Challenge

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Spectators: 51 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Carter George's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Manuel Campens read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 5th minute of play. 8 minutes into the match, Pagos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Luka Harris came free, but Manuel Campens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Nuralp Akbal blasted a shot towards the goal in the 13th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jax Williamson having to make a save. Koby Wright took the ball and in the 15 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Manuel Campens. Manuel Campens dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Jax Williamson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Nuralp Akbal in the 18th minute of play. 19 minutes into the game, Canada's Rohan Watson nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Manuel Campens made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. A collision led to Canada getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Richard Mccarthy hit a great ball. Manuel Campens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Koby Wright, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Richard Mccarthy kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. Richard Mccarthy got a throw-in 34 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Carter George. Manuel Campens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Koby Wright in the 35th minute of the match. Manuel Campens showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rohan Watson in the 36th minute of the match. Pagos FC's Manuel Campens played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rohan Watson in the 41st minute of play. Manuel Campens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rohan Watson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rohan Watson in the 44th minute of play forced Pagos FC's goalkeeper Manuel Campens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jax Williamson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Nuralp Akbal in the 46th minute. 48 minutes into the match, Pagos FC's goal looked a bit too open when Luka Harris came free, but Manuel Campens reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Koby Wright was the one to do the kick off. Manuel Campens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Koby Wright, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 56 minutes, Rohan Watson managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Canada's supporters crossed their fingers, but Rohan Watson was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Pagos FC made a substitution. Ionel Mirea replaced Uwe Birmes. Canada's Filip Edwards was substituted for Koby Wright. Manuel Campens made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Rohan Watson sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filip Edwards in the 61st minute of play forced Pagos FC's goalkeeper Manuel Campens to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 65th minute Nuralp Akbal shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jax Williamson saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ionel Mirea in the 72nd minute of play forced Canada's goalkeeper Jax Williamson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 73rd minute, Carlos Augusto Novaes hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Carlos Augusto Novaes hit a great freekick 75 minutes into the match. Manuel Campens took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Theo Burton, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 82nd minute, Eric Hill hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 86 minutes had been played when some careless play by Pagos FC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jan Dixon was slow to take the kick. During this time Canada's players had a chance to rest. It was a well-played corner which Filip Edwards managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 93rd minute Theo Burton shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Manuel Campens saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Ionel Mirea's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jax Williamson was relentless in the 95th minute of the game. The Pagos FC fans' excitement grew in the 95th match minute when Pagos FC's Ionel Mirea looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 1-2 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Canada played a much better game than Pagos FC and deserved their victory. The Pagos FC players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.