Challenge

Independence Park
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Finlay Stair kicked off to start the match. 4 minutes into the match, Jamaica's goal looked a bit too open when Marco Valadares came free, but Demonde Jacobson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Carlinhos da Costa made an important save on a dangerous shot by Finlay Stair in the 9th minute. 11 minutes into the match, E.C 2 Janeiro RS's goal looked a bit too open when Romon Oliver came free, but Carlinhos da Costa reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jarell Hill hit a great freekick 11 minutes into the match. Jamaica's Demonde Jacobson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marco Valadares in the 12th minute of play. A collision led to E.C 2 Janeiro RS getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Paulo Pontes hit a great ball. Demonde Jacobson came out of the goal in the 18th minute to try and stop a shot by E.C 2 Janeiro RS's Válter de Sousa. But to his dismay, Válter de Sousa quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. E.C 2 Janeiro RS's Carlinhos da Costa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Finlay Stair in the 21st minute of play. E.C 2 Janeiro RS's defense didn't have a chance, in the 23rd minute, when Finlay Stair scored to the left of an out of position Carlinhos da Costa, making the score, 1-1. A collision led to Jamaica getting a freekick after 25 minutes play. Romon Oliver hit a great ball. Finlay Stair kicked well hit freekick during the 26th minute of the match. If Romon Oliver had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 29th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Válter de Sousa in the 31st minute of play forced Jamaica's goalkeeper Demonde Jacobson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Marco Valadares's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Demonde Jacobson was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Romon Oliver kicked well hit freekick during the 34th minute of the match. Carlinhos da Costa showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Finlay Stair in the 40th minute of the match. Jamaica's Demonde Jacobson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Paulo Pontes in the 43rd minute of play. Carlinhos da Costa came out of the goal in the 44th minute to try and stop a shot by Jamaica's Karlus Waugh. But to his dismay, Karlus Waugh quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Marco Valadares was the one to do the kick off. After some careless play in the E.C 2 Janeiro RS defense, Finlay Stair kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Carlinhos da Costa. The E.C 2 Janeiro RS fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Carlinhos da Costa should have stopped the shot. After a rather tough play, Jamaica's Jarell Hill got a free kick in the 55th minute. Marco Valadares did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 3-2 to the left of a surprised Demonde Jacobson 60 minutes into the match. João Francisco de Mendonça kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. 65 minutes into the game, Geraldo Eger was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. E.C 2 Janeiro RS's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Jamaica the free kick. After a rather tough play, E.C 2 Janeiro RS's Geraldo Eger got a free kick in the 65th minute. With an all-out effort, E.C 2 Janeiro RS's Demonde Jacobson threw himself towards the right post 70 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Marco Valadares, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 72 played minutes Jamaica got a freekick which was hit by Geroy Ascue. In the 73rd minute, E.C 2 Janeiro RS's Marco Valadares dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 3-3. Finlay Stair recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 80th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Jamaica's Demonde Jacobson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Jamaica from getting a goal against them. Jamaica's Demonde Jacobson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marco Valadares in the 85th minute of play. Carlinhos da Costa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Finlay Stair, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Finlay Stair in the 95th minute of play forced E.C 2 Janeiro RS's goalkeeper Carlinhos da Costa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.