Challenge

A. V. Liberti
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Jamaica's Finlay Stair started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 7 minutes into the game, Timos Karabelas cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Demonde Jacobson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 9th minute, Abel Ponciano hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Karlus Waugh in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Oliver Can saved La Gallardeta from getting behind. Kjell Alsvik sent away a hard shot on goal in the 12th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. With a little luck, Jamaica's Demonde Jacobson got control of the ball when Kjell Alsvik tried to sneak it across the goal line. Demonde Jacobson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kjell Alsvik in the 13th minute of play. 15 minutes in the game Jamaall Padmore did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Leron Sale. An unexpectedly hard shot by Finlay Stair in the 16th minute of play forced La Gallardeta's goalkeeper Oliver Can to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kjell Alsvik struck a weak shot in the 18th minute. Demonde Jacobson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for La Gallardeta. Demonde Jacobson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rafael Haimar, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Demonde Jacobson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Timos Karabelas in the 20th minute of the match. With a little luck, Jamaica's Demonde Jacobson got control of the ball when Abel Ponciano tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 22nd minute La Gallardeta were awarded a corner. Rafael Haimar went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Rafael Haimar got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Demonde Jacobson quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. 23 minutes into the match, Abel Ponciano 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 Abel Ponciano was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. In the 29th minute Kjell Alsvik 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. Demonde Jacobson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kjell Alsvik went, in the 31st minute, to the upper right corner, 3-0 was the resulting score. In the 34th play minute Timos Karabelas came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Demonde Jacobson. 4-0. Timos Karabelas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Demonde Jacobson having to interfere. La Gallardeta were furious when Konstanty Figlewski was red carded, 40 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 39 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for La Gallardeta! Timos Karabelas recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 42nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Finlay Stair in the 45th minute of play forced La Gallardeta's goalkeeper Oliver Can to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Kjell Alsvik to strike the kick off in the second half. Demonde Jacobson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kjell Alsvik in the 51st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Timos Karabelas in the 52nd minute of play forced Jamaica's goalkeeper Demonde Jacobson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Timos Karabelas took the ball and in the 53 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Demonde Jacobson. Demonde Jacobson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 5-0. In the 56th minute, Kjell Alsvik made a precise shot to the right of Demonde Jacobson. Jamaica's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 6-0. Demonde Jacobson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Timos Karabelas in the 59th minute of the match. In the 60th minute, Kjell Alsvik left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The La Gallardeta fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 7-0. After 64 minutes of play, La Gallardeta's Kjell Alsvik 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! In the 67th minute Kjell Alsvik 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 68 played minutes, La Gallardeta's Teodoro Delfino shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Demonde Jacobson came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in La Gallardeta reached it. After some fancy dribbling in the 73rd minute, Timos Karabelas managed to get in a good position for a shot. La Gallardeta's supporters rose to their feet, but Timos Karabelas was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Demonde Jacobson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Filip Měchura sent away a hard shot on goal in the 76th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Demonde Jacobson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Timos Karabelas, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. In the 79th minute Timos Karabelas 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. Demonde Jacobson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filip Měchura in the 84th minute of play. Jamaica's Demonde Jacobson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filip Měchura in the 86th minute of play. In the 94th minute, Filip Měchura made a precise shot to the right of Demonde Jacobson. Jamaica's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 10-0. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. La Gallardeta had played much better football throughout.