Challenge

Farooksh Bulsara
Spectators: 39 (Terracing: 30, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Abel Dubardo took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 5th minute, Abel Dubardo 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 1-0. Everardo Venerando received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 9th minute. Demonde Jacobson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 11th minute, one of Killer Queen:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Killer Queen. Serafin Abalos showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kordal Duff, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. After 16 played minutes Killer Queen got a freekick which was hit by Baldomiro Chale. Serafin Abalos took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romon Oliver, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 19th match minute, Killer Queen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Julio Huly to maneuver through the defense. Venancio Txindoki could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Demonde Jacobson made a huge save. A collision led to Jamaica getting a freekick after 23 minutes play. Romon Oliver hit a great ball. Serafin Abalos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Finlay Stair in the 28th minute of play. 3-1 became the score in the 32nd minute when Venancio Txindoki elegantly shot the ball into goal just under the crossbar. Venancio Txindoki fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Demonde Jacobson having to interfere. Serafin Abalos made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Finlay Stair in the 43rd minute of play. If Romon Oliver had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 45th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Finlay Stair recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 46th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-1 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Finlay Stair to make the kick off. Julio Huly hit a great freekick 51 minutes into the match. In the 54th match minute, Jamaica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Javan Develder to maneuver through the defense. Demonde Jacobson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Venancio Txindoki, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 63rd minute, Felipe Ishmael managed to get in a good position for a shot. Killer Queen's supporters rose to their feet, but Felipe Ishmael was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Demonde Jacobson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. After 65 played minutes Killer Queen got a freekick which was hit by Julio Huly. Baldomiro Chale fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 69th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Demonde Jacobson having to interfere. With a little luck, Killer Queen's Serafin Abalos got control of the ball when Romon Oliver tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baldomiro Chale 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. After having played for 81 minutes, Baldomiro Chale managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Killer Queen's supporters crossed their fingers, but Baldomiro Chale 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 84th minute, Finlay Stair 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, Romon Oliver mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Jamaica and the Killer Queen players grew even worse after the yellow card. A collision led to Jamaica getting a freekick after 85 minutes play. Romon Oliver hit a great ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Baldomiro Chale in the 87th minute of play forced Jamaica's goalkeeper Demonde Jacobson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Amadeo Reyes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 88th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 89th match minute, Jamaica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Romon Oliver to maneuver through the defense. Julio Huly hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. A collision led to Jamaica getting a freekick after 95 minutes play. Romon Oliver hit a great ball. Killer Queen were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of Jamaica for a fine match.