Challenge

Stade Sylvio Cator
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Jonathan Alphonse took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Ernso Constant had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. A sloppy throw-in by Manuel Jesco in the 5th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Haiti's Felix Dorval. 8 minutes into the match, Diego Manex notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Haiti's Noel Seide. Noel Seide was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jonathan Alphonse got free with Blas Matthew in the 13th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 15th minute Gaudencio Ruisko shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Noel Seide saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 18 minutes into the game, Manuel Jesco threw the ball into play from the sideline. Haiti's Felix Dorval quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Cieneguita's Blas Matthew proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 19th minute of the match, managed to save Cieneguita from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mariano Berdoi in the 22nd minute of play forced Haiti's goalkeeper Noel Seide to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After having played for 29 minutes, Mariano Berdoi managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Cieneguita's supporters crossed their fingers, but Mariano Berdoi was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. A throw-in in the 32nd minute of the game was made by Casimiro Lop with Daniel Mateo as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Diego Manex managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cieneguita's supporters rose to their feet, but Diego Manex was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Noel Seide breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 37 minutes into the match, Diego Manex had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Noel Seide. Haiti's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Diego Manex was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Diego Manex managed to get in a good position for a shot. Cieneguita's supporters rose to their feet, but Diego Manex was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Noel Seide breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Victorino Bastia lost his temper 47 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After 47 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for Cieneguita! The goalkeeper, Blas Matthew, was totally fooled by Haiti's Jonathan Alphonse, who 48 minutes into the game made a penalty shot that went in on the goalkeeper's left side.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Mariano Berdoi to make the kick off. In the 60th minute, Pascual Ibar hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 64 minutes, Casimiro Lop mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Cieneguita and the Haiti players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 64 played minutes Cieneguita got a freekick which was hit by Casimiro Lop. Blas Matthew showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonathan Alphonse in the 67th minute of the match. In the 71st minute the ball was on its way in behind Haiti's goalkeeper Noel Seide, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Haiti's Ernso Constant quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Manuel Jesco, made in the 72nd minute of the game. Jonathan Alphonse sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Blas Matthew made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonathan Alphonse in the 75th minute of play. Manuel Jesco got a throw-in 77 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Gaudencio Ruisko. In the 79th minute Mariano Berdoi shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Noel Seide saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Noel Seide was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Mariano Berdoi showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-3 in the 84 minute of play. In the 93rd minute of the game Manuel Jesco made a throw-in which Arsenio Darien played forward. Arsenio Darien sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Cieneguita's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.