Challenge

Stade Sylvio Cator
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Benny Brown started the match with the kick off. When Gesner Philippe came up free with the goalie in the 4th minute, the Haiti 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 Gesner Philippe couldn't finish the play. In the 11th minute, Benny Brown left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Las Lomas Las fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. A hard shot 14 in the game by Jonathan Alphonse from a close distance when the talented Paul Montoya managed to make a qualified save. Las Lomas Las's players were relieved. In the 17th match minute, Las Lomas Las was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafael Anthony to maneuver through the defense. Jonathan Alphonse might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Paul Montoya. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jonathan Alphonse ran back to his position shaking his head. Paul Montoya showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonathan Alphonse in the 28th minute of the match. Saint Jean Pierre lost his temper 30 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. Richard Borden shot the penalty kick right outside the post. Philippe Ambroise made in the 36th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Las Lomas Las's Virgo Laev. Jonathan Alphonse has a good long shot, which he once again showed in the 38th minute of the match. Unfortunately the ball hit the outside of the left post. 41 minutes into the game, Las Lomas Las's Rupert Valencia 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, 0-3. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Ernso Constant during the 46th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to Haiti getting a freekick after 46 minutes play. Ernso Constant hit a great ball. After the first half Las Lomas Las were leading 0-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Philippe Ambroise was the one to do the kick off. Benny Brown sent away a hard shot on goal in the 53rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Noel Seide took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Brian McCall, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 57 minutes into the game, Virgo Laev was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Las Lomas Las's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Haiti the free kick. In the 57th match minute, Las Lomas Las was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Virgo Laev to maneuver through the defense. Philippe Ambroise might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Paul Montoya. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Philippe Ambroise ran back to his position shaking his head. After having played for 63 minutes, Gesner Philippe managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Haiti's supporters crossed their fingers, but Gesner Philippe was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After having played for 68 minutes, Rupert Valencia managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Las Lomas Las's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rupert Valencia was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Benny Brown could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 69th minute of the match, but Noel Seide made a huge save. A sloppy throw-in by Virgo Laev in the 72nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Haiti's Felix Dorval. Paul Montoya made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gesner Philippe in the 73rd minute of play. Noel Seide was a little too slow when Brian McCall got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 74th minute. The score was now 0-4. Sol Vann made in the 81st minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Rupert Valencia however managed to control. When the match had gone on for 83 minutes, Ivan Roche took a quick shot and it went in 0-5 without a chance for Noel Seide to make any attempt to save it. Noel Seide made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Rupert Valencia sent off a good shot on target. Richard Borden got a throw-in 90 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Brian McCall. If Gesner Philippe had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 93rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 97th minute, Las Lomas Las's Brian McCall dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-6. When the final whistle sounded Las Lomas Las left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Haiti.