Challenge

AMG Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Fabrício Lustosa started the match with the kick off. 4 minutes into the match, Rohan Watson had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mao Zhen Hong. Academia Monte Gordo's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Rohan Watson was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 12th minute Koby Wright shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mao Zhen Hong saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Fabrício Lustosa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Jax Williamson having to make a save. 20 minutes into the match, Academia Monte Gordo's goal looked a bit too open when Rohan Watson came free, but Mao Zhen Hong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 25 minutes into the match, Academia Monte Gordo's goal looked a bit too open when Rohan Watson came free, but Mao Zhen Hong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Jax Williamson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fabrício Lustosa in the 27th minute. Mao Zhen Hong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Koby Wright in the 29th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Koby Wright in the 32nd minute of play forced Academia Monte Gordo's goalkeeper Mao Zhen Hong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The corner led to Canada's Carter George getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. Mao Zhen Hong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Koby Wright in the 35th minute of the match. In the 36th minute Canada were awarded a corner. Koby Wright went to the cornerflag to take it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luka Harris in the 39th minute of play forced Academia Monte Gordo's goalkeeper Mao Zhen Hong to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 40 minutes into the match, Academia Monte Gordo's goal looked a bit too open when Rohan Watson came free, but Mao Zhen Hong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Koby Wright's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Mao Zhen Hong was relentless in the 42nd minute of the game. In the 42ndth minute of the game Koby Wright who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Academia Monte Gordo's Mao Zhen Hong was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 47th match minute, Academia Monte Gordo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Damião Pinto to maneuver through the defense. Academia Monte Gordo made a substitution. Fryderyk Grucza replaced Fabrício Lustosa. After a rather tough play, Academia Monte Gordo's Damião Pinto got a free kick in the 48th minute. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Canada's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Koby Wright in the 54th minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Richard Mccarthy heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Rohan Watson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 59th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Fryderyk Grucza 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. Jax Williamson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Fryderyk Grucza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 70thth minute of the game Filip Edwards who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Academia Monte Gordo's Mao Zhen Hong was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 74th minute, Rohan Watson ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Mao Zhen Hong was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Academia Monte Gordo's Dinei Sergipano was substituted for Adérito Abreu. Academia Monte Gordo's Kartal Kartalov was substituted for Pascual Mouricio. In the 78th minute, Theo Burton 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: 0-4. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Fryderyk Grucza in the 81st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Jax Williamson prevented the ball from getting in the gole. When Theo Burton came up free with the goalie in the 82nd minute, the Canada fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Theo Burton couldn't finish the play. Jax Williamson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fryderyk Grucza in the 84th minute of the match. Theo Burton could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 86th minute of the match, but Mao Zhen Hong made a huge save. With a little luck, Academia Monte Gordo's Mao Zhen Hong got control of the ball when Theo Burton tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 91st minute the ball was on its way in behind Canada's goalkeeper Jax Williamson, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 96th minute Filip Edwards shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mao Zhen Hong saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The Academia Monte Gordo fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Canada were clearly better and deserved to take the win.