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Stade Sylvio Cator
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Celestino Eli kicked off to start the match. In the 4th minute Celestino Eli 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. Maximiliano Petrigai sent away a hard shot on goal in the 7th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. After 8 played minutes HFA FC got a freekick which was hit by Gonzalo Tanio. In the 11th minute of the match, Jonathan Alphonse tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Cleto Gonza saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 16th minute, Maximiliano Petrigai made a precise shot to the right of Noel Seide. Haiti's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Maximiliano Petrigai sent away a hard shot on goal in the 20th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Celestino Eli might have been able to make a better finish in the 21st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Noel Seide. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Celestino Eli ran back to his position shaking his head. After 23 minutes of play, HFA FC's Celestino Eli made it 0-2 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! 27 minutes into the match, C.J. De la Sotta had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Noel Seide. Haiti's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that C.J. De la Sotta was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. Celestino Eli's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Noel Seide read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 33rd minute of play. In the 37th minute Celestino Eli 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. After some careless play in the Haiti defense, Celestino Eli kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Noel Seide. The Haiti fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Noel Seide should have stopped the shot. In the 43rd minute Gonzalo Tanio 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. After 44 played minutes Haiti got a freekick which was hit by Ernso Constant. Celestino Eli scored 0-5 in the 45th 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jonathan Alphonse to make the kick off. A collision led to Haiti getting a freekick after 53 minutes play. Jonathan Alphonse hit a great ball. An unexpected shot in the 55th minute by Maximiliano Petrigai got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Maximiliano Petrigai might have been able to make a better finish in the 57th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Noel Seide. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Maximiliano Petrigai ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 58th minute, Ernso Constant hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 59 minutes into the match, Celestino Eli dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Noel Seide, 0-7. 62 minutes into the match, Haiti's goalkeeper Noel Seide had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Maximiliano Petrigai. 64 minutes into the match, Haiti's goal looked a bit too open when Gonzalo Tanio came free, but Noel Seide reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Celestino Eli in the 66th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Noel Seide prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If C.J. De la Sotta had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 78th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Celestino Eli in the 81st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Noel Seide prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 82 minutes of play, HFA FC's Celestino Eli made it 0-10 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! In the 85th minute, Celestino Eli left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The HFA FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-11. Noel Seide was out of position in the 88 minute of play, and Celestino Eli capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Celestino Eli really showed his touch with that goal: 0-12. When the match was over HFA FC could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Haiti throughout the match.