Challenge

Independence Park
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Severin Hussein started the match with the kick off. Finlay Stair received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 3rd minute. Andreas Berglund tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 7th minute, Severin Hussein 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 0-1. In the 16th minute, Jamaica's Karlus Waugh dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. In the 22nd minute, Romon Oliver hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan-Frode Singstad in the 27th minute of play forced Jamaica's goalkeeper Demonde Jacobson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Finlay Stair came up free with the goalie in the 28th 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. Andreas Berglund made an important save on a dangerous shot by Finlay Stair in the 29th minute. Romon Oliver received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Andreas Berglund tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 34 minutes into the game, Gædd FK's Jan-Frode Singstad 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, 1-2. 39 minutes into the match, Severin Hussein 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 Severin Hussein was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Frode Rosenlund hit a great freekick 45 minutes into the match. Disappointed in the 1-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

If Kjetil Hellevik had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 52nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Demonde Jacobson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Severin Hussein, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Demonde Jacobson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Severin Hussein, who was totally free with the ball in the 58th minute. Severin Hussein received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Demonde Jacobson came out and tried to block the shot, but Severin Hussein slotted it home off the left post making it 1-5 in the 63rd minute. After 66 minutes, Tor-Ivar Mæhle mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Gædd FK and the Jamaica players grew even worse after the yellow card. Andreas Berglund made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karlus Waugh in the 67th minute of play. Leron Sale hit a great freekick 68 minutes into the match. Demonde Jacobson came out of the goal in the 75th minute to try and stop a shot by Gædd FK's Kjetil Hellevik. But to his dismay, Kjetil Hellevik quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-6. Demonde Jacobson was a little too slow when Jan-Frode Singstad got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 78th minute. The score was now 1-7. 82 minutes into the match, Jan-Frode Singstad dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Demonde Jacobson, 1-8. 85 minutes into the match, Gædd FK's Edvin Bredesen sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Demonde Jacobson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Demonde Jacobson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kjetil Hellevik in the 88th minute of play. Andreas Berglund took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Finlay Stair, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Frode Rosenlund kicked well hit freekick during the 90th minute of the match. In the 94th match minute, Jamaica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Romon Oliver to maneuver through the defense. Kjetil Hellevik came free with the goalkeeper in the 95th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Demonde Jacobson could save by the left post. When the match was over Gædd FK could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than Jamaica throughout the match.