Challenge

Ilba Sports Center
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s Victor Stan 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. Canada were awarded a corner in the 4th minute after MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Koby Wright took the corner. Carter George made a great header on Canada's corner, it was just that MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s Horea Botgros managed to reach the ball for a save. 7 minutes had been played when some careless play by MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Koby Wright was slow to take the kick. During this time Canada's players had a chance to rest. The corner went over the outstretched arms of MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s goalie and right to Jan Dixon. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. Horea Botgros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rohan Watson in the 9th minute of play. Horea Botgros 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 14th minute. 15 minutes had been played when some careless play by MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Koby Wright was slow to take the kick. During this time Canada's players had a chance to rest. Koby Wright made a great header on Canada's corner, it was just that MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s Horea Botgros managed to reach the ball for a save. Horea Botgros 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 23rdth minute of the game Rohan Watson who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s Horea Botgros was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 25th minute, Carter George got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Horea Botgros made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Koby Wright in the 29th minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, Canada's goalkeeper Jax Williamson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Peng Xi Bin. Canada's Jax Williamson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Domenec Torrent in the 35th minute of play. Horea Botgros 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 40th minute, Dacian Munteanu got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Horea Botgros came out of the goal in the 42nd minute to try and stop a shot by Canada's Carter George. But to his dismay, Carter George quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. 45 minutes into the match, Canada's goal looked a bit too open when Domenec Torrent came free, but Jax Williamson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 46th minute MXM Squad NS ★DAC★ were awarded a corner. Peng Xi Bin went to the cornerflag to take it. A nice corner shot did that Peng Xi Bin got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Jax Williamson quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. The MXM Squad NS ★DAC★ players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Canada were winning 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Koby Wright to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s Ulises Nazario got a free kick in the 50th minute. MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Peng Xi Bin in the 53rd minute. After taking down the ball on MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s corner Peng Xi Bin fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jax Williamson quite easily take care of the ball. With a little luck, MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s Horea Botgros got control of the ball when Koby Wright tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 56th minute, Peng Xi Bin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Canada's Filip Edwards was substituted for Koby Wright. Jiang Bang Zhi fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jax Williamson having to interfere. Canada made a substitution. Prince Anderson replaced Carter George. In the 73rd minute, Peng Xi Bin left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The MXM Squad NS ★DAC★ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. 77 minutes into the match, MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s goal looked a bit too open when Theo Burton came free, but Horea Botgros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Victor Stan's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jax Williamson was relentless in the 78th minute of the game. When Domenec Torrent came up free with the goalie in the 81st minute, the MXM Squad NS ★DAC★ 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 Domenec Torrent couldn't finish the play. Horea Botgros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filip Edwards in the 84th minute of the match. MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s Horea Botgros played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filip Edwards in the 90th minute of play. In the 91st minute, Canada's Theo Burton ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Horea Botgros. Horea Botgros yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-3. The crowd rose to their feet as Canada's Filip Edwards slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Horea Botgros. That made the score 1-4 after 94 minutes of play. The MXM Squad NS ★DAC★ fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. Canada were clearly better and deserved to take the win.