Challenge

Dan Paltinisanu
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Jamaica's Finlay Stair started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 5 minutes into the match, Jamaica's goalkeeper Demonde Jacobson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Irinel Breazu. After a rather tough play, Jamaica's Finlay Stair got a free kick in the 8th minute. Demonde Jacobson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alexandru Maghear, who was totally free with the ball in the 10th minute. In the 11th minute, Nichifor Benga hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Finlay Stair was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 11th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. 15 minutes into the match, Jamaica's goalkeeper Demonde Jacobson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Emilian Tărău. After 19 played minutes FC POLI TIMISOARA got a freekick which was hit by Manuel Culiță. When Finlay Stair came up free with the goalie in the 20th minute, the Jamaica 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 Finlay Stair couldn't finish the play. Nistor Oroian kicked well hit freekick during the 21st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Finlay Stair in the 24th minute of play forced FC POLI TIMISOARA's goalkeeper Cazimir Marincean to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, FC POLI TIMISOARA's Nichifor Benga got a free kick in the 26th minute. After 27 minutes of play, Jamaica's Jarell Hill made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Cazimir Marincean was left in no man's land by his defense there! The crowd rose to their feet as Alexandru Maghear kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Demonde Jacobson. That made the score 1-1 in the 33 minute of play. Jarell Hill charged in rather forcefully in the 40th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Jarell Hill the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Jarell Hill kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. Cazimir Marincean 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 43rd minute. Demonde Jacobson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexandru Maghear, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Emilian Tărău made the kick off in the second half. Cazimir Marincean was a little too slow when Finlay Stair got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 60th minute. The score was now 1-2. Jamaica's Demonde Jacobson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Emilian Tărău in the 64th minute of play. FC POLI TIMISOARA's defense didn't have a chance, in the 71st minute, when Finlay Stair scored to the left of an out of position Cazimir Marincean, making the score, 2-3. Demonde Jacobson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alexandru Maghear, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Demonde Jacobson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cazimir Săvescu in the 76th minute of the match. Finlay Stair received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Cazimir Marincean came out and tried to block the shot, but Finlay Stair slotted it home off the left post making it 2-5 in the 83rd minute. In the 90th minute, Irinel Breazu left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The FC POLI TIMISOARA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-5. 97 minutes into the game, FC POLI TIMISOARA's Irinel Breazu 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, 5-5.