Challenge

TROPISCHE DIERENTUIN
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) In the 4th minute, Finlay Stair left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Jamaica fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. 7 minutes into the match, DE JONGE TIJGERS's goal looked a bit too open when Finlay Stair came free, but Roland Duinhoven reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Finlay Stair had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. A collision led to DE JONGE TIJGERS getting a freekick after 10 minutes play. Marco Heijen hit a great ball. Roland Duinhoven took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Karlus Waugh, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Jamaica's Demonde Jacobson got control of the ball when Youri Terpstra tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 22 minutes, Romon Oliver mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Jamaica and the DE JONGE TIJGERS players grew even worse after the yellow card. Romon Oliver hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. Roland Duinhoven made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Finlay Stair in the 35th minute of play. If Romon Oliver had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience was convinced that Finlay Stair's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Roland Duinhoven was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. 44 minutes into the game, Jurgen Zeeman cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Demonde Jacobson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

After a defensive mix-up in DE JONGE TIJGERS's zone, Jarell Hill stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Roland Duinhoven came out of the goal and Jarell Hill tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jarell Hill fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roland Duinhoven having to interfere. Demonde Jacobson came out of the goal in the 63rd minute to try and stop a shot by DE JONGE TIJGERS's Jurgen Zeeman. But to his dismay, Jurgen Zeeman quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-1. 66 minutes into the match, Jamaica's goal looked a bit too open when Karel Lucius came free, but Demonde Jacobson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to DE JONGE TIJGERS getting a freekick after 67 minutes play. Marco Heijen hit a great ball. Jarell Hill fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 68th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roland Duinhoven having to interfere. After 72 played minutes Jamaica got a freekick which was hit by Romon Oliver. Youri Terpstra recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 73rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Demonde Jacobson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Youri Terpstra, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. After 79 minutes of play Jamaica's Romon Oliver was too eager in his attempt to stop his opponent and brought him down. With that he got his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. After a rather tough play, Jamaica's Romon Oliver got a free kick in the 80th minute. Demonde Jacobson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marco Heijen in the 84th minute of the match. Finlay Stair's late challenge caught a DE JONGE TIJGERS's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Finlay Stair helped the player get up and apologised. In the 86th match minute, Jamaica was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Finlay Stair to maneuver through the defense. DE JONGE TIJGERS's Roland Duinhoven proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 88th minute of the match, managed to save DE JONGE TIJGERS 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 Heijen in the 95th minute of play. An unexpected shot in the 97th minute by Karlus Waugh got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side.