Challenge

Olympic Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Canada's Koby Wright 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Augusto Saldanha in the 4th minute of play forced Canada's goalkeeper Jax Williamson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 5 minutes of play, Canada's Koby Wright made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Falcão Cunha was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jax Williamson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Augusto Saldanha in the 8th minute of play. When the match clock showed 16 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Koby Wright sped through Gracie Barra's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Falcão Cunha. After taking down the ball on Gracie Barra's corner Thiago Silvan fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jax Williamson quite easily take care of the ball. 25 minutes into the match, Canada's goal looked a bit too open when Augusto Saldanha came free, but Jax Williamson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 26th minute Koby Wright shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Falcão Cunha saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jax Williamson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Augusto Saldanha in the 30th minute of the match. In the 38thth minute of the game Augusto Saldanha who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Canada's Jax Williamson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Canada's Koby Wright got a good chance for a goal in the 42nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After 44 played minutes Canada got a freekick which was hit by Carter George. Şamil Sağman took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 45th 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. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 3-0 at half-time.

Falcão Cunha made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rohan Watson in the 52nd minute of play. The corner led to Canada's Luka Harris getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Canada made a substitution. Filip Edwards replaced Koby Wright. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Rohan Watson in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Falcão Cunha prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When the match had gone on for 64 minutes, Augusto Saldanha took a quick shot and it went in 3-1 without a chance for Jax Williamson to make any attempt to save it. Canada made a substitution. Theo Burton replaced Rohan Watson. In the 70th minute, Theo Burton made a precise shot to the right of Falcão Cunha. Gracie Barra's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. Canada's Prince Anderson was substituted for Carter George. 77 minutes into the match, Gracie Barra's goal looked a bit too open when Filip Edwards came free, but Falcão Cunha reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by 柯锋真 in the 78th minute of play forced Canada's goalkeeper Jax Williamson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 79th minute of the match Gracie Barra got a corner. Canada's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Thiago Silvan ran over to the corner to take the kick. It was a well-played corner which Jamey Hankins managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Gracie Barra's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Thiago Silvan in the 85th minute. In the 92nd minute, Luka Harris 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: 6-1. Falcão Cunha showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filip Edwards, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. 96 minutes into the game, Canada's Theo Burton nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Falcão Cunha made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 7-1. Canada walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.