Challenge

Valeska Samplezza
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cassius Byrne started the match with the kick off. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bonifacio Abascal in the 5th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 8th 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. Monty Rogers struck a weak shot in the 10th minute. Giorgio March didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for USA. Giorgio March didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Edward Mcdonald went, in the 16th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-1 was the resulting score. Giorgio March showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cassius Byrne in the 19th minute of the match. Giorgio March 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 22nd minute. Marco Day made an important save on a dangerous shot by Victor Unesson in the 24th minute. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jairo Montes in the 25th minute of play. 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 29th minute of play. 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 Edward Mcdonald in the 31st minute of play. Giorgio March made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 35th minute of play. Monty Rogers took the ball and in the 40 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. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 0-2 lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Jairo Montes was the one to do the kick off. In the 53rd minute, USA's Cassius Byrne ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Giorgio March. Giorgio March yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-3. 57 minutes into the match, C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's goalkeeper Giorgio March had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cassius Byrne. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jairo Montes in the 62nd minute of the match. Bonifacio Abascal sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Alvar Llinares was substituted for Manuel Lopez de Toro. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Keno Cantona was substituted for Bonifacio Abascal. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Indar Albizua was substituted for Jairo Montes. Through an outstanding action, after 68 minutes, Giorgio March successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Victor Unesson, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 71st minute, Edward Mcdonald hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 75th minute Monty Rogers 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. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Indar Albizua in the 78th minute of play. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. Saul Roman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 85th minute. Marco Day tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, USA's Jenson Smith got a free kick in the 88th minute. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Victor Unesson in the 89th minute of play. Giorgio March made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sam Campbell in the 91st minute. The attack was good, but when Sam Campbell in the 91st minute was about to shoot he didn't kick quite good enough and the ball went high over goal. 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.