Challenge

El Borinot
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cassius Byrne kicked off to start the match. Kamal Pahlevi 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 6 minutes of play, USA's Edward Mcdonald made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Kamal Pahlevi was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 9 played minutes USA got a freekick which was hit by Diego Bradley. Kamal Pahlevi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Monty Rogers, who was totally free with the ball in the 11th minute. Kamal Pahlevi came out of the goal in the 13th minute to try and stop a shot by USA's Cassius Byrne. But to his dismay, Cassius Byrne quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. In the 16th match minute, USA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diego Bradley to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 22nd minute of play forced Tirant lo Blanch's goalkeeper Kamal Pahlevi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Radomil Barciniak charged in rather forcefully in the 23rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Radomil Barciniak the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. 24 minutes into the match, Tirant lo Blanch's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Kamal Pahlevi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kamal Pahlevi 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 28 played minutes Tirant lo Blanch got a freekick which was hit by García Diez. 30 minutes into the match, Cassius Byrne notched a goal, 0-3, to the right of Tirant lo Blanch's Kamal Pahlevi. Kamal Pahlevi was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Leonard Treppa blasted a shot towards the goal in the 33rd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marco Day having to make a save. Kamal Pahlevi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cassius Byrne in the 34th minute of the match. Kamal Pahlevi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 35th minute of play. 38 minutes into the match, Tirant lo Blanch's goal looked a bit too open when Zach Harrison came free, but Kamal Pahlevi reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kamal Pahlevi made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 39th minute of play.

When Tirant lo Blanch's Leonard Treppa in the 51st minute got a chance for a shot 51st didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye USA's goalie prevented a goal. In the 52nd minute, Fabian Brown hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Tirant lo Blanch's Kamal Pahlevi proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 54th minute of the match, managed to save Tirant lo Blanch from getting a goal against them. Kamal Pahlevi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jenson Smith in the 59th minute of the match. In the 61st minute Leonard Treppa shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marco Day saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tirant lo Blanch were awarded a corner in the 63th minute after USA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Pitin Vallejo took the corner. Tirant lo Blanch's Leonard Treppa was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Marco Day in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. Kamal Pahlevi showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cassius Byrne, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. Monty Rogers sent away a hard shot on goal in the 77th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Edward Mcdonald. Tirant lo Blanch's Kamal Pahlevi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Khalid Parry in the 85th minute of play. In the 87th minute, Carmen Paniagua left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Tirant lo Blanch fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. Kamal Pahlevi made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sam Campbell in the 91st minute. In the 91st minute, Diego Bradley hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. USA played a much better game than Tirant lo Blanch and deserved their victory. The Tirant lo Blanch players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.