Challenge

Olympic Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Koby Wright made the kick off which started today's match. Helmuth Duckadam showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Koby Wright, who was totally free with the ball in the 3rd minute. Jax Williamson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kian Natanael in the 4th minute of play. Carter George sent away a hard shot on goal in the 5th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Helmuth Duckadam took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carter George, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 8th minute Koby Wright shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Helmuth Duckadam saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 10 minutes into the match, Canada's goal looked a bit too open when Kian Natanael came free, but Jax Williamson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a little luck, FC Ruscova's Helmuth Duckadam got control of the ball when Rohan Watson tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 21st minute Umur Renan 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. In the 24th minute Kian Natanael 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. Helmuth Duckadam showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rohan Watson in the 28th minute of the match. In the 33rd minute, Ciro Cortez ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Jax Williamson was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Helmuth Duckadam took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan Dixon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Helmuth Duckadam took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan Dixon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. FC Ruscova's Helmuth Duckadam played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan Dixon in the 39th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Canada's Regan Jordan got a free kick in the 41st minute. When FC Ruscova's Ciro Cortez in the 46th minute got a chance for a shot 46th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Canada's goalie prevented a goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Kian Natanael stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Helmuth Duckadam showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan Dixon in the 51st minute of the match. Ciro Cortez could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 53rd minute of the match, but Jax Williamson made a huge save. Canada's Jax Williamson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 55th minute of the match, managed to save Canada from getting a goal against them. 56 minutes into the match, FC Ruscova's goal looked a bit too open when Richard Mccarthy came free, but Helmuth Duckadam reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kian Natanael in the 58th minute of play forced Canada's goalkeeper Jax Williamson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jax Williamson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kian Natanael in the 58th minute of play. Helmuth Duckadam showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan Dixon in the 59th minute of the match. If Jan Dixon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 62 minutes into the match, FC Ruscova's goal looked a bit too open when Jan Dixon came free, but Helmuth Duckadam reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Richard Mccarthy's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Helmuth Duckadam read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 65th minute of play. Helmuth Duckadam showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Koby Wright in the 66th minute of the match. In the 68th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Ruscova's goalkeeper Helmuth Duckadam, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jan Dixon in the 69th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Helmuth Duckadam saved FC Ruscova from getting behind. 71 minutes into the match, Canada's goalkeeper Jax Williamson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Ciro Cortez. 72 minutes into the match, FC Ruscova's goal looked a bit too open when Koby Wright came free, but Helmuth Duckadam reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jax Williamson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gavril Sichitiu in the 74th minute of play. The audience was convinced that Jan Dixon's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Helmuth Duckadam was relentless in the 76th minute of the game. FC Ruscova's Helmuth Duckadam played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Koby Wright in the 77th minute of play. Canada's Prince Anderson was substituted for Carter George. FC Ruscova made a substitution. Aurel Trifan replaced Manuel Şoimu. Aurel Trifan made in the 86th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Canada's Nate Mills. The audience was convinced that Filip Edwards's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Helmuth Duckadam was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan Dixon in the 96th minute of play forced FC Ruscova's goalkeeper Helmuth Duckadam to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Both teams had looked equal from kick-off, and no-one was surprised when the match finally ended in a draw.