Challenge

Olympic Stadium
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Koby Wright got the match started through his kick off. Matvey Epanchin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Koby Wright, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Matvey Epanchin made an important save on a dangerous shot by Koby Wright in the 6th minute. If Luka Harris had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 9th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 10th minute of the match, Rohan Watson tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Matvey Epanchin saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 19th minute Canada were awarded a corner. Koby Wright went to the cornerflag to take it. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Filimon Nesterenko in the 24th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jax Williamson saved Canada from getting behind. Efim Abramov's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Jax Williamson read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 30th minute of play. With a little luck, Dynamite's Matvey Epanchin got control of the ball when Luka Harris tried to sneak it across the goal line. 38 minutes into the match, Canada's goal looked a bit too open when Filimon Nesterenko came free, but Jax Williamson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jax Williamson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mikhail Hromchenko, who was totally free with the ball in the 42nd minute. Matvey Epanchin 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 47th minute. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Mikhail Hromchenko was the one to do the kick off. With a little luck, Canada's Jax Williamson got control of the ball when Efim Abramov tried to sneak it across the goal line. Matvey Epanchin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carter George, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Canada's Filip Edwards was substituted for Koby Wright. Canada made a substitution. Theo Burton replaced Rohan Watson. In the 69th minute of the match Canada got a corner. Dynamite's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jan Dixon ran over to the corner to take the kick. Richard Mccarthy made a great header on Canada's corner, it was just that Dynamite's Matvey Epanchin managed to reach the ball for a save. When the match clock showed 71 minutes, the score became 3-0 when Filip Edwards sped through Dynamite's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Matvey Epanchin. In the 75th minute of the match Canada got a corner. Dynamite's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jan Dixon ran over to the corner to take the kick. When Leonid Kapustin fell near the penalty area in the 76th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Dynamite's protests and gave Leonid Kapustin a yellow card for diving instead. Leonid Kapustin hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. Matvey Epanchin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Theo Burton in the 79th minute of the match. Jax Williamson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mikhail Hromchenko, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 81st minute, Evgeniy Kobeko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 89 minutes into the match, Dynamite's goal looked a bit too open when Filip Edwards came free, but Matvey Epanchin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Canada were awarded a corner in the 90th minute after Dynamite's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jan Dixon took the corner. In the 91st minute Filip Edwards shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matvey Epanchin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Canada's Jax Williamson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mikhail Hromchenko in the 93rd minute of play.