Challenge

Estádio Fura Balizas
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cassius Byrne took the kick off in the first half of the match. Fabrício Lopes recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 2nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Long Gang Sen 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 5th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 7th minute of play forced FC Fura Balizas's goalkeeper Long Gang Sen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 9th minute of play forced FC Fura Balizas's goalkeeper Long Gang Sen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Mcdonald in the 9th minute of play forced FC Fura Balizas's goalkeeper Long Gang Sen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Lisandro Palhares received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Marco Day tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Long Gang Sen 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 15th minute. When the match clock showed 20 minutes, the score became 1-0 when Olívio Ribas sped through USA's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Marco Day. After a defensive mix-up in USA's zone, Olívio Ribas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marco Day came out of the goal and Olívio Ribas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 24th match minute, FC Fura Balizas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raul Lameirinhas to maneuver through the defense. Long Gang Sen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cassius Byrne in the 24th minute of the match. Marco Day made an important save on a dangerous shot by Fabrício Lopes in the 28th minute. Gusmão Benevides kicked well hit freekick during the 30th minute of the match. In the 31st minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Long Gang Sen saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 31st 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: 1-1. Long Gang Sen 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 34th minute. 38 minutes into the game, Cassius Byrne cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-2. Long Gang Sen was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 43 minutes in the game Diego Bradley did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Monty Rogers. Disappointed in the 1-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Fabrício Lopes sent away a hard shot on goal in the 51st minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. 53 minutes into the match, FC Fura Balizas's goalkeeper Long Gang Sen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cassius Byrne. 54 minutes had been played when some careless play by FC Fura Balizas's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Cassius Byrne was slow to take the kick. During this time USA's players had a chance to rest. 55 minutes into the game, FC Fura Balizas's Olívio Ribas nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marco Day made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-2. Olívio Ribas might have been able to make a better finish in the 59th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marco Day. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Olívio Ribas ran back to his position shaking his head. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Olívio Ribas in the 59th minute of play. Lewis Tearle hit a great freekick 62 minutes into the match. FC Fura Balizas's Long Gang Sen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassius Byrne in the 63rd minute of play. 64 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Olívio Ribas came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in USA's zone, Olívio Ribas stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marco Day came out of the goal and Olívio Ribas tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. In the 69th minute, Lewis Tearle hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 74 minutes into the match, FC Fura Balizas's goalkeeper Long Gang Sen had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sam Campbell. 84 minutes into the match, Olívio Ribas notched a goal, 3-2, to the right of USA's Marco Day. Marco Day was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. FC Fura Balizas's Cândido Cabral was substituted for Mario Azeari. FC Fura Balizas made a substitution. Eugeniusz Sanocki replaced Olívio Ribas. Sam Campbell could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 94th minute of the match, but Long Gang Sen 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 Fabrício Lopes in the 96th minute of play. The FC Fura Balizas players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.