Challenge

Ergilio Hato Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Kyle Davies started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 3 minutes into the match, Curacao's goal looked a bit too open when Victor Petersson came free, but Bruno Barrett reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 5 minutes into the game, Virtual Aces's George Best nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bruno Barrett made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. John Smed sent away a hard shot on goal in the 8th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Rocco Owen kicked well hit freekick during the 17th minute of the match. George Best sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Bruno Barrett made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from George Best in the 18th minute of play. In the 19th minute, Harvey Doyle hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The Virtual Aces fans' excitement grew in the 20th match minute when Virtual Aces's Victor Petersson 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 0-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After 24 minutes of play, Virtual Aces's Denver Light made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bruno Barrett was left in no man's land by his defense there! Sören Strandberg might have been able to make a better finish in the 29th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Bruno Barrett. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Sören Strandberg ran back to his position shaking his head. After 29 minutes of play, Virtual Aces's Victor Petersson made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bruno Barrett was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 32nd minute Victor Petersson 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. In the 36th minute, John Smed left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Virtual Aces fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-5. 0-6 became the score in the 39th minute when George Best elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Bruno Barrett took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Denver Light, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bruno Barrett showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Øystein Rullhøj, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Petrigai Cerbera managed to get in a good position for a shot. Virtual Aces's supporters rose to their feet, but Petrigai Cerbera was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bruno Barrett breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 47 minutes into the match, Victor Petersson 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 Victor Petersson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-7. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-7 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Victor Petersson to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd match minute, Virtual Aces was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by John Smed to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kyle Davies in the 53rd minute of play forced Virtual Aces's goalkeeper Joseph Danielsson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bruno Barrett was out of position in the 57 minute of play, and Victor Petersson capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Victor Petersson really showed his touch with that goal: 0-8. When %teams%'s Victor Petersson was free in front of goal, he didn't hesitate to shoot 0-9 just inside the left pole, 60 minutes into the game. Bruno Barrett was annoyed at himself for letting in the shot. In the 63rd minute, Denver Light reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Bruno Barrett. The goal made the score 0-10. John Smed recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 66th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Virtual Aces's Marko Willig was substituted for John Smed. Virtual Aces made a substitution. Björn Wallin replaced Øystein Rullhøj. With a little luck, Curacao's Bruno Barrett got control of the ball when Petrigai Cerbera tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 80 minutes of play, Virtual Aces's Björn Wallin made it 0-13 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bruno Barrett was left in no man's land by his defense there! Björn Wallin received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Bruno Barrett came out and tried to block the shot, but Björn Wallin slotted it home off the left post making it 0-16 in the 92nd minute. Bruno Barrett was a little too slow when Victor Petersson got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 97th minute. The score was now 0-17. Virtual Aces played a much better game than Curacao and deserved their victory. The Curacao players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.