Challenge

Independence Park
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Felix Negrescu got the match started through his kick off. Emilian Blăniță sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A collision led to Jamaica getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Jarell Hill hit a great ball. Romon Oliver charged in rather forcefully in the 9th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Romon Oliver the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Karlus Waugh fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 16th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Cazimir Maior having to interfere. A collision led to Jamaica getting a freekick after 18 minutes play. Geroy Ascue hit a great ball. Felix Negrescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Demonde Jacobson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 24th minute, Jamaica's Finlay Stair dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-1. Demonde Jacobson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emilian Blăniță, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. The Tineretul Arad fans' excitement grew in the 27th match minute when Tineretul Arad's Emilian Blăniță looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Demonde Jacobson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Emilian Blăniță, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. With his leg Cazimir Maior managed to avoid a goal in the 33rdth minute, when Jamaica's Finlay Stair fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Cazimir Maior showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Karlus Waugh in the 34th minute of the match. A collision led to Tineretul Arad getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Sergiu Alupoaie hit a great ball. If Finlay Stair had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Jarell Hill might have been able to make a better finish in the 42nd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cazimir Maior. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jarell Hill ran back to his position shaking his head. Finlay Stair sent away a hard shot on goal in the 45th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance.

When Jamaica's Finlay Stair in the 52nd minute got a chance for a shot 52nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Tineretul Arad's goalie prevented a goal. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Finlay Stair in the 52nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cazimir Maior prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The supporters of Jamaica booed when Tineretul Arad was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 52 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mugurel Gologan didn't get a good kick on the ball. Finlay Stair recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 54th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Denis Talianu could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 59th minute of the match, but Demonde Jacobson made a huge save. In the 61st match minute, Jamaica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Finlay Stair to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Emilian Blăniță in the 64th minute of play forced Jamaica's goalkeeper Demonde Jacobson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. A collision led to Tineretul Arad getting a freekick after 65 minutes play. Valentin Cruceru hit a great ball. After having played for 66 minutes, Jarell Hill managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Jamaica's supporters crossed their fingers, but Jarell Hill was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 68th minute, Mugurel Gologan hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cazimir Maior stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Finlay Stair's shot from short distance in the 69th minute. Jamaica's Demonde Jacobson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Răzvan Păunescu in the 75th minute of play. In the 76th minute, Jamaica's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Emilian Blăniță fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. Felix Negrescu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 79th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Demonde Jacobson having to interfere. The supporters of Tineretul Arad booed when Jamaica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Karlus Waugh didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 85th minute Răzvan Păunescu shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Demonde Jacobson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cazimir Maior took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jarell Hill, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Felix Negrescu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 93rd minute. Demonde Jacobson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 94 minutes into the match, Răzvan Păunescu 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 Răzvan Păunescu was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Tineretul Arad played a much better game than Jamaica and deserved their victory. The Jamaica players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.