Challenge

Olympic Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Evaristo Tinoco took the kick off in the first half of the match. After 2 played minutes ATLÉTICO PAULISTA - CIMZ got a freekick which was hit by Tadeu Loyola. With an all-out effort, Canada's Tao Yu Qing threw himself towards the right post 4 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Rohan Watson, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. After 11 played minutes ATLÉTICO PAULISTA - CIMZ got a freekick which was hit by Luisinho Xande. 13 minutes into the game, ATLÉTICO PAULISTA - CIMZ's Evaristo Tinoco nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Jax Williamson made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. If Koby Wright had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 18th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Tao Yu Qing 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 21st minute. Tao Yu Qing showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Richard Mccarthy, who was totally free with the ball in the 26th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Richard Mccarthy in the 26th minute of play forced ATLÉTICO PAULISTA - CIMZ's goalkeeper Tao Yu Qing to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tadeu Loyola kicked well hit freekick during the 28th minute of the match. In the 30th match minute, ATLÉTICO PAULISTA - CIMZ was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jiang Ke Zhan to maneuver through the defense. Jax Williamson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Evaristo Tinoco in the 32nd minute of play. In the 34th minute Richard Mccarthy shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tao Yu Qing saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jax Williamson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Evaristo Tinoco, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. After 45 minutes of play, ATLÉTICO PAULISTA - CIMZ's Evaristo Tinoco made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jax Williamson was left in no man's land by his defense there! Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The wind increased when Koby Wright made the kick off in the second half. Tao Yu Qing made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan Dixon in the 51st minute of play. 55 minutes into the match, Jan Dixon had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tao Yu Qing. ATLÉTICO PAULISTA - CIMZ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jan Dixon was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2. ATLÉTICO PAULISTA - CIMZ's Akşemseddin Uysal was substituted for Evaristo Tinoco. An unexpectedly hard shot by Richard Mccarthy in the 61st minute of play forced ATLÉTICO PAULISTA - CIMZ's goalkeeper Tao Yu Qing to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Angelo Di Livio's late challenge caught a Canada's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Angelo Di Livio helped the player get up and apologised. Canada's Theo Burton was substituted for Rohan Watson. Angelo Di Livio hit a great freekick 64 minutes into the match. Tao Yu Qing showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jan Dixon in the 75th minute of the match. After 78 minutes of play, ATLÉTICO PAULISTA - CIMZ's Akşemseddin Uysal made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jax Williamson was left in no man's land by his defense there! Aad Kena lost his temper 82 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. A collision led to ATLÉTICO PAULISTA - CIMZ getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Aad Kena hit a great ball. Jan Dixon might have been able to make a better finish in the 83rd minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tao Yu Qing. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jan Dixon ran back to his position shaking his head. After some careless play in the ATLÉTICO PAULISTA - CIMZ defense, Filip Edwards kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Tao Yu Qing. The ATLÉTICO PAULISTA - CIMZ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Tao Yu Qing should have stopped the shot. 89 minutes into the match, ATLÉTICO PAULISTA - CIMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Jan Dixon came free, but Tao Yu Qing reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 94 minutes into the match, Filip Edwards had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Tao Yu Qing. ATLÉTICO PAULISTA - CIMZ's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Filip Edwards was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-3. The second half was just like the first, even and exciting. The match ended in a draw.