf got a free kick in the 44th minute. After a defensive mix-up in The Original Wonderteam's zone, Kyle Davies stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Ferdinand Serneels came out of the goal and Kyle Davies tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. With a little luck, Curacao's Bruno Barrett got control of the ball when Etienne Anteunis tried to sneak it across the goal line.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Vic Van Caenegem stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. In the 54th minute Godfried Van Der Heijden 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. A collision led to Curacao getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Marshall Graham hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Frank Dewolf in the 57th minute of play forced Curacao's goalkeeper Bruno Barrett to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ferdinand Serneels showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rocco Owen in the 61st minute of the match. Bruno Barrett took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Etienne Anteunis, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Curacao's Bruno Barrett played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Vic Van Caenegem in the 66th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Etienne Anteunis in the 73rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bruno Barrett prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Ferdinand Serneels showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rocco Owen in the 82nd minute of the match. Lennart Van Deijck hit a great freekick 86 minutes into the match. Ferdinand Serneels made a fantastic save in the 90th minute, when Stanley Wallace sent off a good shot on target. In the 92ndth minute of the game Marshall Graham who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but The Original Wonderteam's Ferdinand Serneels was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In a very dangerous position, a player in The Original Wonderteam fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 95th minute. Penalty! The goalkeeper, Ferdinand Serneels, was totally fooled by Curacao's Kyle Davies, who 97 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side.