Challenge

Ergilio Hato Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) After a defensive mix-up in Curacao's zone, Otsando Llantaron stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bruno Barrett came out of the goal and Otsando Llantaron tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Baltasar Miro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 9th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bruno Barrett having to interfere. 12 minutes into the match, Stanley Wallace notched a goal, 1-1, to the right of EAU FC's Humberto Theobald. Humberto Theobald was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 16th minute Celedonio Paio 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 17th minute Troy Kennedy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Humberto Theobald saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 1-2 became the score in the 18th minute when Otsando Llantaron elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Bruno Barrett showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Otsando Llantaron in the 24th minute of the match. The referee felt a red card was in order, 26 minutes into the game, when Baltasar Miro put in a rough tackle. Humberto Theobald had in the 29thth minute some difficulties stopping Kyle Davies's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Ricardo Senio's late challenge caught a Curacao's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Ricardo Senio helped the player get up and apologised. 32 minutes into the match, EAU FC's Celedonio Paio sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bruno Barrett narrowly saved just below the crossbar. When EAU FC's Otsando Llantaron in the 35th minute got a chance for a shot 35th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Curacao's goalie prevented a goal. When the match clock showed 36 minutes, the score became 1-4 when Celedonio Paio sped through Curacao's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Bruno Barrett. Otsando Llantaron blasted a shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Bruno Barrett having to make a save. In the 48th minute Kyle Davies shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Humberto Theobald saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Curacao players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. EAU FC were winning 1-4.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Kyle Davies to make the kick off. If Otsando Llantaron had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 55 minutes into the game, Celedonio Paio was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. EAU FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Curacao the free kick. Otsando Llantaron was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 59th minute. EAU FC's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. The audience was convinced that Otsando Llantaron's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bruno Barrett was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. After 62 played minutes Curacao got a freekick which was hit by Troy Kennedy. Celedonio Paio recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 65th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 67 minutes into the match, EAU FC's Otsando Llantaron sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Bruno Barrett narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Celedonio Paio fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Bruno Barrett having to interfere. In the 69th minute, EAU FC's Celedonio Paio ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Bruno Barrett. Bruno Barrett yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-5. David Mino's late challenge caught a Curacao's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. David Mino helped the player get up and apologised. In the 75th minute, David Mino hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 76 played minutes EAU FC got a freekick which was hit by Otsando Llantaron. Ricardo Senio sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Bruno Barrett showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Otsando Llantaron in the 83rd minute of the match. When the match had gone on for 86 minutes, Otsando Llantaron took a quick shot and it went in 2-6 without a chance for Bruno Barrett to make any attempt to save it. When Celedonio Paio came up free with the goalie in the 91st minute, the EAU FC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Celedonio Paio couldn't finish the play. When the final whistle sounded EAU FC left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Curacao.