Challenge

Independence Park
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Romelu Lukaku took the kick off in the first half of the match. When the match clock showed 3 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Romelu Lukaku sped through Jamaica's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Demonde Jacobson. After 6 minutes of play, Palloketut's Voitto Nyrhinen made it 0-2 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! In the 9th minute, Kordal Duff hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Romelu Lukaku blasted a shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Demonde Jacobson having to make a save. Romelu Lukaku took the ball and in the 14 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 0-4. A very nice done corner allowed Tommi Kangasmäki to score against Demonde Jacobson in Jamaica's goal. 0-5 after 21 minutes. Romelu Lukaku sent away a hard shot on goal in the 27th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Romelu Lukaku scored 0-6 in the 30th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Demonde Jacobson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 43 minutes into the game, Palloketut's Voitto Nyrhinen 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, 0-8. In the 46th minute, Romelu Lukaku left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Palloketut fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-9. 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. 52 minutes into the match, Voitto Nyrhinen dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Demonde Jacobson, 0-10. In the 56th minute, Romelu Lukaku ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Demonde Jacobson was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-11. Demonde Jacobson didn't succeed in stopping the ball in the 64th minute, which inside left pole to 0-12. After 67 minutes of play, Palloketut's Voitto Nyrhinen made it 0-13 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! After some fancy dribbling in the 69th minute, Voitto Nyrhinen managed to get in a good position for a shot. Palloketut's supporters rose to their feet, but Voitto Nyrhinen 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. Palloketut made a substitution. Rikhard Elomo replaced Marcus Hjelm. After some fancy dribbling in the 77th 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. Yan Chong Sen breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. The audience was convinced that Romelu Lukaku's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Demonde Jacobson was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. Palloketut's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Ali Ruohiainen in the 82nd minute. A very nice done corner allowed Romelu Lukaku to score against Demonde Jacobson in Jamaica's goal. 0-15 after 82 minutes. In the 87th minute, Romelu Lukaku 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 0-16. A collision led to Palloketut getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. Antti Väisänen hit a great ball. In the 93rd minute, Palloketut's Romelu Lukaku dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 0-17. When the match clock showed 96 minutes, the score became 0-18 when Romelu Lukaku sped through Jamaica's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Demonde Jacobson. The Jamaica fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Palloketut were clearly better and deserved to take the win.