Challenge

Olympic Stadium
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Bernardo Novaes took the kick off in the first half of the match. Alfred John made in the 3rd minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Regan Jordan. 4 minutes into the match, Lex Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Rohan Watson came free, but Tomáš Houdek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tomáš Houdek made a fantastic save in the 5th minute, when Rohan Watson sent off a good shot on target. Rohan Watson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Tomáš Houdek made a huge save. Tomáš Houdek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Koby Wright, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bernardo Novaes might have been able to make a better finish in the 17th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jax Williamson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bernardo Novaes ran back to his position shaking his head. Jax Williamson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernardo Novaes in the 17th minute of play. In the 20th minute, Bernardo Novaes 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. Rohan Watson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 25th minute of the match, but Tomáš Houdek made a huge save. With a little luck, Lex Academy's Tomáš Houdek got control of the ball when Rohan Watson tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 30 minutes of play, Lex Academy's Bernardo Novaes made it 0-1 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! In the 38th minute of the game Regan Jordan made a throw-in which Jan Dixon played forward. In the 40th minute of the match Canada got a corner. Lex Academy's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Koby Wright ran over to the corner to take the kick. When Canada's Koby Wright in the 43rd minute got a chance for a shot 43rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Lex Academy's goalie prevented a goal. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jan Dixon got free with Tomáš Houdek in the 46th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.

The wind increased when Koby Wright made the kick off in the second half. Jan Dixon received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Tomáš Houdek tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 53rd minute Jan Dixon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tomáš Houdek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tomáš Houdek stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jan Dixon's shot from short distance in the 58th minute. Lex Academy's Tomáš Houdek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan Dixon in the 60th minute of play. Jan Dixon might have been able to make a better finish in the 61st minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Tomáš Houdek. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jan Dixon ran back to his position shaking his head. Tomáš Houdek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan Dixon in the 61st minute of play. Carter George's shot from long distance was a real pearl which went to the right and just passed Tomáš Houdek - 2-1 was put on the score board in the 63rd minute. Canada made a substitution. Theo Burton replaced Rohan Watson. Lex Academy's Otmar Schovánek was substituted for Radomir Wyrostek. Canada made a substitution. Prince Anderson replaced Carter George. In the 72nd minute Bernardo Novaes 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filip Edwards in the 74th minute of play forced Lex Academy's goalkeeper Tomáš Houdek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 75 minutes into the match, Lex Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Jan Dixon came free, but Tomáš Houdek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Lex Academy's zone, Jan Dixon stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Tomáš Houdek 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. Lex Academy's Leo Štengl was substituted for Fausto Castulo. Tomáš Houdek took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filip Edwards, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jan Dixon blasted a shot towards the goal in the 83rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Tomáš Houdek having to make a save. 83 minutes into the match, Lex Academy's goal looked a bit too open when Jan Dixon came free, but Tomáš Houdek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 85thth minute of the game Jan Dixon who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Lex Academy's Tomáš Houdek was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jan Dixon in the 85th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Tomáš Houdek saved Lex Academy from getting behind. 90 minutes into the game, Canada's Filip Edwards nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Tomáš Houdek made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 4-1. Lex Academy's Tomáš Houdek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan Dixon in the 95th minute of play. When the referee ended the match the Canada players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.