Challenge

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Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) In the 3rd minute Edward Mcdonald shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 方云朋 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒's 吴翀森 quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Raphael Moore, made in the 15th minute of the game. The supporters of 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒 booed when USA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 18 match minutes in a wonderful position. Diego Bradley didn't get a good kick on the ball. 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒's 方云朋 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassius Byrne in the 20th minute of play. When the match clock showed 22 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Monty Rogers sped through 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of 方云朋. 方云朋 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 25th minute of play. 方云朋 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cassius Byrne in the 27th minute of the match. 31 minutes into the match, 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but 方云朋 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒's 方云朋 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Mcdonald in the 33rd minute of play. In the 34th minute of the match USA got a corner. 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cassius Byrne ran over to the corner to take the kick. USA's Zach Harrison was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but 方云朋 in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. 40 minutes into the game, USA's Monty Rogers nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. 方云朋 made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-2. After 43 minutes of play, USA's Monty Rogers made it 0-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. 方云朋 was left in no man's land by his defense there!

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and 刘磊强 made a kick off. Cassius Byrne could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 52nd minute of the match, but 方云朋 made a huge save. After 56 minutes of play, 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒's 刘磊强 made it 1-3 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marco Day was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 63rd minute of play forced 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒's goalkeeper 方云朋 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 方云朋 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Mcdonald in the 67th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 70th minute of play forced 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒's goalkeeper 方云朋 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 刘磊强 struck a weak shot in the 74th minute. Marco Day didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒. USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. In the 79th minute the ball was on its way in behind 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒's goalkeeper 方云朋, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 81 minutes had been played when some careless play by 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jenson Smith was slow to take the kick. During this time USA's players had a chance to rest. 赵卫轩 sent away a hard shot on goal in the 83rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Khalid Parry could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 84th minute of the match, but 方云朋 made a huge save. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by 杨瑜耀 in the 86th minute of play. 方云朋 made an important save on a dangerous shot by Khalid Parry in the 87th minute. USA were awarded a corner in the 88th minute after 【粤】誰嶼爭鋒's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jenson Smith took the corner. After a rather tough play, USA's Diego Bradley got a free kick in the 89th minute. After some fancy dribbling in the 93rd minute, Khalid Parry managed to get in a good position for a shot. USA's supporters rose to their feet, but Khalid Parry was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. 方云朋 breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from 杨瑜耀 in the 94th minute of the match. 方云朋 didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sam Campbell went, in the 96th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-4 was the resulting score. USA's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.