Challenge

Stade Sylvio Cator
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Nae Timaru took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonathan Alphonse in the 4th minute of play forced Steaua Nordului's goalkeeper Francisc Zberea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 5 minutes into the match, Steaua Nordului's goal looked a bit too open when Ernso Constant came free, but Francisc Zberea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Francisc Zberea made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Jonathan Alphonse sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Steaua Nordului's Francisc Zberea got control of the ball when Jonathan Alphonse tried to sneak it across the goal line. Francisc Zberea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonathan Alphonse in the 12th minute of the match. 13 minutes into the match, Steaua Nordului's goalkeeper Francisc Zberea had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Jonathan Alphonse. Ernso Constant struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Francisc Zberea didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Haiti. Jonathan Alphonse scored 1-0 in the 16th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Francisc Zberea, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Francisc Zberea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonathan Alphonse in the 23rd minute of the match. Francisc Zberea was out of position in the 29 minute of play, and Jonathan Alphonse capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jonathan Alphonse really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. In the 32nd minute Philippe Ambroise shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francisc Zberea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ernso Constant received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 35th minute. Francisc Zberea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Francisc Zberea was out of position in the 37 minute of play, and Jonathan Alphonse capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Jonathan Alphonse really showed his touch with that goal: 4-0. If Jonathan Alphonse had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 40th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Francisc Zberea was out of position in the 45 minute of play, and Ernso Constant capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Ernso Constant really showed his touch with that goal: 5-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 5-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jonathan Alphonse to make the kick off. Jonathan Alphonse received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Francisc Zberea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Francisc Zberea took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jonathan Alphonse, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jonathan Alphonse in the 57th minute of play forced Steaua Nordului's goalkeeper Francisc Zberea to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 65 minutes into the match, Steaua Nordului's goal looked a bit too open when Gesner Philippe came free, but Francisc Zberea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 67 minutes into the match, Steaua Nordului's goal looked a bit too open when Ernso Constant came free, but Francisc Zberea reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jonathan Alphonse scored 7-0 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Francisc Zberea, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 82nd minute, Jonathan Alphonse left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Haiti fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 8-0. The audience was convinced that Jonathan Alphonse's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Francisc Zberea was relentless in the 88th minute of the game. In the 89th minute Ernso Constant shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Francisc Zberea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Francisc Zberea showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ernso Constant in the 90th minute of the match. Francisc Zberea didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jonathan Alphonse went, in the 96th minute, to the upper right corner, 9-0 was the resulting score. Haiti walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.