Challenge

Valeska Samplezza
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Cassius Byrne made the kick off and thus started the match. Jairo Montes received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 4th minute. Marco Day tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. USA's Marco Day proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 6th minute of the match, managed to save USA from getting a goal against them. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Giorgio March played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 7th minute of play. Giorgio March showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Mcdonald in the 9th minute of the match. 11 minutes into the match, C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Mcdonald came free, but Giorgio March reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The corner led USA's Cassius Byrne to fire away a dangerous shot which Giorgio March despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Jenson Smith's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Giorgio March read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 15th minute of play. After 16 minutes C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Cassius Byrne who took care of the corner kick. It was a well-played corner which Zach Harrison managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. In the 18thth minute of the game Jairo Montes who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but USA's Marco Day was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Mcdonald in the 20th minute of play forced C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's goalkeeper Giorgio March to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 21 minutes into the match, C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Mcdonald came free, but Giorgio March reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Giorgio March showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zach Harrison, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. In the 26th minute, Bonifacio Abascal hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 34th minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giorgio March saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Giorgio March took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 44th minute, Monty Rogers left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The USA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Jairo Montes stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Cassius Byrne took the ball and in the 52 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Giorgio March. Giorgio March dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. In the 56th minute Edward Mcdonald shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giorgio March saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edward Mcdonald did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 0-3 to the left of a surprised Giorgio March 56 minutes into the match. The supporters of USA booed when C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 60 match minutes in a wonderful position. Saul Roman didn't get a good kick on the ball. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Giorgio March proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 from getting a goal against them. Jairo Montes took the ball and in the 64 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marco Day. Marco Day dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-3. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 made a substitution. Alvar Llinares replaced Manuel Lopez de Toro. A hard shot 70 in the game by Cassius Byrne from a close distance when the talented Giorgio March managed to make a qualified save. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's players were relieved. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 79th minute of play forced C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's goalkeeper Giorgio March to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jairo Montes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marco Day having to make a save. Cassius Byrne could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 83rd minute of the match, but Giorgio March made a huge save. When USA's Monty Rogers in the 84th minute got a chance for a shot 84th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's goalie prevented a goal. In the 89th match minute, USA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diego Bradley to maneuver through the defense. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 made a substitution. Lu Fan Xi replaced Bonifacio Abascal. In the 90th minute, Diego Bradley hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Pol Petton hit a great freekick 92 minutes into the match. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Saul Roman, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sam Campbell took the ball and in the 97 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Giorgio March. Giorgio March dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. The C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. USA were clearly better and deserved to take the win.