Challenge

Independence Park
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Elias Quadros started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. Joaquim Carvalhais received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Demonde Jacobson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the Jamaica defense, João Balsemão 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 12th minute, Rua da Pinga's Albérico Gouveia seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Albérico Gouveia 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 Albérico Gouveia had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. In the 14th minute Karlus Waugh shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Armindo Bettencourt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 16 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 Finlay Stair. After some fancy dribbling in the 18th minute, Yuri Vilaça managed to get in a good position for a shot. Rua da Pinga's supporters rose to their feet, but Yuri Vilaça was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Demonde Jacobson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Wayan Freeman made in the 20th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Leron Sale. 22 minutes into the game, João Balsemão was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Rua da Pinga's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Jamaica the free kick. In the 22nd match minute, Rua da Pinga was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by João Balsemão to maneuver through the defense. A collision led to Rua da Pinga getting a freekick after 29 minutes play. João Balsemão hit a great ball. In the 31st minute of the game Javan Develder made a throw-in which Romon Oliver played forward. Rua da Pinga's Armindo Bettencourt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Romon Oliver in the 32nd minute of play. Rua da Pinga's Armindo Bettencourt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Finlay Stair in the 33rd minute of play. Silvano Trigueiro kicked well hit freekick during the 35th minute of the match. After 38 minutes of play, Jamaica's Finlay Stair made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Armindo Bettencourt was left in no man's land by his defense there! When the match had gone on for 44 minutes, Leron Sale took a quick shot and it went in 2-1 without a chance for Armindo Bettencourt to make any attempt to save it. With a little luck, Rua da Pinga's Armindo Bettencourt got control of the ball when Finlay Stair tried to sneak it across the goal line. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-1.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Finlay Stair to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Rua da Pinga getting a freekick after 52 minutes play. João Balsemão hit a great ball. Karlus Waugh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 55th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Armindo Bettencourt having to interfere. Homero Cerqueira received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 61st minute. Demonde Jacobson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Rua da Pinga's attentive Silvano Trigueiro managed to snatch the ball when Wayan Freeman made a throw-in in the 65th minute of the game. Armindo Bettencourt didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jarell Hill went, in the 68th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-1 was the resulting score. Romon Oliver took the ball and in the 73 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 4-1. Armindo Bettencourt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Finlay Stair in the 79th minute of play. In the 80th minute, Karlus Waugh hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 81 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. 83 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. 84 minutes into the match, Rua da Pinga's goal looked a bit too open when Leron Sale came free, but Armindo Bettencourt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Armindo Bettencourt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Romon Oliver in the 85th minute of the match. Armindo Bettencourt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Finlay Stair in the 86th minute of the match. After 88 minutes of play, Jamaica's Leron Sale made it 5-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Armindo Bettencourt was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jamaica's supporters were highly satisfied with the result. They cheered their team of the pitch, having watched them win a very even match.