Challenge

9 de Diciembre
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) MARTINETA's Alexis González started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Bartolo Beliran took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bartolo Beliran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 13th minute of play. With a little luck, USA's Marco Day got control of the ball when Alexis González tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 20th minute, Edward Mcdonald 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. With a little luck, USA's Marco Day got control of the ball when Alexis González tried to sneak it across 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 Alexis González in the 26th minute of play. In the 27th 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: 0-2. Lv Qiang Xiao hit a great freekick 31 minutes into the match. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from João Severino, who was totally free with the ball in the 33rd minute. MARTINETA's Bartolo Beliran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassius Byrne in the 37th minute of play. MARTINETA's Bartolo Beliran played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassius Byrne in the 39th minute of play. 40 minutes into the game, Lv Qiang Xiao was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. MARTINETA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave USA the free kick. After 41 played minutes MARTINETA got a freekick which was hit by Lv Qiang Xiao. Lv Qiang Xiao's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marco Day read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 47th minute of play.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cassius Byrne stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. MARTINETA's defense didn't have a chance, in the 51st minute, when Monty Rogers scored to the left of an out of position Bartolo Beliran, making the score, 0-3. Bartolo Beliran made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 54th minute of play. After 54 minutes, Cassius Byrne made it 0-4 with a short kick to the right side. MARTINETA's Bartolo Beliran tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. MARTINETA's Bartolo Beliran proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 62nd minute of the match, managed to save MARTINETA from getting a goal against them. Bartolo Beliran stood somewhat misplaced when Cassius Byrne came free in front of goal and shot 0-5 to the left of him in the 64 minute. When MARTINETA's Alexis González in the 67th minute got a chance for a shot 67th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye USA's goalie prevented a goal. Cassius Byrnes short, quick shot in the 68thth minute got Bartolo Beliran to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alexis González in the 72nd minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cassius Byrne took the ball and in the 74 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Bartolo Beliran. Bartolo Beliran dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-6. MARTINETA's Alexander Buonanno was substituted for Marian Tuliszewski. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. The crowd rose to their feet as USA's Monty Rogers slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Bartolo Beliran. That made the score 0-7 after 81 minutes of play. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Edward Mcdonald. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marco Baker in the 85th minute of play forced MARTINETA's goalkeeper Bartolo Beliran to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 87 minutes of play, USA's Sam Campbell made it 0-8 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bartolo Beliran was left in no man's land by his defense there! Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Carlos Cesaro, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Dionisio Navarro kicked well hit freekick during the 93rd minute of the match. In the 94th minute Jenson Smith shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bartolo Beliran saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the final whistle sounded USA left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than MARTINETA.