Challenge

Olympic Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Koby Wright made the kick off which started today's match. Canada's Jax Williamson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dráuzio Pontes in the 4th minute of play. If Dráuzio Pontes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Jax Williamson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dráuzio Pontes, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 13th minute Canada were awarded a corner. Koby Wright went to the cornerflag to take it. A well-hit corner resulted in Carter George heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. With an all-out effort, Canada's Arne Grabner threw himself towards the right post 15 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Carter George, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 17 minutes into the match, Canada's goal looked a bit too open when Dráuzio Pontes came free, but Jax Williamson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 21 minutes into the match, Jan Dixon had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Arne Grabner. Falconara Albanese's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Jan Dixon was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rohan Watson in the 25th minute of play forced Falconara Albanese's goalkeeper Arne Grabner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rohan Watson in the 29th minute of play forced Falconara Albanese's goalkeeper Arne Grabner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 31 minutes into the match, Falconara Albanese's goalkeeper Arne Grabner had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rohan Watson. 37 minutes into the match, Falconara Albanese's goalkeeper Arne Grabner had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rohan Watson. In the 41st minute Canada were awarded a corner. Koby Wright went to the cornerflag to take it. In the 42nd minute Jan Dixon shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Arne Grabner saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Canada's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Koby Wright in the 43rd minute. A very nice done corner allowed Carter George to score against Arne Grabner in Falconara Albanese's goal. 2-0 after 43 minutes. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 2-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Dráuzio Pontes made a kick off. Jax Williamson showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Dráuzio Pontes in the 52nd minute of the match. Falconara Albanese's Arne Grabner played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Koby Wright in the 58th minute of play. Falconara Albanese's Arne Grabner played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Koby Wright in the 61st minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rohan Watson in the 64th minute of play forced Falconara Albanese's goalkeeper Arne Grabner to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Arne Grabner showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rohan Watson, who was totally free with the ball in the 70th minute. Canada made a substitution. Prince Anderson replaced Carter George. Canada's Theo Burton was substituted for Rohan Watson. 73 minutes had been played when some careless play by Falconara Albanese'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. Theo Burton was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Jax Williamson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Kaarlo Menem, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 77 minutes had been played when some careless play by Canada's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Arsenio Eufrasio was slow to take the kick. During this time Falconara Albanese's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Falconara Albanese's corner Arsenio Eufrasio fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Jax Williamson quite easily take care of the ball. The Canada fans' excitement grew in the 80th match minute when Canada's Filip Edwards looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. 83 minutes into the match, Canada's goalkeeper Jax Williamson had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Kaarlo Menem. Jax Williamson made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Kaarlo Menem sent off a good shot on target. After having played for 86 minutes, Theo Burton managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Canada's supporters crossed their fingers, but Theo Burton was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Arne Grabner stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Filip Edwards's shot from short distance in the 89th minute. 90 minutes into the match, Falconara Albanese's goal looked a bit too open when Theo Burton came free, but Arne Grabner reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arne Grabner made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Theo Burton in the 92nd minute of play. Canada's Jax Williamson played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Martin Goren in the 94th minute of play. Jax Williamson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Martin Goren, who was totally free with the ball in the 96th minute. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. Canada fully deserved thier win.