Challenge

Independence Park
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Didi Fox kicked off to start the match. 5 minutes into the game, Epaminondas Nica cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Demonde Jacobson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After 8th play minutes Didi Fox shot 0-2, a short shot which went by Demonde Jacobson and just under the crossbar into goal. Epaminondas Nica received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 10th minute. Demonde Jacobson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 12th minute Mariano Atarratze 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Didi Fox in the 12th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Demonde Jacobson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 15 minutes into the game, Ritokylä's Santos Hori 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, 0-3. When the match clock showed 18 minutes, the score became 0-4 when Didi Fox sped through Jamaica's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Demonde Jacobson. 21 minutes into the match, Mariano Atarratze 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 Mariano Atarratze was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-5. Ensio Kampman took the ball and in the 24 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Demonde Jacobson. Demonde Jacobson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-6. Demonde Jacobson stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Didi Fox's shot from short distance in the 27th minute. After a rather tough play, Jamaica's Geroy Ascue got a free kick in the 30th minute. After 31 played minutes, Ritokylä's Santos Hori shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Demonde Jacobson came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Ritokylä reached it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Didi Fox in the 32nd 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 had gone on for 32 minutes, Didi Fox put it in 0-7 from a short distance just to the right of Demonde Jacobson. In the 35th minute, Didi Fox left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Ritokylä fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-8. After 38 minutes of play, Ritokylä's Ensio Kampman made it 0-9 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! Demonde Jacobson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Didi Fox in the 42nd minute of play. 44 minutes into the match, Jamaica's goal looked a bit too open when Didi Fox came free, but Demonde Jacobson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Didi Fox in the 45th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Demonde Jacobson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 46 played minutes Jamaica got a freekick which was hit by Romon Oliver. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-9.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Finlay Stair made a kick off. After a rather tough play, Jamaica's Jamaall Padmore got a free kick in the 51st minute. 52 minutes into the match, Jamaica's goalkeeper Demonde Jacobson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Santos Hori. In the 54th minute, Mariano Atarratze made a precise shot to the right of Demonde Jacobson. Jamaica's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-10. Jamaica's Demonde Jacobson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Didi Fox in the 56th minute of play. 58 minutes into the match, Jamaica's goalkeeper Demonde Jacobson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Didi Fox. When the match had gone on for 60 minutes, Didi Fox took a quick shot and it went in 0-11 without a chance for Demonde Jacobson to make any attempt to save it. When the match had gone on for 66 minutes, Didi Fox took a quick shot and it went in 0-13 without a chance for Demonde Jacobson to make any attempt to save it. Demonde Jacobson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Didi Fox in the 72nd minute of play. In the 73rd play minute Epaminondas Nica came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Demonde Jacobson. 0-15. Demonde Jacobson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Didi Fox went, in the 78th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-17 was the resulting score. 83 minutes into the match, Epaminondas Nica 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 Epaminondas Nica was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-18. The crowd rose to their feet as Ensio Kampman kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Demonde Jacobson. That made the score 0-19 in the 86 minute of play. In the 89th minute, Mariano Atarratze reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Demonde Jacobson. The goal made the score 0-20. Demonde Jacobson came out of the goal in the 92nd minute to try and stop a shot by Ritokylä's Didi Fox. But to his dismay, Didi Fox quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-21.