Challenge

Staples center
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Finlay Stair got the match started through his kick off. Romon Oliver hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. In the 9th minute Kristiyan Bunev 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. 10 minutes into the match, Jamaica's goal looked a bit too open when Teofan Demerdzhiev came free, but Demonde Jacobson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 11 minutes into the match, Опълченците's goal looked a bit too open when Finlay Stair came free, but Slaveyko Halov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to Jamaica getting a freekick after 12 minutes play. Jarell Hill hit a great ball. With a little luck, Jamaica's Demonde Jacobson got control of the ball when Kristiyan Bunev tried to sneak it across the goal line. When Tomislav Kishev fell near the penalty area in the 15th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Опълченците's protests and gave Tomislav Kishev a yellow card for diving instead. Tomislav Kishev hit a great freekick 15 minutes into the match. 19 minutes into the match, Romon Oliver notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Опълченците's Slaveyko Halov. Slaveyko Halov was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Leron Sale sent away a hard shot on goal in the 24th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 25th minute, Krum Konsulov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of Jamaica booed when Опълченците was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 28 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maksim Ganchev didn't get a good kick on the ball. After 30 played minutes Опълченците got a freekick which was hit by Antoan Mishev. Jamaica's Kordal Duff quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Kiril Adamski, made in the 32nd minute of the game. Krum Konsulov scored 1-1 in the 36th 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. Finlay Stair fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Slaveyko Halov having to interfere. In the 44th minute, Maksim Ganchev hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Finlay Stair came up free with the goalie in the 45th minute, the Jamaica 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 Finlay Stair couldn't finish the play. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Teofan Demerdzhiev to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Krum Konsulov in the 52nd 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 Kristiyan Bunev in the 60th minute of play. Teofan Demerdzhiev scored 2-1 in the 63rd 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 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Teofan Demerdzhiev, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. After a rather tough play, Jamaica's Romon Oliver got a free kick in the 68th minute. Teofan Demerdzhiev sent away a hard shot on goal in the 71st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Demonde Jacobson came out of the goal in the 74th minute to try and stop a shot by Опълченците's Teofan Demerdzhiev. But to his dismay, Teofan Demerdzhiev quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. 84 minutes into the match, Опълченците's goal looked a bit too open when Karlus Waugh came free, but Slaveyko Halov reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Опълченците's Tomislav Kishev got a free kick in the 89th minute. Jarell Hill fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 90th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Slaveyko Halov having to interfere. Karlus Waugh recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 91st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Опълченците's Slaveyko Halov proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 94th minute of the match, managed to save Опълченците from getting a goal against them. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Опълченците fans cheered their team off the field, for while Jamaica had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.