Challenge

Centenario Chaco
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Man Tas might have been able to make a better finish in the 4th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Jax Williamson. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Man Tas ran back to his position shaking his head. The crowd rose to their feet as Man Tas kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Jax Williamson. That made the score 1-0 in the 12 minute of play. Tobias Elizardo 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. In the 24th minute of the game Nate Mills made a throw-in which Jan Dixon played forward. An unexpectedly hard shot by Koby Wright in the 25th minute of play forced Sarmiento de Resistencia's goalkeeper Tobias Elizardo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tobias Elizardo came out of the goal in the 25th minute to try and stop a shot by Canada's Koby Wright. But to his dismay, Koby Wright quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-1. Sarmiento de Resistencia's Tobias Elizardo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Koby Wright in the 30th minute of play. A collision led to Sarmiento de Resistencia getting a freekick after 38 minutes play. Henning Martinsson hit a great ball. When Dante Oton fell near the penalty area in the 40th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Sarmiento de Resistencia's protests and gave Dante Oton a yellow card for diving instead. In the 39th minute, one of Sarmiento de Resistencia:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for Sarmiento de Resistencia. In the 41st minute there was a penalty for Canada. Koby Wright stepped forward and shot the ball to the right of a diving Tobias Elizardo. 1-2. When the match clock showed 45 minutes, the score became 1-3 when Jan Dixon sped through Sarmiento de Resistencia's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Tobias Elizardo.

Sarmiento de Resistencia's Alex Herrero was substituted for Man Tas. The wind increased when Koby Wright made the kick off in the second half. 54 minutes into the match, Koby Wright dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Tobias Elizardo, 1-4. Canada's Filip Edwards was substituted for Koby Wright. After 58 played minutes Sarmiento de Resistencia got a freekick which was hit by Arias Fabelo. Sarmiento de Resistencia's Tobias Elizardo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filip Edwards in the 60th minute of play. In the 69th minute Filip Edwards shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tobias Elizardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alex Herrero took the ball and in the 70 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jax Williamson. Jax Williamson dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-4. Canada made a substitution. Prince Anderson replaced Carter George. 74 minutes into the match, Sarmiento de Resistencia's goal looked a bit too open when Filip Edwards came free, but Tobias Elizardo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Jan Dixon in the 79th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Tobias Elizardo prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The audience was convinced that Jan Dixon's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tobias Elizardo was relentless in the 81st minute of the game. Sarmiento de Resistencia made a substitution. Francis Sarmiento replaced Henning Martinsson. Sarmiento de Resistencia's Alonzo Peruxu was substituted for Bogumil Spychalski. With his leg Tobias Elizardo managed to avoid a goal in the 87thth minute, when Canada's Jan Dixon fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. The Canada supporters could be heard counting down the last seconds of the match. They errupted in celebration when the whistle blew, knowing Canada would go home with victory in their luggage after a match that easily could have ended differently.