Olympic Stadium
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38,
Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Koby Wright started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. 5 minutes had been played when some careless play by Club Ibiza'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. A nice corner shot did that Richard Mccarthy got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Rene Higuita quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Fonso in the 10th minute of play forced Canada's goalkeeper Jax Williamson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Canada's Koby Wright, in the 12th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Canada. Rene Higuita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Koby Wright in the 14th minute of play. After 16 played minutes Club Ibiza got a freekick which was hit by Mariano Ireno. In the 20th minute Regan Jordan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rene Higuita saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 20th minute Regan Jordan shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rene Higuita saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Bruno Fonso in the 26th minute of play forced Canada's goalkeeper Jax Williamson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rene Higuita 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 28th minute. 30 minutes into the match, Club Ibiza's goalkeeper Rene Higuita had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rohan Watson. When Koby Wright came up free with the goalie in the 32nd minute, the Canada fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Koby Wright couldn't finish the play. After 36 minutes, Vebjørn Waaler mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Club Ibiza and the Canada players grew even worse after the yellow card. After a rather tough play, Club Ibiza's Vebjørn Waaler got a free kick in the 36th minute. After 39 minutes, Bruno Fonso made it 0-1 with a short kick to the right side. Canada's Jax Williamson tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 43 minutes into the match, Club Ibiza's goal looked a bit too open when Jan Dixon came free, but Rene Higuita reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Richard Mccarthy in the 45th minute of play forced Club Ibiza's goalkeeper Rene Higuita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After the first half Club Ibiza were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.
In the 53rd match minute, Club Ibiza was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rafa Marques to maneuver through the defense. Rene Higuita showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jan Dixon, who was totally free with the ball in the 54th minute. The supporters of Club Ibiza booed when Canada was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eric Hill didn't get a good kick on the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Bruno Fonso in the 56th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jax Williamson saved Canada from getting behind. Rene Higuita made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Richard Mccarthy in the 57th minute of play. 66 minutes into the match, Canada's Richard Mccarthy sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Rene Higuita narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Rene Higuita 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 70th minute. Jax Williamson didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Bruno Fonso went, in the 71st minute, to the upper right corner, 0-2 was the resulting score. Club Ibiza's Kazuo Koriotto was substituted for Bruno Fonso. Canada made a substitution. Prince Anderson replaced Carter George. Club Ibiza made a substitution. Beliran Poblaciones replaced Cacey 武磊. In the 76th minute, Richard Mccarthy made a precise shot to the right of Rene Higuita. Club Ibiza's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. Club Ibiza's Rene Higuita played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filip Edwards in the 78th minute of play. Jan Dixon might have been able to make a better finish in the 80th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Rene Higuita. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jan Dixon ran back to his position shaking his head. Canada's Jax Williamson proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save Canada from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Jan Dixon's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Rene Higuita was relentless in the 85th minute of the game. Canada's Jan Dixon was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Rene Higuita in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 88th minute, Kazuo Koriotto left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Club Ibiza fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jan Dixon in the 90th minute of play forced Club Ibiza's goalkeeper Rene Higuita to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Rene Higuita stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jan Dixon's shot from short distance in the 93rd minute. The Canada manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing Club Ibiza to win.
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