Challenge

Stade Sylvio Cator
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Manchester United FC's Rami Tallqvist started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Haiti's Noel Seide played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Terho Ylimäki in the 3rd minute of play. 5 minutes into the game, Vihtori Viljanen cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Noel Seide was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Tuomas Hurme scored 0-2 in the 7th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Noel Seide, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 10 minutes into the game, Terho Ylimäki cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Noel Seide was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After having played for 13 minutes, Tuomas Hurme managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Manchester United FC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tuomas Hurme was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Tuomas Hurme came up free with the goalie in the 15th minute, the Manchester United FC 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 Tuomas Hurme couldn't finish the play. Noel Seide took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vihtori Viljanen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 17th minute, Joonas Sainomaa 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 0-4. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Jean Claude Ulysse during the 22nd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 22nd match minute, Haiti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jean Claude Ulysse to maneuver through the defense. After 23 minutes of play, Manchester United FC's Tuomas Hurme made it 0-5 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Noel Seide was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jonathan Alphonse received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Saul Väänänen came out and tried to block the shot, but Jonathan Alphonse slotted it home off the left post making it 1-6 in the 31st minute. In the 36th match minute, Haiti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jean Claude Ulysse to maneuver through the defense. 37 minutes into the game, Esa Salo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-7. Noel Seide was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The supporters of Manchester United FC booed when Haiti was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 42 match minutes in a wonderful position. Rodney Emmanuel didn't get a good kick on the ball. Noel Seide took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Tuomas Hurme, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-7 lead.

The wind increased when Jonathan Alphonse made the kick off in the second half. Jalmari Bärlund kicked well hit freekick during the 54th minute of the match. The supporters of Haiti booed when Manchester United FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jalmari Bärlund didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 58th minute Tuomas Hurme 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Terho Ylimäki got free with Noel Seide in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rami Tallqvist could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Noel Seide made a huge save. Saul Väänänen stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jonathan Alphonse's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. After a rather tough play, Haiti's Jean Claude Ulysse got a free kick in the 64th minute. In the 69th minute, Tuomas Hurme 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 1-8. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tuomas Hurme in the 73rd minute of play forced Haiti's goalkeeper Noel Seide to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Haiti's Noel Seide proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 74th minute of the match, managed to save Haiti from getting a goal against them. Haiti's Noel Seide played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Tuomas Hurme in the 79th minute of play. Noel Seide made a fantastic save in the 80th minute, when Terho Ylimäki sent off a good shot on target. In the 82nd minute of the match, Rami Tallqvist 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 86th minute, Manchester United FC's Rami Tallqvist 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. 1-9. Noel Seide made an important save on a dangerous shot by Terho Ylimäki in the 93rd minute. The Haiti fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Manchester United FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.