Challenge

ACADEMIA DE FUTBOL
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Noel Seide showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Joaquin Quintin, who was totally free with the ball in the 4th minute. In the 5th minute, Joaquin Quintin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The DAMIAN TEAM fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-0. Jonathan Alphonse 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. After 19 played minutes DAMIAN TEAM got a freekick which was hit by Cosme Jusepe. DAMIAN TEAM's Ermegildo Bixintxo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonathan Alphonse in the 21st minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 22nd minute, Edgard Gonchan managed to get in a good position for a shot. DAMIAN TEAM's supporters rose to their feet, but Edgard Gonchan was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Noel Seide breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Joaquin Quintin came up free with the goalie in the 29th minute, the DAMIAN TEAM 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 Joaquin Quintin couldn't finish the play. Noel Seide showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joaquin Quintin in the 30th minute of the match. After having played for 37 minutes, Joaquin Quintin managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. DAMIAN TEAM's supporters crossed their fingers, but Joaquin Quintin was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 42nd match minute, Haiti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jean Claude Ulysse to maneuver through the defense. Ermegildo Bixintxo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jonathan Alphonse in the 45th minute of the match. DAMIAN TEAM's Ermegildo Bixintxo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jonathan Alphonse in the 47th minute of play. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Jonathan Alphonse made a kick off. 52 minutes into the game, Edgard Gonchan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. DAMIAN TEAM's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Haiti the free kick. The throw-in from Leo Astudillo in the 54th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Haiti's Jean Marie Alcius. A hard shot 58 in the game by Jonathan Alphonse from a close distance when the talented Ermegildo Bixintxo managed to make a qualified save. DAMIAN TEAM's players were relieved. After a rather tough play, DAMIAN TEAM's Edgard Gonchan got a free kick in the 59th minute. Edgard Gonchan kicked well hit freekick during the 61st minute of the match. Felix Dorval blasted a shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Ermegildo Bixintxo having to make a save. In the 77th minute, Anastasio Serafo 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. After 85 minutes of play DAMIAN TEAM's Edgard Gonchan was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After a rather tough play, DAMIAN TEAM's Edgard Gonchan got a free kick in the 86th minute. If Philippe Ambroise had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 87th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jonathan Alphonse fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 89th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ermegildo Bixintxo having to interfere. For all the effort they put into the match, the Haiti players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for DAMIAN TEAM.