Challenge

La sucursal del ciel
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Jim Mitchell made the kick off and thus started the match. Johnny van der Sar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Michael Dalton, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. In the 6th match minute, La manada fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mohamed Merzekane to maneuver through the defense. In the 7th match minute, La manada fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mehdi Larbes to maneuver through the defense. Mehdi Larbes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 9th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Samir Menad fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Christopher Love having to interfere. In the 14th minute Hylton Brookes shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Johnny van der Sar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Johnny van der Sar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jim Mitchell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Samir Menad received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 22nd minute. Christopher Love tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. If Mehdi Larbes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 27th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 30 minutes into the match, La manada fc's goal looked a bit too open when Michael Dalton came free, but Johnny van der Sar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Margaret Atwood Impact were awarded a corner in the 31th minute after La manada fc's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jim Mitchell took the corner. At last the ball reached Hylton Brookes at the corner, ending with a kick to difficult to stop for the goalkeeper of La manada fc. 0-1. An unexpected shot in the 34th minute by Samir Menad got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Johnny van der Sar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jim Mitchell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Johnny van der Sar showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Michael Dalton, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. With a little luck, Margaret Atwood Impact's Christopher Love got control of the ball when Samir Menad tried to sneak it across the goal line. If Michael Dalton had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 44th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Samir Menad to strike the kick off in the second half. Margaret Atwood Impact's Christopher Love played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Samir Menad in the 53rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michael Dalton in the 57th minute of play forced La manada fc's goalkeeper Johnny van der Sar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 59 minutes into the match, La manada fc's Samir Menad sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Christopher Love narrowly saved just below the crossbar. With a little luck, La manada fc's Johnny van der Sar got control of the ball when Jim Mitchell tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpected shot in the 62nd minute by Jim Mitchell got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. After 66 played minutes Margaret Atwood Impact got a freekick which was hit by Jim Mitchell. Christopher Love showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Samir Menad in the 71st minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Hylton Brookes in the 80th minute of play forced La manada fc's goalkeeper Johnny van der Sar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Anthar Bensaoula had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 82nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After 83 minutes, Mohamed Merzekane mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the La manada fc and the Margaret Atwood Impact players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 83rd match minute, La manada fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Mohamed Merzekane to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Michael Dalton in the 84th minute of play forced La manada fc's goalkeeper Johnny van der Sar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 93rd match minute, La manada fc was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Karl De Clercq to maneuver through the defense. When Michael Dalton came up free with the goalie in the 95th minute, the Margaret Atwood Impact fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Michael Dalton couldn't finish the play. Margaret Atwood Impact's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.