Challenge

Manfredi
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, 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. In the 5th minute Rohan Watson shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roman Vachon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Koby Wright in the 9th minute of play forced Manfredi AFC's goalkeeper Roman Vachon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 14 minutes into the match, Canada's Koby Wright sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Roman Vachon narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Canada's Jax Williamson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fausto Rafe in the 18th minute of play. Rohan Watson received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Roman Vachon tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. A collision led to Manfredi AFC getting a freekick after 21 minutes play. Kieran Listkowski hit a great ball. 23 minutes had been played when some careless play by Manfredi AFC'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. Roman Vachon made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Koby Wright in the 28th minute of play. Roman Vachon 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 30th minute Son Banana 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 Koby Wright in the 31st minute of play forced Manfredi AFC's goalkeeper Roman Vachon to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 31 minutes into the game, Canada's Koby Wright nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Roman Vachon made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. When Ronald Ferenc came up free with the goalie in the 34th minute, the Manfredi AFC 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 Ronald Ferenc couldn't finish the play. Roman Vachon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Koby Wright, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Carter George kicked well hit freekick during the 41st minute of the match. 46 minutes into the match, Canada's goal looked a bit too open when Fausto Rafe came free, but Jax Williamson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 48th minute Manfredi AFC were awarded a corner. Kieran Listkowski went to the cornerflag to take it. 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.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Son Banana to make the kick off. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Koby Wright in the 53rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Roman Vachon saved Manfredi AFC from getting behind. After taking down the ball on Canada's corner Jan Dixon fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Roman Vachon quite easily take care of the ball. After 58 minutes Manfredi AFC's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jan Dixon who took care of the corner kick. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Alfred John advanced and headed the ball into goal, 0-2 in the 58th minute. 61 minutes into the match, Manfredi AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Filip Edwards came free, but Roman Vachon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manfredi AFC's Roman Vachon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filip Edwards in the 63rd minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Canada's zone, Qiu Lin Yi stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jax Williamson came out of the goal and Qiu Lin Yi tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Canada's Theo Burton was substituted for Rohan Watson. Manfredi AFC's Filomeno Remir was substituted for Son Banana. Jax Williamson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filomeno Remir in the 73rd minute of the match. Roman Vachon 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 75th minute. Uriel Cordarrel received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 84th minute. Jax Williamson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Canada made a substitution. Prince Anderson replaced Carter George. Roman Vachon made a fantastic save in the 86th minute, when Filip Edwards sent off a good shot on target. Canada's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.