Challenge

Ergilio Hato Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Curacao's Kyle Davies 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. 4 minutes into the match, Curacao's goal looked a bit too open when Alf Elg came free, but Bruno Barrett reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Anderson Pombal received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Bruno Barrett tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 12th minute Flavio Troiano 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. Bruno Barrett showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Gildo de Lima in the 14th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Alf Elg in the 15th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bruno Barrett prevented the ball from getting in the gole. If Alf Elg had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 21 minutes into the game, Gildo de Lima cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Bruno Barrett was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The SC Bertioga fans' excitement grew in the 24th match minute when SC Bertioga's Alf Elg looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-4 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 27th minute of the match, Kyle Davies tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Bruninho Vaz saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. When the match had gone on for 28 minutes, Alf Elg put it in 0-5 from a short distance just to the right of Bruno Barrett. Benedito Coelho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bruno Barrett having to interfere. Alf Elg scored 0-6 in the 34th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bruno Barrett, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Stanley Wallace charged in rather forcefully in the 37th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Stanley Wallace the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 40 minutes into the match, Curacao's goal looked a bit too open when Gildo de Lima came free, but Bruno Barrett reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Alf Elg in the 42nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bruno Barrett saved Curacao from getting behind. Bruno Barrett took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alf Elg, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 44th minute, Anderson Pombal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

After a rather tough play, Curacao's Bertie Johnson got a free kick in the 51st minute. When the match clock showed 52 minutes, the score became 0-8 when Alf Elg sped through Curacao's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Bruno Barrett. SC Bertioga's Alf Elg came free and shot a quick shot against goal 58 minutes in the game, fortunately Bruno Barrett had problems saving as it came toward the left post. The audience was convinced that Alf Elg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bruno Barrett was relentless in the 63rd minute of the game. Benedito Coelho fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bruno Barrett having to interfere. Alf Elg in the 67thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Bruno Barrett, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Alf Elg spun around in front of the goal 68 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of Curacao's goal. After having played for 69 minutes, Anderson Pombal managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. SC Bertioga's supporters crossed their fingers, but Anderson Pombal was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Alf Elg sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Gildo de Lima's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Bruno Barrett firmly grabbed it by the left post. After 76 played minutes Curacao got a freekick which was hit by Rocco Owen. The SC Bertioga fans' excitement grew in the 77th match minute when SC Bertioga's Alf Elg looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 0-11 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Anderson Pombal was extremely unlucky when he, in the 82nd minute, took a shot that hit the right post and went out. Curacao's Bruno Barrett played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alf Elg in the 83rd minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gildo de Lima got free with Bruno Barrett in the 84th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. When SC Bertioga's Alf Elg in the 90th minute got a chance for a shot 90th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Curacao's goalie prevented a goal. In the 90th match minute, Curacao was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kyle Davies to maneuver through the defense. Benedito Coelho hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. The Curacao fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. SC Bertioga were clearly better and deserved to take the win.