Challenge

Independence Park
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Finlay Stair made the kick off which started today's match. Dante Rafe'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 2nd minute of play. Dante Rafe blasted a shot towards the goal in the 5th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Demonde Jacobson having to make a save. Demonde Jacobson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Dante Rafe in the 5th minute of play. In the 9th minute, Valentin Negroni 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. Jamaica's Demonde Jacobson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dante Rafe in the 10th minute of play. Demonde Jacobson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dante Rafe in the 12th minute of the match. In the 14th minute Dante Rafe 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 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dante Rafe, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some careless play in the Jamaica defense, Valentin Negroni 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. Valentin Negroni recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 24th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. After 26 played minutes Jamaica got a freekick which was hit by Wayan Freeman. In the 27th minute, Dante Rafe left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Metapalo FC fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. The Metapalo FC fans' excitement grew in the 33rd match minute when Metapalo FC's Dante Rafe 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 0-3 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Demonde Jacobson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Dante Rafe went, in the 36th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-4 was the resulting score. Demonde Jacobson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Valentin Negroni in the 40th minute of the match. In the 42nd minute of the match Metapalo FC got a corner. Jamaica's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jacinto Baumar ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Jacinto Baumar almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Jamaica's Demonde Jacobson did a great save. When Valentin Negroni fell near the penalty area in the 46th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Metapalo FC's protests and gave Valentin Negroni a yellow card for diving instead. Jamaica made a substitution. Dennard Kingham replaced Wayan Freeman. In the 48th minute, Valentin Negroni hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-5.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Valentin Negroni stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Metapalo FC's Dante Rafe was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 61st play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. Demonde Jacobson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Dante Rafe's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. Valentin Negroni struck a weak shot in the 73rd 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 Metapalo FC. Gavino Belarmo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karlus Waugh in the 75th minute of play. When the match clock showed 78 minutes, the score became 0-8 when Dante Rafe sped through Jamaica's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Demonde Jacobson. Finlay Stair fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gavino Belarmo having to interfere. In the 87th minute, Dante Rafe 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Valentin Negroni in the 88th minute of play forced Jamaica's goalkeeper Demonde Jacobson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the match clock showed 90 minutes, the score became 0-9 when Dante Rafe sped through Jamaica's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Demonde Jacobson. If Valentin Negroni had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 97th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The Jamaica fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Metapalo FC were clearly better and deserved to take the win.