Challenge

Independence Park
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Finlay Stair made the kick off which started today's match. After a defensive mix-up in Palloketut's zone, Karlus Waugh stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rami Lehto came out of the goal and Karlus Waugh tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rami Lehto didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Jarell Hill went, in the 5th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. With a little luck, Palloketut's Rami Lehto got control of the ball when Leron Sale tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 12 minutes of play, Jamaica's Romon Oliver made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Rami Lehto was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 16th match minute, Palloketut was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tenho Pihkala to maneuver through the defense. The audience thought a goal was coming when Finlay Stair got free with Rami Lehto in the 19th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rami Lehto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kordal Duff, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. When Jamaica's Kordal Duff in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Palloketut's goalie prevented a goal. Rami Lehto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Finlay Stair, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. Karlus Waugh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rami Lehto having to interfere. Palloketut's Rami Lehto proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 25th minute of the match, managed to save Palloketut from getting a goal against them. Wayan Freeman hit a great freekick 27 minutes into the match. Rami Lehto made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Finlay Stair in the 32nd minute of play. Palloketut's Rami Lehto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Finlay Stair in the 34th minute of play. Rami Lehto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Finlay Stair in the 36th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 37th minute, Romon Oliver managed to get in a good position for a shot. Jamaica's supporters rose to their feet, but Romon Oliver was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rami Lehto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Palloketut's Rami Lehto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jarell Hill in the 38th minute of play. Rami Lehto showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Finlay Stair in the 40th minute of the match. Finlay Stair in the 43rdth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Rami Lehto, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. After some fancy dribbling in the 47th minute, Karlus Waugh managed to get in a good position for a shot. Jamaica's supporters rose to their feet, but Karlus Waugh was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Rami Lehto breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Tenho Pihkala made a kick off. In the 51stth minute of the game Finlay Stair who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Palloketut's Rami Lehto was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. The audience was convinced that Kordal Duff's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rami Lehto was relentless in the 53rd minute of the game. Romon Oliver sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 58 minutes into the match, Palloketut's goal looked a bit too open when Finlay Stair came free, but Rami Lehto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A throw-in in the 64th minute of the game was made by Javan Develder with Kordal Duff as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. A sloppy throw-in by Javan Develder in the 68th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Palloketut's Teemu Valkealahti. After a defensive mix-up in Palloketut's zone, Romon Oliver stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Rami Lehto came out of the goal and Romon Oliver tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Rami Lehto took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Finlay Stair, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Romon Oliver struck a weak shot in the 77th minute. Rami Lehto didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Jamaica. 79 minutes into the game, Jamaica's Kordal Duff nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Rami Lehto made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 3-0. 83 minutes into the match, Palloketut's goal looked a bit too open when Finlay Stair came free, but Rami Lehto reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Wayan Freeman made in the 86th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Finlay Stair. Karlus Waugh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Rami Lehto having to interfere. Rami Lehto showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jarell Hill, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. After 90 minutes, Teemu Valkealahti mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Palloketut and the Jamaica players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 91st minute, Teemu Valkealahti hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Palloketut's Rami Lehto played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jarell Hill in the 92nd minute of play. When the match had gone on for 94 minutes, Finlay Stair put it in 4-0 from a short distance just to the right of Rami Lehto. When the referee ended the match the Jamaica players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.