Challenge

Ruse Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) In the 6th minute Dimitar Berbatov 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. In the 8th match minute, Jamaica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wayan Freeman to maneuver through the defense. Demonde Jacobson was a little too slow when Dimitar Berbatov got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 13th minute. The score was now 2-0. After some careless play in the Jamaica defense, Dimitar Berbatov 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. In the 19thth minute of the game Dimitar Berbatov who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Jamaica's Demonde Jacobson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 23rd minute, Crusaders of Dark's Dimitar Berbatov dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 4-0. In the 31st minute the ball was on its way in behind Jamaica's goalkeeper Demonde Jacobson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 32 minutes had been played when some careless play by Jamaica's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Dochko Razpopov was slow to take the kick. During this time Crusaders of Dark's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Crusaders of Dark's corner Dochko Razpopov fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Demonde Jacobson quite easily take care of the ball. After 34th play minutes Dimitar Berbatov shot 5-0, a short shot which went by Demonde Jacobson and just under the crossbar into goal. 37 minutes into the match, Dimitar Berbatov dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Demonde Jacobson, 6-0. After 43rd play minutes Dimitar Berbatov shot 7-0, a short shot which went by Demonde Jacobson and just under the crossbar into goal. 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.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Dimitar Berbatov stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the game, Dimitar Berbatov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 8-0. Demonde Jacobson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Dimitar Berbatov might have been able to make a better finish in the 55th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Demonde Jacobson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Dimitar Berbatov ran back to his position shaking his head. Dimitar Berbatov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 57 minutes into the match, Jamaica's goal looked a bit too open when Dimitar Berbatov came free, but Demonde Jacobson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 63 minutes of play, Crusaders of Dark's Dimitar Berbatov 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! 67 minutes into the match, Dimitar Berbatov 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 Dimitar Berbatov was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 11-0. After having played for 70 minutes, Einar Hjortberg managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Crusaders of Dark's supporters crossed their fingers, but Einar Hjortberg was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dimitar Berbatov in the 76th minute of play forced Jamaica's goalkeeper Demonde Jacobson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 78 minutes into the game, Dimitar Berbatov cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 12-0. Demonde Jacobson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. When Karlus Waugh came up free with the goalie in the 82nd 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 Karlus Waugh couldn't finish the play. If Eligio Rojas had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Demonde Jacobson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dimitar Berbatov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Crusaders of Dark's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Dochko Razpopov in the 88th minute. A very nice done corner allowed Eivind Lundemo to score against Demonde Jacobson in Jamaica's goal. 13-0 after 89 minutes. Jamaica's Demonde Jacobson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dimitar Berbatov in the 92nd minute of play. In the 94th minute Dimitar Berbatov 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. The audience was convinced that Dimitar Berbatov's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Demonde Jacobson was relentless in the 96th minute of the game. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Crusaders of Dark fully deserved thier win.