Challenge

Sun Li Ming
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) White Raven FC.'s Hipolito Cambranes started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. When the match clock showed 4 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Hipolito Cambranes sped through USA's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Marco Day. White Raven FC.'s Fülöp Marton played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassius Byrne in the 10th minute of play. Fülöp Marton 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 11th minute. 17 minutes into the match, White Raven FC.'s goal looked a bit too open when Zach Harrison came free, but Fülöp Marton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Fülöp Marton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cassius Byrne in the 19th minute of the match. 24 minutes into the match, White Raven FC.'s goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Fülöp Marton reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hipolito Cambranes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 28th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marco Day having to make a save. Fülöp Marton showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Monty Rogers, who was totally free with the ball in the 30th minute. In the 33rd minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fülöp Marton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. White Raven FC.'s attentive Gilbert Merten managed to snatch the ball when Diego Bradley made a throw-in in the 36th minute of the game. Fülöp Marton 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 37th minute. 45 minutes into the game, Monty Rogers cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Fülöp Marton was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cassius Byrne to make the kick off. When the match had been going on for 54 minutes Boris Specht shot a great shot from long distance. It looked like a certain goal, but the audience witnessed a really smashing save by Marco Day when he caught the ball only just under the crossbar. Fülöp Marton showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 56th minute of the match. Fülöp Marton took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 60 minutes into the match, Monty Rogers dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Fülöp Marton, 1-2. White Raven FC.'s Tamás Ludas was substituted for Cido Perez. White Raven FC.'s Witalis Treppa was substituted for Boris Specht. White Raven FC. made a substitution. Paris Amsterdam replaced Hipolito Cambranes. A sloppy throw-in by Jenson Smith in the 68th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by White Raven FC.'s Gilbert Merten. After 71 minutes White Raven FC.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Monty Rogers who took care of the corner kick. Jacob May was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Edward Mcdonald was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 74th minute. USA's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. In the 77th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fülöp Marton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 78 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Paris Amsterdam came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 78th minute Paris Amsterdam 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. Gilbert Merten kicked well hit freekick during the 81st minute of the match. USA made a substitution. Khalid Parry replaced Monty Rogers. The supporters of USA booed when White Raven FC. was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 82 match minutes in a wonderful position. Gilbert Merten didn't get a good kick on the ball. Fülöp Marton was out of position in the 83 minute of play, and Khalid Parry capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Khalid Parry really showed his touch with that goal: 1-3. 86 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Paris Amsterdam came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When the match had gone on for 91 minutes, Paris Amsterdam put it in 3-3 from a short distance just to the right of Marco Day. In the 94th minute Khalid Parry shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fülöp Marton saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. USA were clearly unhappy with the draw, as they felt they had done enough to earn themselves a victory.