Challenge

Ricardo Bochini
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) 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. Ivo Tropchev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zach Harrison in the 3rd minute of play. Marco Day made a fantastic save in the 8th minute, when Wawrzyniec Sakowicz sent off a good shot on target. Ivo Tropchev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 11th minute of play. In the 11th minute, Monty Rogers ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ivo Tropchev was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. If Bacary Ligier had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 14th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 17th minute of play forced Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ's goalkeeper Ivo Tropchev to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marco Day made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Wawrzyniec Sakowicz sent off a good shot on target. When Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ's Sergio Cesaro in the 21st minute got a chance for a shot 21st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye USA's goalie prevented a goal. The supporters of USA booed when Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 27 match minutes in a wonderful position. Martin Urtado didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marco Day made a fantastic save in the 29th minute, when Sergio Cesaro sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, USA's Marco Day got control of the ball when Wawrzyniec Sakowicz tried to sneak it across the goal line. Ivo Tropchev took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ivo Tropchev made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 43rd minute of play. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-1 lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Sergio Cesaro to make the kick off. Ivo Tropchev made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cassius Byrne in the 55th minute. Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Martin Urtado in the 58th minute. Eustacio Mino hit a great freekick 59 minutes into the match. If Edward Mcdonald had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ivo Tropchev was out of position in the 67 minute of play, and Monty Rogers capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Monty Rogers really showed his touch with that goal: 0-2. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. Monty Rogers received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 71st minute. Ivo Tropchev tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sergio Cesaro, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. When USA's Monty Rogers in the 83rd minute got a chance for a shot 83rd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ's goalie prevented a goal. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. USA made a substitution. Khalid Parry replaced Monty Rogers. In the 85th minute USA were awarded a corner. Jenson Smith went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led to USA's Diego Bradley getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. 88 minutes into the match, Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ's goalkeeper Ivo Tropchev had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sam Campbell. After 89 minutes Ѱ Nuevo Dragón Rojo FC Ѱ's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jenson Smith who took care of the corner kick. The corner led USA's Sam Campbell to fire away a dangerous shot which Ivo Tropchev despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 95 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Sergio Cesaro came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line.