Challenge

Arena Taquaras
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Finlay Stair took the kick off in the first half of the match. Demonde Jacobson came out of the goal in the 3rd minute to try and stop a shot by ADM Taquaras's Oliver Bierhoff. But to his dismay, Oliver Bierhoff quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. The supporters of ADM Taquaras booed when Jamaica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 6 match minutes in a wonderful position. Romon Oliver didn't get a good kick on the ball. Demonde Jacobson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Oliver Bierhoff in the 8th minute. When Wayan Freeman fell near the penalty area in the 10th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Jamaica's protests and gave Wayan Freeman a yellow card for diving instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Oliver Bierhoff got free with Demonde Jacobson in the 12th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jamaica's Demonde Jacobson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Denílson Tepedino in the 14th minute of play. Demonde Jacobson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Denílson Tepedino, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. 16 minutes into the match, Jamaica's goal looked a bit too open when Oliver Bierhoff came free, but Demonde Jacobson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Demonde Jacobson was out of position in the 19 minute of play, and Oliver Bierhoff capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Oliver Bierhoff really showed his touch with that goal: 2-0. 24 minutes into the match, Oliver Bierhoff notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Jamaica's Demonde Jacobson. Demonde Jacobson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. After having played for 30 minutes, Oliver Bierhoff managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ADM Taquaras's supporters crossed their fingers, but Oliver Bierhoff was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After 33 minutes of play, ADM Taquaras's Oliver Bierhoff made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Demonde Jacobson was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the match clock showed 36 minutes, the score became 5-0 when Oliver Bierhoff sped through Jamaica's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Demonde Jacobson. Oliver Bierhoff struck a weak shot in the 40th minute. Demonde Jacobson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for ADM Taquaras. The audience thought a goal was coming when Oliver Bierhoff got free with Demonde Jacobson in the 42nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Demonde Jacobson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Denílson Tepedino went, in the 44th minute, to the upper right corner, 6-0 was the resulting score.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Oliver Bierhoff made a kick off. Demonde Jacobson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Oliver Bierhoff in the 52nd minute of play. In the 53rd minute, Wayan Freeman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jamaica's Demonde Jacobson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Celsinho Perez in the 54th minute of play. If Oliver Bierhoff had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 55th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After 55 minutes of play, ADM Taquaras's Oliver Bierhoff made it 7-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Demonde Jacobson was left in no man's land by his defense there! 60 minutes into the game, one of Jamaica:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 64th minute, Oliver Bierhoff ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Demonde Jacobson was frozen by the shot and now it was 9-0. In the 67th minute, Oliver Bierhoff made a precise shot to the right of Demonde Jacobson. Jamaica's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 10-0. Oliver Bierhoff might have been able to make a better finish in the 75th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Demonde Jacobson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Oliver Bierhoff ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oliver Bierhoff in the 75th minute of play forced Jamaica's goalkeeper Demonde Jacobson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 77 minutes into the game, ADM Taquaras's Oliver Bierhoff nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Demonde Jacobson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 11-0. 80 minutes into the game, ADM Taquaras's Denílson Tepedino nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Demonde Jacobson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 12-0. A collision led to Jamaica getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Leron Sale hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Denílson Tepedino in the 85th minute of play forced Jamaica's goalkeeper Demonde Jacobson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 86th minute Denílson Tepedino shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Demonde Jacobson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the match clock showed 88 minutes, the score became 13-0 when Oliver Bierhoff sped through Jamaica's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Demonde Jacobson. 93 minutes into the match, Denílson Tepedino had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Demonde Jacobson. Jamaica's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Denílson Tepedino was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 14-0. After 96 minutes of play, ADM Taquaras's Celsinho Perez made it 15-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Demonde Jacobson was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the referee ended the match the ADM Taquaras players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.