Challenge

БЪЛГАРСКА АРМИЯ
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cassius Byrne took the kick off in the first half of the match. Georgi Dimitrov hit a great freekick 3 minutes into the match. Georgi Velinov took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zach Harrison, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Through an outstanding action, after 8 minutes, Marco Day successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. In the 11th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Georgi Velinov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Arnulfo Roderigo, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. FC CSKA were awarded a corner in the 16th minute after USA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Bradley de Nooijer took the corner. USA were awarded a corner in the 23th minute after FC CSKA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Cassius Byrne took the corner. USA's Cassius Byrne was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Georgi Velinov in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 27th minute of play forced FC CSKA's goalkeeper Georgi Velinov to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 28 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Arnulfo Roderigo came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. FC CSKA's Georgi Velinov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassius Byrne in the 30th minute of play. FC CSKA's Georgi Velinov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassius Byrne in the 30th minute of play. 31 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Arnulfo Roderigo came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 33rd minute FC CSKA were awarded a corner. Bradley de Nooijer went to the cornerflag to take it. A well-hit corner resulted in Ruslan Dzhalev heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Arnulfo Roderigo in the 35th minute of play. Georgi Velinov made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 36th minute of play. FC CSKA's Georgi Velinov played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 37th minute of play. The supporters of USA booed when FC CSKA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ruslan Dzhalev didn't get a good kick on the ball. 42 minutes into the game, USA's Monty Rogers nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Georgi Velinov made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ruslan Dzhalev got free with Marco Day in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort.

The wind increased when Arnulfo Roderigo made the kick off in the second half. After a rather tough play, FC CSKA's Ruslan Dzhalev got a free kick in the 51st minute. After having played for 53 minutes, Arnulfo Roderigo managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. FC CSKA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Arnulfo Roderigo was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ahmet Refik Ülgü in the 56th minute of play. In the 58th minute Arnulfo Roderigo shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marco Day saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Georgi Velinov showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 66th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 68th minute, Cassius Byrne managed to get in a good position for a shot. USA's supporters rose to their feet, but Cassius Byrne was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Georgi Velinov breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. In the 71st minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Georgi Velinov saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Georgi Velinov made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sam Campbell in the 74th minute. In the 78th minute, Sam Campbell left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The USA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-2. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. If Ruslan Dzhalev had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Asparuh Genovski in the 88th minute of play. 92 minutes into the match, Sam Campbell dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Georgi Velinov, 1-3. In the 96thth minute of the game Marco Baker who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but FC CSKA's Georgi Velinov was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. USA played a much better game than FC CSKA and deserved their victory. The FC CSKA players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.