Challenge

Walcownia Czechowice
Spectators: 52 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 12, VIP seats: 1) The supporters of Ekskluzywni menele booed when USA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Fabian Brown didn't get a good kick on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 6th minute of play forced Ekskluzywni menele's goalkeeper Zbigniew Brudzisz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 9 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Wang Hong Le came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 11th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zbigniew Brudzisz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Ekskluzywni menele's Zbigniew Brudzisz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassius Byrne in the 14th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 16th minute of play forced Ekskluzywni menele's goalkeeper Zbigniew Brudzisz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 20 minutes of play, Ekskluzywni menele's Wang Hong Le made it 1-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marco Day was left in no man's land by his defense there! Zbigniew Brudzisz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Zach Harrison in the 23rd minute of the match. Cassius Byrne struck a weak shot in the 26th minute. Zbigniew Brudzisz didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for USA. 30 minutes into the match, Cassius Byrne had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zbigniew Brudzisz. Ekskluzywni menele's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cassius Byrne was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. Wang Hong Le recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 35th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. 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.

Ekskluzywni menele's Jean Dantas quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Diego Bradley, made in the 55th minute of the game. Ekskluzywni menele's attentive Jean Dantas managed to snatch the ball when Diego Bradley made a throw-in in the 59th minute of the game. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cassius Byrne got free with Zbigniew Brudzisz in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 64 minutes into the match, Ekskluzywni menele's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Zbigniew Brudzisz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ekskluzywni menele's Zenon Ogrodowicz was substituted for Wang Hong Le. Zbigniew Brudzisz made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sam Campbell in the 71st minute. Sam Campbell blasted a shot towards the goal in the 73rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Zbigniew Brudzisz having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sam Campbell got free with Zbigniew Brudzisz in the 73rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Ekskluzywni menele's Zbigniew Brudzisz got control of the ball when Sam Campbell tried to sneak it across the goal line. Zenon Ogrodowicz scored 2-1 in the 78th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marco Day, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. USA made a substitution. Khalid Parry replaced Monty Rogers. 82 minutes into the match, Ekskluzywni menele's goal looked a bit too open when Marco Baker came free, but Zbigniew Brudzisz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience was convinced that Zenon Ogrodowicz's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marco Day was relentless in the 87th minute of the game. Zbigniew Brudzisz showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Khalid Parry in the 92nd minute of the match. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zenon Ogrodowicz in the 94th minute of play. USA's supporters were dissatisfied at the end of the match because Ekskluzywni menele had won, even though USA had held more of the ball.