Challenge

Estadio Monumental
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Santiago Meruendano in the 3rd minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 5th minute Edward Mcdonald shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Dragomir Marchovski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Santiago Meruendano in the 6th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in Union Y Progreso F.C.'s zone, Cassius Byrne stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Dragomir Marchovski came out of the goal and Cassius Byrne tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Marco Day stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Zeng Ting Xing's shot from short distance in the 10th minute. Dragomir Marchovski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dragomir Marchovski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 11th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Mcdonald in the 12th minute of play forced Union Y Progreso F.C.'s goalkeeper Dragomir Marchovski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Santiago Meruendano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marco Day was relentless in the 15th minute of the game. Fabio Cordarell lost his temper 20 minutes into the game and shoved another player to the ground. He was immediately shown a red card. After a rather tough play, Union Y Progreso F.C.'s Fabio Cordarell got a free kick in the 20th minute. Union Y Progreso F.C.'s Dragomir Marchovski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 23rd minute of play. In the 24th 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. After 26 played minutes USA got a freekick which was hit by Jenson Smith. Zeng Ting Xing came free with the goalkeeper in the 27th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Marco Day could save by the left post. Carlos Sueiro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 29th minute of the match, but Marco Day made a huge save. Union Y Progreso F.C.'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Zeng Ting Xing in the 31st minute. Venceslas Pumares was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. Through an outstanding action, after 34 minutes, Marco Day successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 35 minutes into the match, Union Y Progreso F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Zach Harrison came free, but Dragomir Marchovski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Carlos Sueiro in the 37th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 38 minutes into the match, Union Y Progreso F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Dragomir Marchovski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Carlos Sueiro during the 39th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 40thth minute of the game Cassius Byrne who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Union Y Progreso F.C.'s Dragomir Marchovski was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Marco Day made an important save on a dangerous shot by Carlos Sueiro in the 42nd minute. Dragomir Marchovski 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 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.

Dragomir Marchovski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 64 minutes into the match, Costante Segarra had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marco Day. USA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Costante Segarra was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-0. Dragomir Marchovski didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Edward Mcdonald went, in the 69th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-1 was the resulting score. Sam Campbell fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Dragomir Marchovski having to interfere. Marco Day stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Santiago Meruendano's shot from short distance in the 78th minute. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. Zeng Ting Xing made a great header on Union Y Progreso F.C.'s corner, it was just that USA's Marco Day managed to reach the ball for a save. Dragomir Marchovski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Khalid Parry in the 83rd minute of the match. Carlos Sueiro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 84th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Day having to interfere. The audience was convinced that Santiago Meruendano's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marco Day was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. Dragomir Marchovski made a fantastic save in the 91st minute, when Sam Campbell sent off a good shot on target. In the 96th minute, Marco Baker made a precise shot to the right of Dragomir Marchovski. Union Y Progreso F.C.'s defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2.