Challenge

Stade Sylvio Cator
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Haiti's Jonathan Alphonse started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Lazaro Clos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Noel Seide tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Lazaro Clos received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 11th minute. Noel Seide tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Otero Moreno struck a weak shot in the 14th minute. Noel Seide didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for El Kiwy Mecanico. Rubén Griego hit a great freekick 16 minutes into the match. Philippe Ambroise fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 19th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hermelando Rey having to interfere. Sanson Clos got a throw-in 22 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Julen Balcells. Noel Seide came out of the goal in the 28th minute to try and stop a shot by El Kiwy Mecanico's Juan-Alfredo Vuelta. But to his dismay, Juan-Alfredo Vuelta quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind El Kiwy Mecanico's goalkeeper Hermelando Rey, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. After 32 played minutes El Kiwy Mecanico got a freekick which was hit by Leandro Alfaro. 34 minutes into the match, El Kiwy Mecanico's goal looked a bit too open when Jonathan Alphonse came free, but Hermelando Rey reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Gesner Philippe struck a weak shot in the 38th minute. Hermelando Rey didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Haiti. After 44 played minutes Haiti got a freekick which was hit by Felix Dorval. After the first half El Kiwy Mecanico were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Juan-Alfredo Vuelta made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gesner Philippe in the 59th minute of play forced El Kiwy Mecanico's goalkeeper Hermelando Rey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 63 played minutes El Kiwy Mecanico got a freekick which was hit by Otero Moreno. Ernso Constant fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Hermelando Rey having to interfere. 69 minutes into the game, Otero Moreno was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. El Kiwy Mecanico's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Haiti the free kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Philippe Ambroise in the 70th minute of play forced El Kiwy Mecanico's goalkeeper Hermelando Rey to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Jonathan Alphonse's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Hermelando Rey was relentless in the 72nd minute of the game. In the 74th minute, Saint Jean Pierre hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Lazaro Clos charged in rather forcefully in the 75th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Lazaro Clos the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Felix Dorval made in the 79th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Jonathan Alphonse immediately put the ball in play. Noel Seide made an important save on a dangerous shot by Juan-Alfredo Vuelta in the 82nd minute. After a rather tough play, Haiti's Saint Jean Pierre got a free kick in the 84th minute. After a rather tough play, Haiti's Saint Jean Pierre got a free kick in the 88th minute. In the 93rd minute Jonathan Alphonse shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Hermelando Rey saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. El Kiwy Mecanico's Hermelando Rey played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonathan Alphonse in the 96th minute of play. When the final whistle was heard the away supporters stood up and showed their joy. El Kiwy Mecanico had managed to secure a win in what was a close match throughout.