Challenge

Olympic Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Koby Wright started the match with the kick off. Santo Lano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Koby Wright in the 5th minute of play. Haisenberg Dolar scored 0-1 in the 6th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jax Williamson, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Jax Williamson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bjørn Ironside, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. Santo Lano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Koby Wright in the 12th minute of play. 17 minutes had been played when some careless play by Clube Audax Metropolitano's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Koby Wright was slow to take the kick. During this time Canada's players had a chance to rest. After a defensive mix-up in Canada's zone, Maicon Mattos stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jax Williamson came out of the goal and Maicon Mattos tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jax Williamson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bjørn Ironside in the 26th minute of play. The throw-in from Emanuel Esteves in the 27th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Canada's Luka Harris. Santo Lano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Koby Wright in the 34th minute of play. The supporters of Canada booed when Clube Audax Metropolitano was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 36 match minutes in a wonderful position. Maicon Mattos didn't get a good kick on the ball. If Alfred John had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 39th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Carter George sent away a hard shot on goal in the 40th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 43rd minute Rohan Watson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santo Lano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Canada getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Carter George hit a great ball. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Haisenberg Dolar made a kick off. In the 53rd minute Rohan Watson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Santo Lano saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Santo Lano showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rohan Watson in the 53rd minute of the match. Bjørn Ironside received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 55th minute. Jax Williamson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Canada's Filip Edwards was substituted for Koby Wright. Jax Williamson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Prestes in the 57th minute of play. Rohan Watson took the ball and in the 59 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Santo Lano. Santo Lano dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. Haisenberg Dolar might have been able to make a better finish in the 63rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jax Williamson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Haisenberg Dolar ran back to his position shaking his head. Canada made a substitution. Theo Burton replaced Rohan Watson. Clube Audax Metropolitano's Santo Lano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filip Edwards in the 66th minute of play. Santo Lano made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Luka Harris in the 69th minute of play. Canada's Prince Anderson was substituted for Carter George. It was a well-played corner which Richard Mccarthy managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. When the match had gone on for 80 minutes, Theo Burton put it in 3-1 from a short distance just to the right of Santo Lano. Jax Williamson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Emirşah Berkman in the 82nd minute. Canada's Jax Williamson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bjørn Ironside in the 84th minute of play. In the 88th minute the ball was on its way in behind Canada's goalkeeper Jax Williamson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. The audience was convinced that Emirşah Berkman's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jax Williamson was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. Canada were awarded a corner in the 91th minute after Clube Audax Metropolitano's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jan Dixon took the corner. There was no doubt that Canada were the better team. Canada's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.