Challenge

Arena Viola
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kuuno Tälli in the 6th minute of play. When Kuuno Tälli came up free with the goalie in the 8th minute, the Viola Invest 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 Kuuno Tälli couldn't finish the play. In the 10th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dumitru Doloman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Dumitru Doloman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 15th minute of play. With a little luck, USA's Marco Day got control of the ball when Stig-Åke Gabrielsson tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 19th minute, Stig-Åke Gabrielsson hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 21st minute of play forced Viola Invest's goalkeeper Dumitru Doloman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dumitru Doloman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 27th minute of play. Dumitru Doloman showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 29th minute of the match. Kuuno Tälli received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 32nd minute. Marco Day tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cassius Byrne took the ball and in the 39 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Dumitru Doloman. Dumitru Doloman dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Kuuno Tälli fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 45th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Day having to interfere. The supporters of Viola Invest booed when USA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Monty Rogers didn't get a good kick on the ball. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

After 54 played minutes Edward Mcdonald rounded Viola Invest's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-2. 60 minutes into the match, Viola Invest's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Mcdonald came free, but Dumitru Doloman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 62 played minutes Viola Invest got a freekick which was hit by Tobias Emander. Viola Invest made a substitution. Alvin Viru replaced Mario Jakobe. A collision led to Viola Invest getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Tobias Emander hit a great ball. Dumitru Doloman showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cassius Byrne, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. If Alvin Viru had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 65th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Dumitru Doloman made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Monty Rogers sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alvin Viru in the 71st minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cassius Byrne could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 73rd minute of the match, but Dumitru Doloman made a huge save. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Stig-Åke Gabrielsson in the 74th minute of play. Stig-Åke Gabrielsson took the ball and in the 74 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marco Day. Marco Day dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-2. USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. In the 86th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dumitru Doloman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 90th minute, Alvin Viru made a precise shot to the right of Marco Day. USA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-2. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. Alvin Viru sent away a hard shot on goal in the 94th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Dumitru Doloman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Khalid Parry, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. USA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jenson Smith in the 98th minute. A well-hit corner resulted in Zach Harrison heading the ball towards the goal, but to his dismay he misdirected it and missed the goal completely. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the USA players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.