Challenge

Olympic Stadium
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Koby Wright made the kick off and thus started the match. When NAGANO F.C's Rahim Niğdeli in the 5th minute got a chance for a shot 5th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Canada's goalie prevented a goal. Vellito Alguerdo 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 6th minute. Rohan Watson could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 11th minute of the match, but Vellito Alguerdo made a huge save. In the 12th 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. 14 minutes had been played when some careless play by Canada's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Diego Beckenbauer was slow to take the kick. During this time NAGANO F.C's players had a chance to rest. Vellito Alguerdo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rohan Watson in the 15th minute of play. Rohan Watson who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 15thth minute tested the skills of Vellito Alguerdo when he managed to save the team from getting behind. Vellito Alguerdo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Koby Wright in the 23rd minute of the match. Jax Williamson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pawel Mietus in the 25th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Richard Mccarthy in the 27th minute of play forced NAGANO F.C's goalkeeper Vellito Alguerdo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Pawel Mietus in the 28th minute of play forced Canada's goalkeeper Jax Williamson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jax Williamson made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rahim Niğdeli in the 31st minute of play. 33 minutes into the match, NAGANO F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Jan Dixon came free, but Vellito Alguerdo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Richard Mccarthy sent away a hard shot on goal in the 34th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 35 minutes into the match, Canada's goal looked a bit too open when Pawel Mietus came free, but Jax Williamson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Vellito Alguerdo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Richard Mccarthy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Vellito Alguerdo was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Jan Dixon showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 40 minute of play. 42 minutes into the match, NAGANO F.C's goal looked a bit too open when Richard Mccarthy came free, but Vellito Alguerdo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 42 minutes of play, Canada's Richard Mccarthy made it 2-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Vellito Alguerdo was left in no man's land by his defense there! After some fancy dribbling in the 45th minute, Richard Mccarthy managed to get in a good position for a shot. Canada's supporters rose to their feet, but Richard Mccarthy was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Vellito Alguerdo breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bar Olo's late challenge caught a Canada's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Bar Olo helped the player get up and apologised. Bar Olo kicked well hit freekick during the 48th minute of the match. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-1. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

If Jan Dixon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 53rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Vellito Alguerdo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Koby Wright in the 55th minute of the match. Vellito Alguerdo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Filip Edwards in the 63rd minute of the match. Vellito Alguerdo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Richard Mccarthy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jan Dixon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 67th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. With a little luck, Canada's Jax Williamson got control of the ball when Rahim Niğdeli tried to sneak it across the goal line. Canada's attentive Nate Mills managed to snatch the ball when Diego Beckenbauer made a throw-in in the 73rd minute of the game. Jax Williamson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bar Olo in the 74th minute of the match. In the 75th minute the ball was on its way in behind NAGANO F.C's goalkeeper Vellito Alguerdo, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. With a little luck, Canada's Jax Williamson got control of the ball when Rahim Niğdeli tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cléber Medeiros kicked well hit freekick during the 77th minute of the match. In the 81st minute, Filip Edwards 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: 3-1. When Canada's Filip Edwards in the 88th minute got a chance for a shot 88th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye NAGANO F.C's goalie prevented a goal. In the 91st minute Filip Edwards shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vellito Alguerdo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Canada were awarded a corner in the 92th minute after NAGANO F.C's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jan Dixon took the corner. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filip Edwards in the 93rd minute of play forced NAGANO F.C's goalkeeper Vellito Alguerdo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 95 minutes had been played when some careless play by NAGANO F.C'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. NAGANO F.C's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.