Challenge

Salento Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) SalentoUnited's Adrien Lampart 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. Rodney Emmanuel kicked well hit freekick during the 2nd minute of the match. If Adrien Lampart had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 3rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 4th match minute, Haiti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ernso Constant to maneuver through the defense. In the 6th minute, Jonathan Alphonse got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 7th minute, Chuck Bluom hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 10 minutes of play, Haiti's Jonathan Alphonse made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Leone Cikaluk was left in no man's land by his defense there! 14 minutes into the match, Haiti's Ernso Constant sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Leone Cikaluk narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Gesner Philippe's late challenge caught a SalentoUnited's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gesner Philippe helped the player get up and apologised. In the 21st minute, Jonathan Alphonse made a precise shot to the right of Leone Cikaluk. SalentoUnited's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. 24 minutes into the match, Jonathan Alphonse notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of SalentoUnited's Leone Cikaluk. Leone Cikaluk was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 27th minute Simon Walpert 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. In the 34th match minute, SalentoUnited was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by August Amhof to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, SalentoUnited's August Amhof got a free kick in the 38th minute. Leone Cikaluk made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jonathan Alphonse in the 43rd minute of play. In the 45thth minute of the game Jonathan Alphonse who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SalentoUnited's Leone Cikaluk was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jonathan Alphonse in the 47th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Leone Cikaluk saved SalentoUnited from getting behind. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jonathan Alphonse made a kick off. A collision led to SalentoUnited getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. Massimo Huber hit a great ball. Haiti's attentive Felix Dorval managed to snatch the ball when Lars Schmidt made a throw-in in the 55th minute of the game. Jonathan Alphonse in the 56thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Leone Cikaluk, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. The supporters of Haiti booed when SalentoUnited was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 57 match minutes in a wonderful position. Simon Walpert didn't get a good kick on the ball. Leone Cikaluk came out of the goal in the 66th minute to try and stop a shot by Haiti's Jonathan Alphonse. But to his dismay, Jonathan Alphonse quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-5. In the 69th minute, Jonathan Alphonse got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The Haiti fans' excitement grew in the 73rd match minute when Haiti's Jonathan Alphonse 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 0-6 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Lars Schmidt's late challenge caught a Haiti's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Lars Schmidt helped the player get up and apologised. Lars Schmidt hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Gesner Philippe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Leone Cikaluk having to interfere. Simon Walpert recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Ernso Constant received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 81st minute. Leone Cikaluk tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jonathan Alphonse succeeded to score despite a near miss that spronge from right pole into the goal to 0-7 in the 83rd playminute. August Amhof made in the 94th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Haiti's Rodney Emmanuel. After a defensive mix-up in SalentoUnited's zone, Ernso Constant stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Leone Cikaluk came out of the goal and Ernso Constant tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Haiti played a much better game than SalentoUnited and deserved their victory. The SalentoUnited players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.