Challenge

Independence Park
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Octavia's Mihai Gherase 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. Jamaica's Demonde Jacobson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iordanis Anastasiadis in the 4th minute of play. Demonde Jacobson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Iordanis Anastasiadis, who was totally free with the ball in the 5th minute. When Octavia's Iordanis Anastasiadis in the 6th minute got a chance for a shot 6th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Jamaica's goalie prevented a goal. Demonde Jacobson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Nesor Abadie in the 7th minute of the match. Demonde Jacobson came out of the goal in the 9th minute to try and stop a shot by Octavia's Nesor Abadie. But to his dismay, Nesor Abadie quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-1. 13 minutes into the match, Jamaica's goal looked a bit too open when Nesor Abadie came free, but Demonde Jacobson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nesor Abadie recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 14th 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 Iordanis Anastasiadis in the 16th minute of play forced Jamaica's goalkeeper Demonde Jacobson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 17 minutes into the match, Mihai Gherase 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 Mihai Gherase was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. Jamaica's Demonde Jacobson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Luis Cristaldo in the 23rd minute of play. The audience was convinced that Mihai Gherase's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Demonde Jacobson was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. Mihai Gherase scored 0-4 in the 26th 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. Jamaica's Demonde Jacobson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Iordanis Anastasiadis in the 28th minute of play. After 31 minutes of play, Octavia's Iordanis Anastasiadis made it 0-5 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! Demonde Jacobson came out of the goal in the 34th minute to try and stop a shot by Octavia's Mihai Gherase. But to his dismay, Mihai Gherase quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-6. An unexpectedly hard shot by Iordanis Anastasiadis in the 36th minute of play forced Jamaica's goalkeeper Demonde Jacobson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Iordanis Anastasiadis took the ball and in the 38 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 0-7. Iordanis Anastasiadis scored 0-8 in the 41st 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. 45 minutes into the match, Jamaica's goal looked a bit too open when Iordanis Anastasiadis came free, but Demonde Jacobson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Nesor Abadie in the 46th minute of play forced Jamaica's goalkeeper Demonde Jacobson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Disappointed in the 0-8 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Finlay Stair made the kick off in the second half. Demonde Jacobson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mihai Gherase in the 52nd minute of play. Demonde Jacobson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Iordanis Anastasiadis in the 54th minute. The crowd rose to their feet as Mihai Gherase kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Demonde Jacobson. That made the score 0-9 in the 56 minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Iordanis Anastasiadis got free with Demonde Jacobson in the 59th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Demonde Jacobson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mihai Gherase in the 60th minute of play. 64 minutes into the match, Iordanis Anastasiadis notched a goal, 0-10, 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 defense didn't have a chance, in the 67th minute, when Mihai Gherase scored to the left of an out of position Demonde Jacobson, making the score, 0-11. In the 70th minute, Mihai Gherase made a precise shot to the right of Demonde Jacobson. Jamaica's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-12. In the 74th play minute Iordanis Anastasiadis came free and shot an unsuspected shot which went into goal from the right pole behind a surprised Demonde Jacobson. 0-13. In the 77th minute, Iordanis Anastasiadis reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Demonde Jacobson. The goal made the score 0-14. The supporters of Octavia booed when Jamaica was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Kordal Duff didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Gaueko Abechuco got free with Demonde Jacobson in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 85th minute, Nesor Abadie left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Octavia fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-15. 88 minutes into the match, Mihai Gherase 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 Mihai Gherase was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-16. In the 92nd minute, Iordanis Anastasiadis made a precise shot to the right of Demonde Jacobson. Jamaica's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-17. Nesor Abadie scored 0-18 in the 95th 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. The Jamaica fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Octavia were clearly better and deserved to take the win.