Challenge

Olympic Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) In the 4th minute Peng Xi Bin 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. Koby Wright struck a weak shot in the 6th minute. Horea Botgros didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Canada. In the 12th minute, Koby Wright ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Horea Botgros was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. After having played for 15 minutes, Koby Wright managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Canada's supporters crossed their fingers, but Koby Wright was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. The audience was convinced that Carter George's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Horea Botgros was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. Jax Williamson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Peng Xi Bin in the 21st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Koby Wright in the 22nd minute of play forced MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s goalkeeper Horea Botgros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Victor Stan fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jax Williamson having to interfere. When the match had gone on for 28 minutes, Koby Wright put it in 2-0 from a short distance just to the right of Horea Botgros. An unexpectedly hard shot by Victor Stan in the 32nd minute of play forced Canada's goalkeeper Jax Williamson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 34 minutes into the match, Koby Wright had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Horea Botgros. MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Koby Wright was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-0. MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s Horea Botgros proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 37th minute of the match, managed to save MXM Squad NS ★DAC★ from getting a goal against them. In the 41st minute, Koby Wright ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Horea Botgros was frozen by the shot and now it was 4-0. A collision led to MXM Squad NS ★DAC★ getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Domenec Torrent hit a great ball. MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s Horea Botgros proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 46th minute of the match, managed to save MXM Squad NS ★DAC★ from getting a goal against them. In the 48th minute, Domenec Torrent hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Victor Stan to make the kick off. 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 Rohan Watson in the 52nd minute of play. 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 55th 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. Jax Williamson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Peng Xi Bin in the 58th minute of the match. MXM Squad NS ★DAC★ were awarded a corner in the 60th minute after Canada's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Peng Xi Bin took the corner. Victor Stan made a great header on MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s corner, it was just that Canada's Jax Williamson managed to reach the ball for a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luka Harris in the 63rd minute of play forced MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s goalkeeper Horea Botgros to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Canada's Carter George in the 64th minute got a chance for a shot 64th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s goalie prevented a goal. Horea Botgros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filip Edwards, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Horea Botgros showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luka Harris, who was totally free with the ball in the 69th minute. 71 minutes into the match, MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s goal looked a bit too open when Rohan Watson came free, but Horea Botgros reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Canada made a substitution. Prince Anderson replaced Carter George. 74 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. Jan Dixon was slow to take the kick. During this time Canada's players had a chance to rest. A well-hit corner resulted in Prince Anderson heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. Horea Botgros showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Theo Burton in the 78th minute of the match. Peng Xi Bin's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Jax Williamson firmly grabbed it by the left post. 81 minutes into the match, Canada's Theo Burton sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Horea Botgros narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 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 Theo Burton in the 85th minute of play. In the 86th minute of the match, Victor Stan tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Jax Williamson saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 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 87th minute of play. 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 89th minute of play. Zhang Lang hit a great freekick 93 minutes into the match. After a defensive mix-up in MXM Squad NS ★DAC★'s zone, Jan Dixon stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Horea Botgros came out of the goal and Jan Dixon tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Nate Mills hit a great freekick 97 minutes into the match. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. Canada had played much better football throughout.