Challenge

ZORZAL01
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Peter Crouch took the kick off in the first half of the match. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Peter Crouch in the 7th minute of play. If Edward Mcdonald had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marco Day made an important save on a dangerous shot by Peter Crouch in the 18th minute. In the 21st minute the ball was on its way in behind USA's goalkeeper Marco Day, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jacob May hit a great freekick 22 minutes into the match. In the 26th minute, Cassius Byrne 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: 0-1. In the 31st minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Qin Fan Sheng saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 35 played minutes ZORZAL01 got a freekick which was hit by Millrick Moya. 41 minutes into the match, USA's Edward Mcdonald sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Qin Fan Sheng narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Koby Fletcher's late challenge caught a ZORZAL01's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Koby Fletcher helped the player get up and apologised. ZORZAL01 made a substitution. Emanuel Lico replaced Peter Crouch. Marco Day made an important save on a dangerous shot by Emanuel Lico in the 48th minute. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cassius Byrne stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Qin Fan Sheng took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. USA were awarded a corner in the 52th minute after ZORZAL01's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Cassius Byrne took the corner. It was a well-played corner which Cassius Byrne managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. Qin Fan Sheng was a little too slow when Cassius Byrne got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 55th minute. The score was now 0-2. In the 61st match minute, USA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jacob May to maneuver through the defense. In the 61st minute of the match Pavel Nedvěd sent off a long shot with destination to the right of the goalkeeper, but Marco Day skillfully saved the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by 鲁源朋 in the 65th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ZORZAL01's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Pavel Nedvěd in the 66th minute. In the 68th minute, Natan Vercalsteren hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. A collision led to ZORZAL01 getting a freekick after 69 minutes play. Natan Vercalsteren hit a great ball. Qin Fan Sheng made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sam Campbell in the 74th minute. In the 87th minute of the match, Monty Rogers tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Qin Fan Sheng saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Emanuel Lico in the 88th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marco Day saved USA from getting behind. In the 92nd minute of the match USA got a corner. ZORZAL01's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jenson Smith ran over to the corner to take the kick. In the 92nd minute, Raphael Moore hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. If Sam Campbell had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 96th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The ZORZAL01 fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. USA were clearly better and deserved to take the win.