Challenge

Sir Marcus Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Jim Mitchell made the kick off which started today's match. Olgierd Galaska showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jim Mitchell in the 6th minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in FC Bonin's zone, Mathew Gunter stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Olgierd Galaska came out of the goal and Mathew Gunter tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 12 minutes into the match, Michael Dalton notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of FC Bonin's Olgierd Galaska. Olgierd Galaska was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. 14 minutes into the match, Margaret Atwood Impact's goalkeeper Christopher Love had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Wasyl Harasimowicz. Christopher Love showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bennvar Beard in the 16th minute of the match. Olgierd Galaska made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jim Mitchell in the 18th minute of play. Michael Dalton fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 23rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Olgierd Galaska having to interfere. In the 24th minute, Michael Dalton left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Margaret Atwood Impact fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Hylton Brookes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 30th minute. Olgierd Galaska tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 34th minute, Michael Dalton ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Olgierd Galaska was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. After a defensive mix-up in FC Bonin's zone, Jim Mitchell stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Olgierd Galaska came out of the goal and Jim Mitchell tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Jim Mitchell's late challenge caught a FC Bonin's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Jim Mitchell helped the player get up and apologised. Jim Mitchell kicked well hit freekick during the 40th minute of the match. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-3.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Wasyl Harasimowicz to strike the kick off in the second half. After having played for 51 minutes, Michael Dalton managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Margaret Atwood Impact's supporters crossed their fingers, but Michael Dalton was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. When Adam Searle fell near the penalty area in the 54th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Margaret Atwood Impact's protests and gave Adam Searle a yellow card for diving instead. Adam Searle hit a great freekick 55 minutes into the match. In the 59th minute Wasyl Harasimowicz shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christopher Love saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Mathew Gunter came free with the goalkeeper in the 60th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Olgierd Galaska could save by the left post. Jim Mitchell could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 61st minute of the match, but Olgierd Galaska made a huge save. After a rather tough play, FC Bonin's Barnaba Mazurkiewicz got a free kick in the 62nd minute. Mathew Gunter blasted a shot towards the goal in the 67th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Olgierd Galaska having to make a save. In the 68th minute, Octavio Chico hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. When Michael Dalton came up free with the goalie in the 70th 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. Olgierd Galaska showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Michael Dalton in the 71st minute of the match. When Jim Mitchell came up free with the goalie in the 74th 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 Jim Mitchell couldn't finish the play. A very nice done corner allowed Kyle Hay to score against Olgierd Galaska in FC Bonin's goal. 0-4 after 77 minutes. Maciej Wojtkiewicz sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After some fancy dribbling in the 81st minute, Michael Dalton managed to get in a good position for a shot. Margaret Atwood Impact's supporters rose to their feet, but Michael Dalton was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Olgierd Galaska breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Jim Mitchell sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Christopher Love showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bennvar Beard in the 94th minute of the match. With a little luck, FC Bonin's Olgierd Galaska got control of the ball when Michael Dalton tried to sneak it across the goal line.