Challenge

Carol Davila
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Finlay Stair kicked off to start the match. With a little luck, Jamaica's Demonde Jacobson got control of the ball when Niculae Mihoc tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Niculae Mihoc got free with Demonde Jacobson in the 5th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jamaica's Demonde Jacobson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Damian Nicolae in the 7th minute of play. Jamaica were furious when Geroy Ascue was red carded, 8 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 8th minute of the game. One of Jamaica:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of FC Medicina Bucuresti:s goal. In the 13th minute, Eduard Melentie hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Romon Oliver had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 24 minutes into the game, FC Medicina Bucuresti's Nicolae Penaru nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Demonde Jacobson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Ferdinand Alexa hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. In the 33rd match minute, FC Medicina Bucuresti was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Dumitru Vâlcu to maneuver through the defense. Ferdinand Alexa hit a great freekick 35 minutes into the match. 40 minutes into the game, Wayan Freeman was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Jamaica's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave FC Medicina Bucuresti the free kick. A collision led to Jamaica getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Wayan Freeman hit a great ball. The throw-in from Wayan Freeman in the 45th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by FC Medicina Bucuresti's Dumitru Vâlcu. In the 46th minute of the match, Nicolae Penaru got a very nice opportunity to score, but Demonde Jacobson was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After a defensive mix-up in Jamaica's zone, Eduard Melentie stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Demonde Jacobson came out of the goal and Eduard Melentie tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 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 wind increased when Nicolae Penaru made the kick off in the second half. Demonde Jacobson came out of the goal in the 52nd minute to try and stop a shot by FC Medicina Bucuresti's Eduard Melentie. But to his dismay, Eduard Melentie quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. Mihai Drăucean came out of the goal in the 58th minute to try and stop a shot by Jamaica's Jarell Hill. But to his dismay, Jarell Hill quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-1. After 64 played minutes FC Medicina Bucuresti got a freekick which was hit by Dumitru Vâlcu. Nicolae Penaru might have been able to make a better finish in the 67th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Demonde Jacobson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Nicolae Penaru ran back to his position shaking his head. Nicolae Penaru hit a great freekick 70 minutes into the match. Jamaica's Demonde Jacobson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Nicolae Penaru in the 75th minute of play. In the 79th match minute, Jamaica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Wayan Freeman to maneuver through the defense. Nicolae Penaru blasted a shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Demonde Jacobson having to make a save. Petruț Gheorghe charged in rather forcefully in the 86th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Petruț Gheorghe the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 87 played minutes FC Medicina Bucuresti got a freekick which was hit by Petruț Gheorghe. In the 89th minute, Kordal Duff fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Mihai Drăucean, passed just outside the right post. Kordal Duff received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Mihai Drăucean tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere.