Challenge

FIRE Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, 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. Rocco Owen recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 3rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 6 minutes into the match, Firefighter BT ★Dac★'s goal looked a bit too open when Kyle Davies came free, but George Frântu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After recieving a nice pass, Curacao's Rocco Owen tried to score from far away in the 7th minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. After some careless play in the Firefighter BT ★Dac★ defense, Stanley Wallace kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of George Frântu. The Firefighter BT ★Dac★ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that George Frântu should have stopped the shot. When Denis Povară fell near the penalty area in the 18th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Firefighter BT ★Dac★'s protests and gave Denis Povară a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Curacao booed when Firefighter BT ★Dac★ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 19 match minutes in a wonderful position. Denis Povară didn't get a good kick on the ball. George Frântu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Stanley Wallace, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Charles Cox charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Charles Cox the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Curacao getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Charles Cox hit a great ball. After a rather tough play, Firefighter BT ★Dac★'s Denis Povară got a free kick in the 29th minute. Kyle Davies hit a great freekick 33 minutes into the match. Kyle Davies fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without George Frântu having to interfere. After a defensive mix-up in Firefighter BT ★Dac★'s zone, Stanley Wallace stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. George Frântu 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. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Valer Buta to strike the kick off in the second half. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Rocco Owen during the 53rd minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 53rd minute, Rocco Owen hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Thanks to some nice moves Stanley Wallace could shoot a difficult shot in the 62nd minute, which George Frântu however easily saved by the left post. After a rather tough play, Curacao's Charles Cox got a free kick in the 63rd minute. After a defensive mix-up in Curacao's zone, Victor Paulescu stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bruno Barrett came out of the goal and Victor Paulescu tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a defensive mix-up in Firefighter BT ★Dac★'s zone, Troy Kennedy stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. George Frântu came out of the goal and Troy Kennedy tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Firefighter BT ★Dac★'s Victor Paulescu quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Marshall Graham, made in the 77th minute of the game. Troy Kennedy recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 79th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Dan Lipan hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in Firefighter BT ★Dac★'s zone, Kyle Davies stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. George Frântu 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. Firefighter BT ★Dac★'s attentive Victor Paulescu managed to snatch the ball when Marshall Graham made a throw-in in the 91st minute of the game. After having played for 92 minutes, Valer Buta managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Firefighter BT ★Dac★'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Valer Buta was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 94th match minute, Curacao was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rocco Owen to maneuver through the defense. Victor Paulescu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 96th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bruno Barrett having to interfere. Curacao's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.