Challenge

Anastas Chohadzhiev
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gonzo Ivanov took the kick off in the first half of the match. In the 8th minute Iliya Kasabov 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Toni Nenchev in the 9th minute of play forced Jamaica's goalkeeper Demonde Jacobson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute, Nano Mitrashkov hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Gonzo Ivanov did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Demonde Jacobson 14 minutes into the match. Zahari Kerekov's late challenge caught a Jamaica's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Zahari Kerekov helped the player get up and apologised. After 17 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for DARAS! Finlay Stair shot the penalty kick right outside the post. When Romon Oliver fell near the penalty area in the 19th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Jamaica's protests and gave Romon Oliver a yellow card for diving instead. In the 19th minute, Romon Oliver hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. After 21 played minutes Gonzo Ivanov rounded Jamaica's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 2-0. In the 24th match minute, DARAS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nedyalko Berberov to maneuver through the defense. Jamaica's defense didn't have a chance, in the 26th minute, when Nano Mitrashkov scored to the left of an out of position Demonde Jacobson, making the score, 3-0. 29 minutes into the match, Jamaica's goal looked a bit too open when Gonzo Ivanov came free, but Demonde Jacobson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Demonde Jacobson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gonzo Ivanov in the 31st minute of play. If Nano Mitrashkov had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 34th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Vute Baliev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Finlay Stair in the 35th minute of play. In the 37th match minute, DARAS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nedyalko Berberov to maneuver through the defense. 39 minutes into the match, Gonzo Ivanov notched a goal, 4-0, to the right of Jamaica's Demonde Jacobson. Demonde Jacobson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. The supporters of DARAS booed when Jamaica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 43 match minutes in a wonderful position. Geroy Ascue didn't get a good kick on the ball. Gonzo Ivanov's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 45thth minute, Demonde Jacobson skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Demonde Jacobson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Gonzo Ivanov in the 47th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 4-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Finlay Stair to make the kick off. Toni Nenchev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 52nd minute. Demonde Jacobson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 55th minute Dragan Mangezov 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. A collision led to Jamaica getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. Romon Oliver hit a great ball. In the 57th minute of the match Nano Mitrashkov shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Demonde Jacobson showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. 59 minutes into the match, Gonzo Ivanov notched a goal, 5-0, to the right of Jamaica's Demonde Jacobson. Demonde Jacobson was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Jamaica's Demonde Jacobson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gonzo Ivanov in the 63rd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Jamaica's zone, Dragan Mangezov stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Demonde Jacobson came out of the goal and Dragan Mangezov tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. DARAS made a substitution. Paolo Rossi replaced Toni Nenchev. Demonde Jacobson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Paolo Rossi, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a defensive mix-up in Jamaica's zone, Antim Karamanski stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Demonde Jacobson came out of the goal and Antim Karamanski tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 72nd minute Dragan Mangezov 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. After some careless play in the Jamaica defense, Gonzo Ivanov kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Demonde Jacobson. The Jamaica fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Demonde Jacobson should have stopped the shot. DARAS made a substitution. Svetoslav Hrulev replaced Iliya Kasabov. Paolo Rossi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 82nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Demonde Jacobson having to interfere. Demonde Jacobson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gonzo Ivanov, who was totally free with the ball in the 86th minute. Paolo Rossi scored 7-0 in the 87th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Demonde Jacobson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. After 93 minutes of play, DARAS's Gonzo Ivanov made it 8-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Demonde Jacobson was left in no man's land by his defense there! It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. DARAS had played much better football throughout.