Challenge

MACONHA
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Ponte do Carro's Loukianos Livas 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. After 3 minutes of play, Ponte do Carro's Simão Boaventura made it 1-0 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! In the 6th minute Simão Boaventura 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. Demonde Jacobson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gregório Jesus in the 7th minute of play. 9 minutes into the match, Jamaica's goal looked a bit too open when Loukianos Livas came free, but Demonde Jacobson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Demonde Jacobson was a little too slow when Gregório Jesus got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 10th minute. The score was now 2-0. Demonde Jacobson was out of position in the 16 minute of play, and Gregório Jesus capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Gregório Jesus really showed his touch with that goal: 3-0. Loukianos Livass short, quick shot in the 18thth minute got Demonde Jacobson to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. Gregório Jesus recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 19th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 22 minutes into the match, Loukianos Livas notched a goal, 4-0, 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. Demonde Jacobson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Loukianos Livas in the 25th minute of play. In the 26th minute, Gregório Jesus 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. Loukianos Livas who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 29thth minute tested the skills of Demonde Jacobson when he managed to save the team from getting behind. In the 30th minute, Loukianos Livas 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. Demonde Jacobson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Loukianos Livas in the 35th minute of the match. 36 minutes into the match, Ponte do Carro's goal looked a bit too open when Finlay Stair came free, but Armindo Maltez reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 42 minutes, Loukianos Livas took a quick shot and it went in 7-0 without a chance for Demonde Jacobson to make any attempt to save it. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Finlay Stair made a kick off. In the 51st minute, Loukianos Livas 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 8-0. After 54 minutes, Leron Sale mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Jamaica and the Ponte do Carro players grew even worse after the yellow card. Leron Sale hit a great freekick 54 minutes into the match. Alcino Jesus struck a weak shot in the 56th 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 Ponte do Carro. An unexpectedly hard shot by Loukianos Livas in the 58th minute of play forced Jamaica's goalkeeper Demonde Jacobson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jamaica's Demonde Jacobson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gregório Jesus in the 59th minute of play. 60 minutes into the match, Alcino Jesus 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 Alcino Jesus was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 9-0. After 63 minutes of play, Ponte do Carro's Gregório Jesus made it 10-0 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! In the 66th minute, Simão Boaventura 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 11-0. When Loukianos Livas came up free with the goalie in the 70th minute, the Ponte do Carro 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 Loukianos Livas couldn't finish the play. Gregório Jesus took the ball and in the 72 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Demonde Jacobson. Demonde Jacobson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 12-0. 75 minutes into the match, Jamaica's goal looked a bit too open when Gregório Jesus came free, but Demonde Jacobson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Loukianos Livas took the ball and in the 76 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Demonde Jacobson. Demonde Jacobson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 13-0. Ponte do Carro made a substitution. Ricardo Peixoto replaced Gregório Jesus. In the 79th minute, Geroy Ascue hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Finlay Stair hit a great freekick 81 minutes into the match. Demonde Jacobson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Loukianos Livas in the 83rd minute of the match. In the 86th minute, Palmiro Leite left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ponte do Carro fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 14-0. Simão Boaventura might have been able to make a better finish in the 89th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Demonde Jacobson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Simão Boaventura ran back to his position shaking his head. The Ponte do Carro fans' excitement grew in the 89th match minute when Ponte do Carro's Loukianos Livas looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 15-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. After some careless play in the Jamaica defense, Loukianos Livas kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Demonde Jacobson. The Jamaica fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Demonde Jacobson should have stopped the shot. Ponte do Carro's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.