Challenge

Merceron Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Finlay Stair took the kick off in the first half of the match. Jamaall Padmore hit a great freekick 4 minutes into the match. After 5 minutes of play, Merceron United's Dinei Fernandez 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! 9 minutes had been played when some careless play by Jamaica's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Milosz Waselenczuk was slow to take the kick. During this time Merceron United's players had a chance to rest. In the 12th minute Alberto Lusi 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. With a little luck, Jamaica's Demonde Jacobson got control of the ball when Dinei Fernandez tried to sneak it across the goal line. With his leg Demonde Jacobson managed to avoid a goal in the 15thth minute, when Merceron United's Dinei Fernandez fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. If Dinei Fernandez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. If Dinei Fernandez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Dinei Fernandez received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 24th minute. Demonde Jacobson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jamaica's Demonde Jacobson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save Jamaica from getting a goal against them. In the 27th minute Dinei Fernandez 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. 29 minutes into the match, Edoardo Pascucci 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 Edoardo Pascucci was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. After 32 minutes, Finlay Stair mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Jamaica and the Merceron United players grew even worse after the yellow card. Finlay Stair kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Demonde Jacobson made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Dinei Fernandez sent off a good shot on target. In the 42nd minute, Dinei Fernandez reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Demonde Jacobson. The goal made the score 6-0. After a rather tough play, Merceron United's Biagio Donadoni got a free kick in the 46th minute. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 6-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Dinei Fernandez to make the kick off. Edoardo Pascucci scored 7-0 in the 52nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Demonde Jacobson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Demonde Jacobson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dinei Fernandez's shot from short distance in the 55th minute. Dinei Fernandez's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Demonde Jacobson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 57th minute of play. Wayan Freeman kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. Demonde Jacobson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dinei Fernandez in the 59th minute of play. The Merceron United fans' excitement grew in the 60th match minute when Merceron United's Dinei Fernandez 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 8-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. In the 65th minute, Wayan Freeman hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Demonde Jacobson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dinei Fernandez, who was totally free with the ball in the 67th minute. Anthony Catapano fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Demonde Jacobson having to interfere. Demonde Jacobson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dinei Fernandez went, in the 70th minute, to the upper right corner, 9-0 was the resulting score. Edoardo Pascucci scored 10-0 in the 73rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Demonde Jacobson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Dinei Fernandez in the 76th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Demonde Jacobson saved Jamaica from getting behind. The Merceron United fans' excitement grew in the 78th match minute when Merceron United's Dinei Fernandez 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 11-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Wayan Freeman kicked well hit freekick during the 80th minute of the match. In the 85th minute Dinei Fernandez 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. 94 minutes into the match, Jamaica's goal looked a bit too open when Dinei Fernandez came free, but Demonde Jacobson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Demonde Jacobson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Alberto Lusi went, in the 95th minute, to the upper right corner, 13-0 was the resulting score. When the referee ended the match the Merceron United players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.