Challenge

Juan Gilberto Funes
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Koby Wright got the match started through his kick off. After some careless play in the Atlético Argentino defense, Carter George kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Denis Dolmos. The Atlético Argentino fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Denis Dolmos should have stopped the shot. In the 5th minute Luka Harris shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Denis Dolmos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jax Williamson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Pastor Nofre, who was totally free with the ball in the 9th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rohan Watson in the 10th minute of play forced Atlético Argentino's goalkeeper Denis Dolmos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 15 minutes of play, Canada's Koby Wright made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Denis Dolmos was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 20th minute the ball was on its way in behind Atlético Argentino's goalkeeper Denis Dolmos, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 21st minute of the match Canada got a corner. Atlético Argentino's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Koby Wright ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on Canada's corner Alfred John fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Denis Dolmos quite easily take care of the ball. In the last second Jax Williamson throw himself and got hold of the ball when Josemir Lujambio in the 23rdth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. When the match had gone on for 23 minutes, Josemir Lujambio put it in 1-2 from a short distance just to the right of Jax Williamson. Denis Dolmos stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Koby Wright's shot from short distance in the 26th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Koby Wright in the 32nd minute of play forced Atlético Argentino's goalkeeper Denis Dolmos to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 32nd minute, Koby Wright left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Canada fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. In the 35th minute Rohan Watson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Denis Dolmos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 42 minutes into the match, Atlético Argentino's goal looked a bit too open when Rohan Watson came free, but Denis Dolmos reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Luka Harris's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Denis Dolmos read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 43rd minute of play. 46 minutes into the match, Canada's goalkeeper Jax Williamson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Eulalio Jago.

Atlético Argentino made a substitution. Pascual Ledesma replaced Pastor Nofre. The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Josemir Lujambio was the one to do the kick off. Koby Wright was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 59th minute. Canada's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 65th minute, Rohan Watson got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Canada made a substitution. Theo Burton replaced Rohan Watson. In the 68th minute Theo Burton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Denis Dolmos saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Atlético Argentino made a substitution. David Piarres replaced Ennu Krae. Atlético Argentino's J.J Huge was substituted for Joaquín Guzmán. Canada's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jan Dixon in the 74th minute. Prince Anderson was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. When the match had gone on for 76 minutes, Luka Harris took a quick shot and it went in 1-4 without a chance for Denis Dolmos to make any attempt to save it. Jax Williamson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Eulalio Jago in the 79th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 80th minute, Theo Burton managed to get in a good position for a shot. Canada's supporters rose to their feet, but Theo Burton was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Denis Dolmos breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Atlético Argentino's Denis Dolmos played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Theo Burton in the 82nd minute of play. Jax Williamson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from J.J Huge in the 84th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luka Harris got free with Denis Dolmos in the 85th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a rather tough play, Canada's Jan Dixon got a free kick in the 88th minute. Eufemio Yabbarov took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 89th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Jax Williamson. Canada's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. 90 minutes into the game, Luka Harris cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-5. Denis Dolmos was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. David Piarres might have been able to make a better finish in the 93rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jax Williamson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. David Piarres ran back to his position shaking his head. 93 minutes into the game, Josemir Lujambio cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-5. Jax Williamson was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Filip Edwards sent away a hard shot on goal in the 95th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 97th minute, Canada's Filip Edwards dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 2-6. Canada played a much better game than Atlético Argentino and deserved their victory. The Atlético Argentino players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.