Challenge

Stadion Minkowskie
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Zbigniew Antoszewski made the kick off which started today's match. Curacao's Bruno Barrett played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zbigniew Antoszewski in the 6th minute of play. Tytus Sakowicz took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kyle Davies, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Curacao's Bruno Barrett played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zbigniew Antoszewski in the 15th minute of play. Tytus Sakowicz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Troy Kennedy in the 16th minute of play. 19 minutes into the game, Rocco Owen was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Curacao's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Minkowskie the free kick. After 19 played minutes Curacao got a freekick which was hit by Rocco Owen. In the 23rd minute, one of Curacao:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Curacao. In the 35th minute, Kyle Davies left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Curacao fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. Wlodzimierz Domalik hit a great freekick 38 minutes into the match. Kyle Davies scored 1-3 in the 41st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Tytus Sakowicz, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After the first half Curacao were leading 1-3. 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. Kyle Davies was the one to do the kick off. In the 52nd minute of the match, Kyle Davies tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Tytus Sakowicz saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 53rd minute Kyle Davies shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tytus Sakowicz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 61st minute Zbigniew Lepucki 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. 62 minutes into the match, Damazy Kochanowski had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Bruno Barrett. Curacao's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Damazy Kochanowski was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-3. Minkowskie's Tytus Sakowicz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Kyle Davies in the 66th minute of play. With 69 minutes on the clock, Harvey Doyle commited a dangerous tackle. The referee had no choice but to show him the red card. After 68 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Curacao! Damazy Kochanowski's long shot made the audience stand up and applaude when it rumbled by Bruno Barrett on his right side and into the goal. 80 minutes into the game it was 4-3. In the 83rd match minute, Minkowskie was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zbigniew Lepucki to maneuver through the defense. When Lochlan Newman fell near the penalty area in the 84th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Curacao's protests and gave Lochlan Newman a yellow card for diving instead. The supporters of Minkowskie booed when Curacao was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lochlan Newman didn't get a good kick on the ball. After a rather tough play, Curacao's Rocco Owen got a free kick in the 88th minute. When Damazy Kochanowski came up free with the goalie in the 89th minute, the Minkowskie 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 Damazy Kochanowski couldn't finish the play. Bruno Barrett made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Michal Niedbalski in the 98th minute of play. Minkowskie's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.