Challenge

Olympic Stadium
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Taco Van Der Hoorn kicked off to start the match. Luka Harris came free with the goalkeeper in the 11th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Vasco Goycochea could save by the left post. Ronaldo Cosme sent away a hard shot on goal in the 15th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Taco Van Der Hoorn in the 18th minute of play forced Canada's goalkeeper Jax Williamson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Rohan Watson got free with Vasco Goycochea in the 21st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 22nd minute, Taco Van Der Hoorn left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Through an outstanding action, after 25 minutes, Vasco Goycochea successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 30th minute the ball was on its way in behind ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ's goalkeeper Vasco Goycochea, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Koby Wright spun around in front of the goal 32 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ's goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Taco Van Der Hoorn in the 42nd minute of play forced Canada's goalkeeper Jax Williamson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 47th minute, Taco Van Der Hoorn made a precise shot to the right of Jax Williamson. Canada's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. After the first half ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ were leading 0-2. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Koby Wright to make the kick off. With his leg Jax Williamson managed to avoid a goal in the 54thth minute, when ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ's Nikolay Dudevski fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Vasco Goycochea made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan Dixon in the 55th minute of play. In the 59th minute Oliverios Gayangos 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. Richard Mccarthy received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Vasco Goycochea tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Jan Dixon blasted a shot towards the goal in the 63rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Vasco Goycochea having to make a save. ҜƗŇǤ ŁƗØŇ Ř€Đ βŁΔĆҜ's Du Le Jun was substituted for Kauan Mandrak. Vasco Goycochea 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 68th minute. In the 70th minute Carter George shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vasco Goycochea saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Nikolay Dudevski got free with Jax Williamson in the 72nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 85 minutes of play, Canada's Prince Anderson made it 2-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vasco Goycochea was left in no man's land by his defense there! Jan Dixon took the ball and in the 91 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Vasco Goycochea. Vasco Goycochea dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-2. Boniel Sovera hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. In the 96th minute, Jan Dixon left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Canada fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-2.