Saturday's defeat to Phoenix greatly weakened our tournament position.The end of the season will be very difficult and unpredictable. Especially considering that we have to play twice with one of the leaders of our group.The beginning of this game did not foresee any surprises. From the first minutes we managed to take control of the ball and carry out quick attacks.Our opponent had three players suspended from the game at once and they lacked players on the bench. In the first minutes, we managed to create a scoring chance at the visitors' goal, but Liban could not beat the goalkeeper who was the best player of his team. However, our opponent very quickly got comfortable on the field and began to play extremely carefully in defense. The guests defended with great force using pressure and managed to close the free zones. And our old problem returned to us again. This is a slow game in the middle of the field and poor passing. Despite the fact that our team had more possession of the ball, we did not create any good chances.Our opponent defended very competently and stubbornly waited for his chance. This chance came in the 23rd minute of the game. The visiting player put the ball into play from out of bounds; the other, with one touch, in a high arc, sent the ball into our penalty area and the visiting striker successfully put his foot in and the ball flew into our goal. This was the opponent's first shot at our goal. I'm sure if you did this a dozen times, the ball wouldn't hit the goal. After that, the guests completely closed down but acted perfectly in defense. Our guys simply had no room to maneuver and were forced to constantly throw the ball behind the opposing defenders. The guests got a second chance a few minutes before the end of the first half of the game. Nuur Thaigo tackled a Phoenix midfielder in our penalty area. The referee confidently awarded an eleven-meter kick. The first half ended 2:0 in favor of the Abbatsford boys.

Third loss of the season. It's time to stop.

During the break some substitutions were made. Chala entered the field and before that Jairo Reyes appeared. But, unfortunately, our team’s play has not changed. The guys still couldn’t overcome the opponent’s powerful layered defense; Moreover, the visiting goalkeeper played flawlessly, making several brilliant saves. Until the end of the game, the score did not change and this became the third defeat of our team this season. Now three teams have the same number of points, and at least four teams have a chance of getting into the top three. Thus, all remaining games for our team will be final.