Challenge

Olympic Stadium
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Geovanildo Luis took the kick off in the first half of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Geovanildo Luis in the 3rd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jax Williamson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Haji Sarap stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Koby Wright's shot from short distance in the 4th minute. Canada's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Koby Wright in the 5th minute. Haji Sarap showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Koby Wright in the 15th minute of the match. Joinville City - FSCMZ's Haji Sarap played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Carter George in the 18th minute of play. In the 19th minute Carter George shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Haji Sarap saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Koby Wright's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Haji Sarap was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. When the match clock showed 24 minutes, the score became 2-0 when Koby Wright sped through Joinville City - FSCMZ's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Haji Sarap. Koby Wright scored 3-0 in the 28th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Haji Sarap, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. With a little luck, Joinville City - FSCMZ's Haji Sarap got control of the ball when Luka Harris tried to sneak it across the goal line. Canada's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Koby Wright in the 32nd minute. The corner ended in Richard Mccarthy almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Joinville City - FSCMZ's Haji Sarap did a great save. 36 minutes into the match, Geovanildo Luis had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jax Williamson. Canada's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Geovanildo Luis was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. 39 minutes into the match, Joinville City - FSCMZ's Geovanildo Luis sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Jax Williamson narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 40 minutes into the match, Joinville City - FSCMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Koby Wright came free, but Haji Sarap reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mbaka N'Diaye kicked well hit freekick during the 47th minute of the match. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Koby Wright made a kick off. Haji Sarap 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 a rather tough play, Joinville City - FSCMZ's Mbaka N'Diaye got a free kick in the 54th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rohan Watson in the 55th minute of play forced Joinville City - FSCMZ's goalkeeper Haji Sarap to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 58 minutes of play, Canada's Koby Wright made it 4-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Haji Sarap was left in no man's land by his defense there! Canada made a substitution. Filip Edwards replaced Koby Wright. Geovanildo Luis might have been able to make a better finish in the 65th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jax Williamson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Geovanildo Luis ran back to his position shaking his head. Jax Williamson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Geovanildo Luis in the 65th minute of the match. In the 72nd minute Filip Edwards shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Haji Sarap saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jax Williamson made a fantastic save in the 75th minute, when Bernardino Llorenc sent off a good shot on target. Geovanildo Luis took the ball and in the 80 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jax Williamson. Jax Williamson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 4-2. Joinville City - FSCMZ's Horácio Abraão was substituted for Bernardino Llorenc. Haji Sarap showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filip Edwards in the 91st minute of the match. Joinville City - FSCMZ's Haji Sarap played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Theo Burton in the 95th minute of play. There was no doubt that Canada were the better team. Canada's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.