Challenge

Iván Elías Moreno
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) CD Municipal's Enrique Cassaretto 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Rohan Watson in the 10th minute of play forced CD Municipal's goalkeeper George Forsyth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 13th minute, Luka Harris ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. George Forsyth was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. In the 18th minute, Koby Wright 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. After 20 minutes of play, Canada's Carter George made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. George Forsyth was left in no man's land by his defense there! 23 minutes into the match, Koby Wright had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of George Forsyth. CD Municipal's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Koby Wright was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-3. In the 25th match minute, Canada was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfred John to maneuver through the defense. George Forsyth 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 33rd minute. Enrique Cassaretto could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 36th minute of the match, but Jax Williamson made a huge save. If Luka Harris had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Koby Wright to strike the kick off in the second half. 53 minutes into the match, Canada's Rohan Watson sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that George Forsyth narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 56 minutes into the match, CD Municipal's goal looked a bit too open when Jan Dixon came free, but George Forsyth reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. George Forsyth made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Koby Wright in the 58th minute of play. George Forsyth took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rohan Watson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. George Forsyth made a fantastic save in the 63rd minute, when Jan Dixon sent off a good shot on target. CD Municipal's George Forsyth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Koby Wright in the 65th minute of play. After a rather tough play, CD Municipal's Iacob Roman got a free kick in the 66th minute. Canada's Prince Anderson was substituted for Carter George. Canada made a substitution. Theo Burton replaced Rohan Watson. George Forsyth showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Theo Burton in the 74th minute of the match. 76 minutes had been played when some careless play by CD Municipal'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. Aureliano Buendia kicked well hit freekick during the 78th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Filip Edwards in the 80th minute of play forced CD Municipal's goalkeeper George Forsyth to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Enrique Cassaretto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 81st minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. 82 minutes into the match, Canada's goal looked a bit too open when Enrique Cassaretto came free, but Jax Williamson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. CD Municipal's George Forsyth played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Theo Burton in the 83rd minute of play. When the match had gone on for 83 minutes, Theo Burton put it in 0-4 from a short distance just to the right of George Forsyth. Enrique Cassaretto sent away a hard shot on goal in the 86th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 86th minute Enrique Cassaretto 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. In the 88th match minute, Canada was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Alfred John to maneuver through the defense. Enrique Cassaretto struck a weak shot in the 91st minute. Jax Williamson didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for CD Municipal. Theo Burton who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 94thth minute tested the skills of George Forsyth when he managed to save the team from getting behind. When the match was over Canada could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than CD Municipal throughout the match.