Challenge

Blue Snail Stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Jan Tõnuri started the match with the kick off. In the 7th minute, Monty Rogers made a precise shot to the right of Matthew Benjamin. ◇Mz.Dream◆Blue Snail FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. It was a well-played corner which Jenson Smith managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. David Brătescu fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Day having to interfere. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jan Tõnuri, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 22nd minute of play forced ◇Mz.Dream◆Blue Snail FC's goalkeeper Matthew Benjamin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 25th minute, Monty Rogers made a precise shot to the right of Matthew Benjamin. ◇Mz.Dream◆Blue Snail FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-2. Jan Tõnuri blasted a shot towards the goal in the 31st minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marco Day having to make a save. 31 minutes in the game, David Brătescu fired away an excellent shot, which passed to the side of the right post without Marco Day having to interfere. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Krzysztof Kaleta in the 35th minute of the match. After the first half USA were leading 1-3. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cassius Byrne to strike the kick off in the second half. Matthew Benjamin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Monty Rogers took the ball and in the 52 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Matthew Benjamin. Matthew Benjamin dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-4. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Krzysztof Kaleta, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Monty Rogers blasted a shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Matthew Benjamin having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Narciso Vallejo in the 62nd minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Matthew Benjamin made a fantastic save in the 65th minute, when Cassius Byrne sent off a good shot on target. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Krzysztof Kaleta in the 76th minute of play. In the 79th minute Krzysztof Kaleta 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. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Narciso Vallejo in the 80th minute of play. Krzysztof Kaleta recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 83rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. USA made a substitution. Khalid Parry replaced Monty Rogers. In the 85th match minute, ◇Mz.Dream◆Blue Snail FC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Malik Malmgaard to maneuver through the defense. 86 minutes into the match, ◇Mz.Dream◆Blue Snail FC's goal looked a bit too open when Jenson Smith came free, but Matthew Benjamin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 87 minutes into the match, ◇Mz.Dream◆Blue Snail FC's goal looked a bit too open when Khalid Parry came free, but Matthew Benjamin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 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.