Challenge

Petrovskiy Park
Spectators: 51 (Terracing: 39, 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. Cassius Byrne started the match with the kick off. In the 2nd minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matvey Epanchin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A hard shot 4 in the game by Mikhail Hromchenko from a close distance when the talented Marco Day managed to make a qualified save. USA's players were relieved. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Efim Abramov in the 5th minute of play. Mariusz Mierzejewski charged in rather forcefully in the 6th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mariusz Mierzejewski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Matvey Epanchin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 8 minutes of play, Dynamite's Evgeniy Kobeko 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! In the 11th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Matvey Epanchin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. USA's Marco Day proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save USA from getting a goal against them. Marco Day stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Mikhail Hromchenko's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. In the 17th minute Dynamite were awarded a corner. Evgeniy Kobeko went to the cornerflag to take it. USA's Marco Day proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 20th minute of the match, managed to save USA from getting a goal against them. Matvey Epanchin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Mcdonald in the 26th minute of the match. Evgeniy Kobeko recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 33rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Efim Abramov in the 35th minute of play. In the last second Marco Day throw himself and got hold of the ball when Efim Abramov in the 36thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Monty Rogers scored 1-1 in the 37th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Matvey Epanchin, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Efim Abramov, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After a rather tough play, Dynamite's You Lang Zhi got a free kick in the 41st minute. USA's Monty Rogers got a good chance for a goal in the 41st minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Filimon Nesterenko fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 44th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Day having to interfere. The first half was very even, with the score at 1-1 when the whistle went for half-time. The players welcomed the break and quickly retired to the dressing rooms.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Mikhail Hromchenko to strike the kick off in the second half. Mikhail Hromchenko recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 50th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Cassius Byrne fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 54th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matvey Epanchin having to interfere. Monty Rogers might have been able to make a better finish in the 56th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Matvey Epanchin. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Monty Rogers ran back to his position shaking his head. Cassius Byrne could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 60th minute of the match, but Matvey Epanchin made a huge save. Matvey Epanchin stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cassius Byrne's shot from short distance in the 62nd minute. In the 63rd minute the ball was on its way in behind USA's goalkeeper Marco Day, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Matvey Epanchin made a fantastic save in the 67th minute, when Edward Mcdonald sent off a good shot on target. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. In the 71st minute USA were awarded a corner. Monty Rogers went to the cornerflag to take it. Edward Mcdonald recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 77th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 84th minute, Marco Baker got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. After 86 played minutes Dynamite got a freekick which was hit by Evgeniy Kobeko. Matvey Epanchin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Khalid Parry in the 87th minute of the match. Marco Baker fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 88th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Matvey Epanchin having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Khalid Parry in the 90th minute of play forced Dynamite's goalkeeper Matvey Epanchin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When the final whistle sounded USA left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Dynamite.