Challenge

Ergilio Hato Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) After some careless play in the Curacao defense, Juli Alvarez kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bruno Barrett. The Curacao fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bruno Barrett should have stopped the shot. Bruno Barrett made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Juli Alvarez in the 5th minute of play. 6 minutes into the game, Rocco Owen was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Curacao's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Berenjenas de Punto Fijo the free kick. In the 7th minute, Alvaro Ramiréz left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Berenjenas de Punto Fijo fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Alvaro Ramiréz recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 10th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 11th minute, Alfredo Miliano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 16 minutes into the match, Curacao's goal looked a bit too open when Alvaro Ramiréz came free, but Bruno Barrett reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Curacao's Bruno Barrett played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Juli Alvarez in the 17th minute of play. 18 minutes into the game, Behram Vacit cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-4. Bruno Barrett was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Curacao's Bruno Barrett played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Behram Vacit in the 21st minute of play. Bruno Barrett stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Juli Alvarez's shot from short distance in the 31st minute. Jordan Porter was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 32 minutes into the match. After 32 played minutes Curacao got a freekick which was hit by Jordan Porter. Berenjenas de Punto Fijo's Dieter Denys couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Curacao. After some careless play in the Curacao defense, Juli Alvarez kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Bruno Barrett. The Curacao fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Bruno Barrett should have stopped the shot. Bruno Barrett stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Alvaro Ramiréz's shot from short distance in the 39th minute. Bruno Barrett showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Behram Vacit, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. After a defensive mix-up in Curacao's zone, Alfredo Miliano stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Bruno Barrett came out of the goal and Alfredo Miliano tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 45th minute Juli Alvarez 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. Bertie Johnson kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. In the 48th minute Dieter Denys 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. 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Stanley Wallace made a kick off. 52 minutes into the match, Alvaro Ramiréz 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 Alvaro Ramiréz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-8. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Juli Alvarez in the 55th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Bruno Barrett saved Curacao from getting behind. Bruno Barrett made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Francis Van Geel sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, Curacao's Bruno Barrett got control of the ball when Alvaro Ramiréz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Bruno Barrett showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Behram Vacit in the 64th minute of the match. Curacao's Bruno Barrett proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save Curacao from getting a goal against them. Bruno Barrett took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Behram Vacit, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 71st minute Behram Vacit 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. After a rather tough play, Curacao's Rocco Owen got a free kick in the 71st minute. 72 minutes into the match, Alvaro Ramiréz 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 Alvaro Ramiréz was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-11. With a little luck, Curacao's Bruno Barrett got control of the ball when Behram Vacit tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the match had gone on for 77 minutes, Juli Alvarez put it in 0-12 from a short distance just to the right of Bruno Barrett. The audience was convinced that Juli Alvarez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Bruno Barrett was relentless in the 83rd minute of the game. Bruno Barrett showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dieter Denys, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. In the 87th minute, Behram Vacit ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bruno Barrett was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-13. With a little luck, Curacao's Bruno Barrett got control of the ball when Alvaro Ramiréz tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 97th minute, Alvaro Ramiréz 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 0-15. Berenjenas de Punto Fijo played a much better game than Curacao and deserved their victory. The Curacao players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.