Challenge

Carlos S. Bilardo
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cassius Byrne made the kick off which started today's match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cassius Byrne in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bona Dios prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín's Bona Dios 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. Dario Estefan received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 26th minute. Marco Day tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After some careless play in the USA defense, Guido Carrillo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marco Day. The USA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marco Day should have stopped the shot. 37 minutes into the game, 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín's Anacleto Soin nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marco Day made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. Gaston Fernández's late challenge caught a USA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Gaston Fernández helped the player get up and apologised. Gaston Fernández hit a great freekick 39 minutes into the match. USA's defense didn't have a chance, in the 41st minute, when Guido Carrillo scored to the left of an out of position Marco Day, making the score, 3-0. USA were furious when Fabian Brown was red carded, 44 minutes into the game, but the referee dismissed their protests. After 44 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for USA! USA:s Marco Day showed great skill when he stopped Gaston Fernández:s penalty. In the 46th minute, Gaston Fernández made a precise shot to the right of Marco Day. USA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-0. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 4-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Gaston Fernández to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 53rd minute, Jacob May fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Bona Dios, passed just outside the right post. With a little luck, 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín's Bona Dios got control of the ball when Edward Mcdonald tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 62nd minute, Edward Mcdonald reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Bona Dios. The goal made the score 4-1. In the 66th minute, Monty Rogers hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. The supporters of 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín booed when USA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Monty Rogers didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Guido Carrillo in the 68th minute of play. In the 68thth minute of the game Guido Carrillo 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. 71 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Guido Carrillo came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín were awarded a corner in the 74th minute after USA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Pang Jing Peng took the corner. Guido Carrillo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Day having to interfere. USA made a substitution. Khalid Parry replaced Monty Rogers. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Edward Mcdonald. 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín made a substitution. Marcelo Trobbiani replaced Guido Carrillo. In the 80th minute of the match USA got a corner. 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jenson Smith ran over to the corner to take the kick. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gaston Fernández in the 82nd minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. When Khalid Parry came up free with the goalie in the 83rd minute, the USA fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Khalid Parry couldn't finish the play. If Marco Baker had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marcelo Trobbiani scored 5-1 in the 91st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marco Day, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Many of USA's supporters were seen to leave the ground early as it became clear their team was going to lose. USA may have spent more time on the ball, but 【E ➣ Don Bosco Cosquín were more willing to take their chances and they walked away with the win.