Challenge

Stade Sylvio Cator
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Elias Quadros made the kick off which started today's match. Armindo Bettencourt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Felix Dorval, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 4 minutes into the game, Rua da Pinga's Joaquim Carvalhais nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Noel Seide made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. After 9 played minutes Rua da Pinga got a freekick which was hit by Albérico Gouveia. After a rather tough play, Haiti's Jean Marie Alcius got a free kick in the 10th minute. Rodney Emmanuel hit a great freekick 13 minutes into the match. Yuri Vilaça made in the 16th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which João Balsemão however managed to control. 20 minutes into the game, Angelo Correia threw the ball into play from the sideline. Haiti's Jean Marie Alcius quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 23 minutes into the game, Felix Dorval threw the ball into play from the sideline. Rua da Pinga's Alexandre Garcia quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Joaquim Carvalhais sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. João Balsemão blasted a shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Noel Seide having to make a save. Jonathan Alphonse received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Armindo Bettencourt came out and tried to block the shot, but Jonathan Alphonse slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 34th minute. Jean Marie Alcius made in the 41st minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Philippe Ambroise. In the 46th minute Ernso Constant shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armindo Bettencourt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Jonathan Alphonse to strike the kick off in the second half. Henrique Linhares's late challenge caught a Haiti's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Henrique Linhares helped the player get up and apologised. After 52 played minutes Rua da Pinga got a freekick which was hit by Henrique Linhares. In the 54th minute, Jonathan Alphonse made a precise shot to the right of Armindo Bettencourt. Rua da Pinga's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-1. Rua da Pinga's attentive Yuri Vilaça managed to snatch the ball when Raymond Louis made a throw-in in the 63rd minute of the game. Raymond Louis made in the 65th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Ernso Constant however managed to control. Rua da Pinga's Armindo Bettencourt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Philippe Ambroise in the 68th minute of play. After some careless play in the Rua da Pinga defense, Ernso Constant kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Armindo Bettencourt. The Rua da Pinga fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Armindo Bettencourt should have stopped the shot. 81 minutes into the game, Raymond Louis threw the ball into play from the sideline. Rua da Pinga's Yuri Vilaça quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. 86 minutes into the match, Rua da Pinga's goal looked a bit too open when Jonathan Alphonse came free, but Armindo Bettencourt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Armindo Bettencourt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonathan Alphonse, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rua da Pinga's Alexandre Garcia quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Felix Dorval, made in the 93rd minute of the game. When Albérico Gouveia fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Rua da Pinga's protests and gave Albérico Gouveia a yellow card for diving instead. A collision led to Rua da Pinga getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Albérico Gouveia hit a great ball.