Challenge

Independence Park
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Finlay Stair took the kick off in the first half of the match. Javan Develder made in the 4th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Romon Oliver. Armindo Bettencourt made an important save on a dangerous shot by Romon Oliver in the 5th minute. 6 minutes into the match, Rua da Pinga's goalkeeper Armindo Bettencourt had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Romon Oliver. 12 minutes into the game, Wayan Freeman threw the ball into play from the sideline. Rua da Pinga's Albérico Gouveia quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Finlay Stair could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Armindo Bettencourt made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Jamaica's Karlus Waugh got a free kick in the 18th minute. In the 20th minute, Rua da Pinga's Silvano Trigueiro seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Silvano Trigueiro the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Rua da Pinga protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Silvano Trigueiro had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. Romon Oliver took the ball and in the 27 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Armindo Bettencourt. Armindo Bettencourt dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. 30 minutes into the match, Jarell Hill notched a goal, 3-0, to the right of Rua da Pinga's Armindo Bettencourt. Armindo Bettencourt was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Rua da Pinga's Joaquim Carvalhais managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Wayan Freeman in the 35 minute of the game. In the 36th minute, Joaquim Carvalhais left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Rua da Pinga fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. In the 39th match minute, Jamaica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Romon Oliver to maneuver through the defense. Armindo Bettencourt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Romon Oliver, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Armindo Bettencourt took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Finlay Stair, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 44th minute, Romon Oliver reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Armindo Bettencourt. The goal made the score 4-1. 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.

51 minutes into the match, Rua da Pinga's goal looked a bit too open when Finlay Stair came free, but Armindo Bettencourt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Romon Oliver had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Javan Develder made in the 56th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Rua da Pinga's Albérico Gouveia. Joaquim Carvalhais'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 58th minute of play. Rua da Pinga's Yuri Vilaça quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Jamaall Padmore, made in the 60th minute of the game. Demonde Jacobson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Joaquim Carvalhais in the 61st minute of the match. 64 minutes into the game, Leron Sale threw the ball into play from the sideline. Rua da Pinga's Yuri Vilaça quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. When Joaquim Carvalhais came up free with the goalie in the 65th minute, the Rua da Pinga 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 Joaquim Carvalhais couldn't finish the play. In the 68th minute of the match Jamaica got a corner. Rua da Pinga's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Finlay Stair ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Jamaica's corner Kordal Duff fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Armindo Bettencourt quite easily take care of the ball. 73 minutes into the match, Finlay Stair had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Armindo Bettencourt. Rua da Pinga's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Finlay Stair was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. Armindo Bettencourt came out of the goal in the 76th minute to try and stop a shot by Jamaica's Romon Oliver. But to his dismay, Romon Oliver quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 6-1. In the 83rd minute, Jamaall Padmore hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Finlay Stair sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Joaquim Carvalhais came free with the goalkeeper in the 92nd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Demonde Jacobson could save by the left post. Jamaica's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.