Challenge

Estadio Azteca
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jonas Hautot started the match with the kick off. In the 5th minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Güray Orcan saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 5 minutes into the game, Cassius Byrne cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Güray Orcan was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jonas Hautot, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. In the 9th minute of the match La mano de D10S got a corner. USA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Dacian Turlea ran over to the corner to take the kick. La mano de D10S's Dacian Turlea was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Marco Day in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. When the match had gone on for 16 minutes, Jonas Hautot took a quick shot and it went in 1-1 without a chance for Marco Day to make any attempt to save it. Güray Orcan showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 18th minute of the match. In the 21st match minute, La mano de D10S was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Carmelo Puyol to maneuver through the defense. After a rather tough play, La mano de D10S's Dacian Turlea got a free kick in the 29th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 34th minute of play forced La mano de D10S's goalkeeper Güray Orcan to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Monty Rogers in the 35th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Güray Orcan saved La mano de D10S from getting behind. After 42 minutes, Jonas Hautot made it 2-1 with a short kick to the right side. USA's Marco Day tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The wind increased when Cassius Byrne made the kick off in the second half. After some careless play in the USA defense, Jonas Hautot kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marco Day. The USA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marco Day should have stopped the shot. Jonas Hautot's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marco Day read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 54th minute of play. Güray Orcan 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 59th minute. Güray Orcan 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 66th minute. La mano de D10S's attentive Pierre Malet managed to snatch the ball when Jenson Smith made a throw-in in the 70th minute of the game. Jenson Smith received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Güray Orcan tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marco Day didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Pierre Malet went, in the 77th minute, to the upper right corner, 4-1 was the resulting score. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Pierre Malet, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Rómeó Lukaku fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 87th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Day having to interfere. 90 minutes into the match, La mano de D10S's goal looked a bit too open when Sam Campbell came free, but Güray Orcan reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to USA getting a freekick after 92 minutes play. Fabian Brown hit a great ball. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Dacian Turlea, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Rómeó Lukaku, who was totally free with the ball in the 94th minute. USA's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because La mano de D10S had won, even though USA had held more of the ball.