Challenge

La Playa
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Stamen Tekeliev got the match started through his kick off. In the 3rdth minute of the game Stamen Tekeliev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Canada's Jax Williamson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 5th minute Luka Harris shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zé Roberto Teixeira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Zé Roberto Teixeira 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 8th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carter George in the 11th minute of play forced Playa Malvín's goalkeeper Zé Roberto Teixeira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stamen Tekeliev in the 15th minute of play forced Canada's goalkeeper Jax Williamson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Stamen Tekeliev received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Jax Williamson tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Richard Mccarthy got a throw-in 22 minutes in the game and the ball was received by Jan Dixon. Zé Roberto Teixeira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Koby Wright in the 28th minute of play. Zé Roberto Teixeira took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rohan Watson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 36thth minute of the game Stamen Tekeliev who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Canada's Jax Williamson was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Zé Roberto Teixeira showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Rohan Watson in the 38th minute of the match. The audience was convinced that Koby Wright's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Zé Roberto Teixeira was relentless in the 40th minute of the game. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Koby Wright made a kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Koby Wright in the 56th minute of play forced Playa Malvín's goalkeeper Zé Roberto Teixeira to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Stelian Murgu in the 65th minute of play forced Canada's goalkeeper Jax Williamson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Canada's Jax Williamson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stamen Tekeliev in the 66th minute of play. In the 70th minute Alvise Catapano 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. Stelian Murgu might have been able to make a better finish in the 75th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jax Williamson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Stelian Murgu ran back to his position shaking his head. Playa Malvín made a substitution. Josu Onez replaced Sandu Mândrilă. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Theo Burton in the 82nd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Zé Roberto Teixeira saved Playa Malvín from getting behind. After some fancy dribbling in the 89th minute, Quinto Ampudia managed to get in a good position for a shot. Playa Malvín's supporters rose to their feet, but Quinto Ampudia was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Jax Williamson breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Canada were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing Playa Malvín to leave the ground with a draw.