Challenge

Atanasio Girardot
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Gordon Harkin took the kick off in the first half of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Gordon Harkin in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marco Day prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 程国荣 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 9th minute. 11 minutes into the match, ★Mz.梦✮ Aɾɳσɾ FC.★'s goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but 程国荣 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Mikolaj Benindas short, quick shot in the 14thth minute got Marco Day to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the last second Marco Day throw himself and got hold of the ball when Gordon Harkin in the 18thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. ★Mz.梦✮ Aɾɳσɾ FC.★'s Yin Yi Ting managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Diego Bradley in the 22 minute of the game. USA's Marco Day proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 28th minute of the match, managed to save USA from getting a goal against them. In the 33rd minute Gordon Harkin 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. The supporters of ★Mz.梦✮ Aɾɳσɾ FC.★ booed when USA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Diego Bradley didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Mikolaj Beninda got free with Marco Day in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gordon Harkin in the 41st minute of play. Mikolaj Beninda could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Marco Day made a huge save. After 47 played minutes ★Mz.梦✮ Aɾɳσɾ FC.★ got a freekick which was hit by Jiang Ying Guo. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Cassius Byrne stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cassius Byrne got free with 程国荣 in the 51st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gordon Harkin'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 54th minute of play. After 55 minutes USA's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Yin Yi Ting who took care of the corner kick. Teyo Macorra received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 62nd minute. Marco Day tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 程国荣 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 67th minute. In the 73rd minute Gordon Harkin 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. Through an outstanding action, after 75 minutes, 程国荣 successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. With a little luck, ★Mz.梦✮ Aɾɳσɾ FC.★'s 程国荣 got control of the ball when Edward Mcdonald tried to sneak it across the goal line. USA's Edward Mcdonald was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 79th play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. USA made a substitution. Khalid Parry replaced Monty Rogers. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gordon Harkin in the 84th minute of play. ★Mz.梦✮ Aɾɳσɾ FC.★'s 程国荣 proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save ★Mz.梦✮ Aɾɳσɾ FC.★ from getting a goal against them. 96 minutes into the game, Sam Campbell recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of 程国荣. Sam Campbell showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 0-2. When the match was over USA could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than ★Mz.梦✮ Aɾɳσɾ FC.★ throughout the match.