Challenge

Néstor Kirchner
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, 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. Froilan Sedeni started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute, Curacao's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Froilan Sedeni fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 9th minute Rocco Owen shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gualterio Socorro saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Leandro Norino kicked well hit freekick during the 10th minute of the match. 19 minutes into the match, Curacao's goalkeeper Bruno Barrett had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Froilan Sedeni. After some careless play in the Nouvelle Vague defense, Stanley Wallace kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Gualterio Socorro. The Nouvelle Vague fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Gualterio Socorro should have stopped the shot. In the 26th minute, Froilan Sedeni ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bruno Barrett was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. 39 minutes into the match, Froilan Sedeni notched a goal, 4-1, to the right of Curacao's Bruno Barrett. Bruno Barrett was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Froilan Sedeni came free with the goalkeeper in the 43rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Bruno Barrett could save by the left post. Bruno Barrett came out of the goal in the 47th minute to try and stop a shot by Nouvelle Vague's Froilan Sedeni. But to his dismay, Froilan Sedeni quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 5-1. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 5-1 at half-time.

When Froilan Sedeni came up free with the goalie in the 53rd minute, the Nouvelle Vague 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 Froilan Sedeni couldn't finish the play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Froilan Sedeni in the 55th minute of play forced Curacao's goalkeeper Bruno Barrett to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Froilan Sedeni in the 57th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bruno Barrett saved Curacao from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Froilan Sedeni in the 59th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bruno Barrett saved Curacao from getting behind. After 63 played minutes Curacao got a freekick which was hit by Kyle Davies. Tobias Ourente took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 63rd minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Bruno Barrett. Curacao's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. In the 65th minute, Tobias Ourente left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Nouvelle Vague fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 6-1. Bruno Barrett made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tobias Ourente in the 69th minute of play. Bruno Barrett took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Froilan Sedeni, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 76th minute Froilan Sedeni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bruno Barrett saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Froilan Sedeni in the 79th minute of play forced Curacao's goalkeeper Bruno Barrett to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Harvey Doyle charged in rather forcefully in the 80th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Harvey Doyle the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Froilan Sedeni took the ball and in the 88 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bruno Barrett. Bruno Barrett dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 9-1. Bruno Barrett didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Oscar Oskarbi went, in the 94th minute, to the upper right corner, 10-1 was the resulting score. In the 98th minute Froilan Sedeni shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bruno Barrett saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Troy Kennedy's late challenge caught a Nouvelle Vague's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Troy Kennedy helped the player get up and apologised. There was no doubt that Nouvelle Vague were the better team. Nouvelle Vague's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.