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. In the 4th minute, Leszek Mazurkiewicz made a precise shot to the right of Bruno Barrett. Curacao's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. The supporters of Curacao booed when IN3 ZONE was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 7 match minutes in a wonderful position. Radomil Zawadzki didn't get a good kick on the ball. Stanley Wallace sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Stanley Wallace recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Leszek Mazurkiewicz in the 22nd 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. Tomasz Arnista made a fantastic save in the 24th minute, when Stanley Wallace sent off a good shot on target. 31 minutes into the game, Tolek Okropny was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. IN3 ZONE's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Curacao the free kick. A collision led to IN3 ZONE getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Tolek Okropny hit a great ball. Kyle Davies fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 34th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tomasz Arnista having to interfere. If Kyle Davies had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tomasz Arnista was out of position in the 38 minute of play, and Troy Kennedy capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Troy Kennedy really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. The referee felt a red card was in order, 47 minutes into the game, when Sylwester Chlebek put in a rough tackle. After 48 played minutes IN3 ZONE got a freekick which was hit by Sylwester Chlebek. Tomasz Arnista made a fantastic save in the 49th minute, when Kyle Davies sent off a good shot on target. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Leszek Mazurkiewicz to strike the kick off in the second half. Leszek Mazurkiewicz fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 53rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bruno Barrett having to interfere. After 54 minutes, Rocco Owen mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Curacao and the IN3 ZONE players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 60th minute the ball was on its way in behind IN3 ZONE's goalkeeper Tomasz Arnista, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. If Leszek Mazurkiewicz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After a rather tough play, IN3 ZONE's Alfred Michnik got a free kick in the 65th minute. Curacao's Troy Kennedy got a good chance for a goal in the 66th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Izydor Niemoj hit a great freekick 67 minutes into the match. Tomasz Arnista made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Stanley Wallace in the 72nd minute of play. In the 74th minute, Leszek Mazurkiewicz 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. Tomasz Arnista showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Stanley Wallace in the 84th minute of the match. IN3 ZONE's Leszek Mazurkiewicz got a good chance for a goal in the 87th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Alfred Michnik had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Curacao's Bruno Barrett proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 90th minute of the match, managed to save Curacao from getting a goal against them. Alfred Michnik blasted a shot towards the goal in the 91st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bruno Barrett having to make a save. Leszek Mazurkiewicz took the ball and in the 94 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bruno Barrett. Bruno Barrett dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. IN3 ZONE walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.