Challenge

Olympic Stadium
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. The audience thought a goal was coming when Luka Harris got free with Ciro Nerio in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After 12 minutes Bancruz F.C's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Koby Wright who took care of the corner kick. In the 13th minute Koby Wright shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ciro Nerio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, Bancruz F.C's Carlos Arixo got a free kick in the 14th minute. In the 15th minute the ball was on its way in behind Bancruz F.C's goalkeeper Ciro Nerio, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Richard Mccarthy made in the 17th minute of the game a sloppy throw-in which Carter George however managed to control. The audience was convinced that Rohan Watson's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ciro Nerio was relentless in the 19th minute of the game. Ciro Nerio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rohan Watson in the 22nd minute of play. Ciro Nerio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Carter George in the 30th minute of the match. In the 37th minute Koby Wright shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ciro Nerio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ciro Nerio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Koby Wright in the 37th minute of play. 37 minutes into the match, Bancruz F.C's goalkeeper Ciro Nerio had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rohan Watson. Ciro Nerio took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rohan Watson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ciro Nerio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rohan Watson, who was totally free with the ball in the 43rd minute. In the 44th minute Koby Wright shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ciro Nerio saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Koby Wright's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 45thth minute, Ciro Nerio skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Ciro Nerio made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Koby Wright in the 46th minute of play. In the 47th match minute, Canada was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Richard Mccarthy to maneuver through the defense. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Turgay Hafi stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Bancruz F.C getting a freekick after 55 minutes play. Nunez Tano hit a great ball. In the 56th minute of the match Koby Wright sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Ciro Nerio skillfully saved the ball. Turgay Hafi struck a weak shot in the 68th minute. Jax Williamson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Bancruz F.C. Bancruz F.C's Çelikan Koçaş was substituted for Turgay Hafi. Canada's Prince Anderson was substituted for Carter George. Bancruz F.C's Alfonso Tauro was substituted for Clodoveo Matro. Bancruz F.C made a substitution. Andro Konsap replaced Carlos Borghi. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filip Edwards in the 72nd minute of play forced Bancruz F.C's goalkeeper Ciro Nerio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jax Williamson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Çelikan Koçaş, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. After 76 minutes of play, Canada's Theo Burton made it 3-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Ciro Nerio was left in no man's land by his defense there! 79 minutes into the match, Canada's goal looked a bit too open when Çelikan Koçaş came free, but Jax Williamson reached the ball before it rolled over 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 Çelikan Koçaş in the 82nd minute of play. In the 85th minute, Çelikan Koçaş left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Bancruz F.C fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-1. Filip Edwards fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ciro Nerio having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filip Edwards in the 92nd minute of play forced Bancruz F.C's goalkeeper Ciro Nerio to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 94th minute, Çelikan Koçaş made a precise shot to the right of Jax Williamson. Canada's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. Canada's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.