Challenge

La Villa
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Mikolaj Giertych kicked off to start the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mikolaj Giertych in the 3rd minute of play forced Canada's goalkeeper Jax Williamson to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After some careless play in the Canada defense, Mikolaj Giertych kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jax Williamson. The Canada fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jax Williamson should have stopped the shot. Mikolaj Giertych sent away a hard shot on goal in the 16th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Jan Dixon blasted a shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kang Ying Hai having to make a save. Kang Ying Hai made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jan Dixon in the 18th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jan Dixon in the 20th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kang Ying Hai saved ..Villa Rugby Club.. from getting behind. Jan Dixon might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kang Ying Hai. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jan Dixon ran back to his position shaking his head. ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Kang Ying Hai played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jan Dixon in the 30th minute of play. A sloppy throw-in by Luka Harris in the 34th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Denver Phoenix. Jan Dixon might have been able to make a better finish in the 38th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Kang Ying Hai. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Jan Dixon ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 40th minute, Jan Dixon made a precise shot to the right of Kang Ying Hai. ..Villa Rugby Club..'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. Kang Ying Hai took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan Dixon, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kang Ying Hai came out of the goal in the 44th minute to try and stop a shot by Canada's Jan Dixon. But to his dismay, Jan Dixon quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-2. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Jan Dixon in the 47th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kang Ying Hai saved ..Villa Rugby Club.. from getting behind. The ..Villa Rugby Club.. players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Canada were winning 1-2.

The wind increased when Koby Wright made the kick off in the second half. Jan Dixon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Richard Mccarthy in the 53rd minute of play forced ..Villa Rugby Club..'s goalkeeper Kang Ying Hai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Canada's Filip Edwards was substituted for Koby Wright. Jan Dixon's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 70thth minute, Kang Ying Hai skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. In the 75th minute Carlos Saúl Menem 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. Kang Ying Hai came out of the goal in the 78th minute to try and stop a shot by Canada's Richard Mccarthy. But to his dismay, Richard Mccarthy quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. Canada's Prince Anderson was substituted for Carter George. In the 82nd minute Carlos Saúl Menem 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. The audience was convinced that Carlos Saúl Menem's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jax Williamson was relentless in the 82nd minute of the game. If Jan Dixon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Canada's Jan Dixon got a good chance for a goal in the 95th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. Canada walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.