Challenge

Olympic Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Academia Monte Gordo's Fabrício Lustosa 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. Academia Monte Gordo's Mao Zhen Hong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Koby Wright in the 2nd minute of play. Academia Monte Gordo's Mao Zhen Hong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Koby Wright in the 3rd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Fabrício Lustosa in the 11th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Jax Williamson saved Canada from getting behind. 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. Canada's Jax Williamson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabrício Lustosa in the 22nd minute of play. In the 26th minute, Carter George 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: 2-0. When Canada's Koby Wright, in the 31st minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Canada. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rohan Watson in the 36th 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. Canada were awarded a corner in the 38th minute after Academia Monte Gordo'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 Academia Monte Gordo's Mao Zhen Hong managed to reach the ball for a save. 40 minutes into the match, Canada's goal looked a bit too open when Fabrício Lustosa came free, but Jax Williamson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a rather tough play, Academia Monte Gordo's Boruc Brysz got a free kick in the 42nd minute. Rohan Watson sent away a hard shot on goal in the 47th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Koby Wright to strike the kick off in the second half. Richard Mccarthy made in the 53rd minute of the game a quick throw-in and Jan Dixon immediately put the ball in play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Koby Wright in the 54th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Mao Zhen Hong saved Academia Monte Gordo from getting behind. Academia Monte Gordo's Mao Zhen Hong played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Rohan Watson in the 56th minute of play. Richard Mccarthy made in the 59th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Carter George immediately put the ball in play. In the 66th minute, Rohan Watson 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: 3-0. Academia Monte Gordo's Kartal Kartalov was substituted for Pascual Mouricio. Canada's Theo Burton was substituted for Rohan Watson. Mao Zhen Hong showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filip Edwards in the 71st minute of the match. Jax Williamson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fryderyk Grucza in the 73rd minute. Fryderyk Grucza sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Academia Monte Gordo's Dinei Sergipano was substituted for Adérito Abreu. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filip Edwards in the 78th 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. 80 minutes into the match, Canada's goalkeeper Jax Williamson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Fryderyk Grucza. Mao Zhen Hong made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filip Edwards in the 88th minute of play. 89 minutes into the match, Fryderyk Grucza had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Jax Williamson. Canada's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Fryderyk Grucza was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. 92 minutes into the match, Academia Monte Gordo's goal looked a bit too open when Theo Burton came free, but Mao Zhen Hong reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 94th minute, Fryderyk Grucza 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. Jax Williamson made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fryderyk Grucza in the 94th minute. Fryderyk Grucza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jax Williamson having to interfere. 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.