Challenge

La Cucha
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cassius Byrne made the kick off which started today's match. Octavio Lauaxeta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 3rd minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 8th minute of play forced Simbo FC's goalkeeper Octavio Lauaxeta to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 9th minute the ball was on its way in behind Simbo FC's goalkeeper Octavio Lauaxeta, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Octavio Lauaxeta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Mcdonald in the 13th minute of play. Simbo FC's Octavio Lauaxeta played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 17th minute of play. Octavio Lauaxeta took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Octavio Lauaxeta showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cassius Byrne in the 23rd minute of the match. Octavio Lauaxeta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Mcdonald in the 27th minute of play. In the 31st minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Octavio Lauaxeta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. A collision led to Simbo FC getting a freekick after 36 minutes play. Julian Rameriz hit a great ball. Cassius Byrne sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. The supporters of USA booed when Simbo FC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 40 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paolo Rumaldo didn't get a good kick on the ball. Octavio Lauaxeta made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 40th minute of play. In the 43rd minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Octavio Lauaxeta saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The first half was very even, with the score at 0-0 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 Jonas Brion to strike the kick off in the second half. 52 minutes into the match, Edward Mcdonald notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Simbo FC's Octavio Lauaxeta. Octavio Lauaxeta was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. If Edward Mcdonald had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 57th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Simbo FC made a substitution. Felipe Tipi replaced Julian Rameriz. Paolo Rumaldo hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Zach Harrison got free with Octavio Lauaxeta in the 62nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Elias Palos's late challenge caught a USA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Elias Palos helped the player get up and apologised. Iker Oskarbi charged in rather forcefully in the 67th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Iker Oskarbi the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to Simbo FC getting a freekick after 68 minutes play. Iker Oskarbi hit a great ball. 69 minutes into the match, Sam Campbell dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Octavio Lauaxeta, 0-2. When the match clock showed 74 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Monty Rogers sped through Simbo FC's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Octavio Lauaxeta. In the 77th minute of the match, Sam Campbell got a very nice opportunity to score, but Octavio Lauaxeta was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. After 79 minutes of play, USA's Monty Rogers made it 0-4 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Octavio Lauaxeta was left in no man's land by his defense there! In the 83rd minute, Khalid Parry made a precise shot to the right of Octavio Lauaxeta. Simbo FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-5. After 85 minutes, Segundo Neron mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Simbo FC and the USA players grew even worse after the yellow card. Octavio Lauaxeta showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Khalid Parry, who was totally free with the ball in the 89th minute. In the 93rd minute, Marcial Belasko hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Simbo FC's Iker Oskarbi got his second yellow card of the match in the 94th minute. The referee ordered Iker Oskarbi off the ground. In the 95th match minute, Simbo FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iker Oskarbi to maneuver through the defense. Jenson Smith struck a weak shot in the 96th minute. Octavio Lauaxeta didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for USA. When the final whistle sounded USA left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Simbo FC.