Challenge

Olympic Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Koby Wright kicked off to start the match. Jan Wessel showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Koby Wright in the 7th minute of the match. In the 7th minute Koby Wright shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jan Wessel saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Koby Wright in the 7th minute of play forced The Underdogs's goalkeeper Jan Wessel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 9th minute Robin Boelens 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. 12 minutes into the game, Dolf Schoonderwoerd threw the ball into play from the sideline. Canada's Eric Hill quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Jax Williamson took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Dolf Schoonderwoerd, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Piearres Olalla in the 19th 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 Robin Boelens in the 21st minute of play. The Underdogs's Jan Wessel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Koby Wright in the 27th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 28 minutes, Jan Wessel successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Jax Williamson showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Robin Boelens, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. Jan Wessel took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Rohan Watson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 36th minute Piearres Olalla 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 36th minute Piearres Olalla 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 thought a goal was coming when Rohan Watson got free with Jan Wessel in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Jan Wessel made a fantastic save in the 38th minute, when Rohan Watson sent off a good shot on target. The Underdogs's Jan Wessel played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Koby Wright in the 39th minute of play. Canada were awarded a corner in the 40th minute after The Underdogs's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Koby Wright took the corner. The corner led Canada's Rohan Watson to a score. 1-0 in the 40th minute. Jan Wessel made an important save on a dangerous shot by Luka Harris in the 45th minute. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Robin Boelens made a kick off. Jan Wessel 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 50th minute. Jan Wessel made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Rohan Watson in the 58th minute of play. In the 61st match minute, The Underdogs was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Ed Palsma to maneuver through the defense. Canada's Theo Burton was substituted for Rohan Watson. Canada made a substitution. Filip Edwards replaced Koby Wright. Ate Kloppenburg kicked well hit freekick during the 63rd minute of the match. 67 minutes into the match, Canada's goal looked a bit too open when Robin Boelens came free, but Jax Williamson reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Filip Edwards took the ball and in the 69 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Jan Wessel. Jan Wessel dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. The Underdogs made a substitution. Riemer Fries replaced Frank de Boer. An unexpectedly hard shot by Theo Burton in the 75th minute of play forced The Underdogs's goalkeeper Jan Wessel to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 92nd minute of the match The Underdogs got a corner. Canada's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Iustin Hațegan ran over to the corner to take the kick. For all the effort they put into the match, the The Underdogs players left disappointed. They had fought hard, but couldn't break down the home team's defense. The match ended in a win for Canada.