Challenge

Estadio Doña Beija
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 4th minute of play forced Los Hijos de Doña Beija's goalkeeper Higinio Aguilera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 6th minute of play forced Los Hijos de Doña Beija's goalkeeper Higinio Aguilera to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 8 minutes had been played when some careless play by Los Hijos de Doña Beija's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Cassius Byrne was slow to take the kick. During this time USA's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Monty Rogers got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Higinio Aguilera quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Cassius Byrne's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Higinio Aguilera read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 9th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cassius Byrne in the 12th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Higinio Aguilera saved Los Hijos de Doña Beija from getting behind. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Demy Ottens, who was totally free with the ball in the 13th minute. Marco Day made an important save on a dangerous shot by Indiana Jones in the 14th minute. Jyrki Sillanpää did some fancy footwork in front of goal and succeeded to deceive the defenders so he could slam the ball in 1-0 to the left of a surprised Marco Day 15 minutes into the match. In the 23rd minute Jyrki Sillanpää 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. A collision led to Los Hijos de Doña Beija getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Aaron Cresitobalo hit a great ball. Higinio Aguilera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 27th minute of play. After a defensive mix-up in USA's zone, Jyrki Sillanpää stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marco Day came out of the goal and Jyrki Sillanpää tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Higinio Aguilera made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 30th minute of play. Higinio Aguilera showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 32nd minute of the match. A collision led to Los Hijos de Doña Beija getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Aaron Cresitobalo hit a great ball. Cassius Byrne took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 40th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Higinio Aguilera. Los Hijos de Doña Beija's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Los Hijos de Doña Beija's Higinio Aguilera played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassius Byrne in the 45th minute of play. When Demy Ottens came up free with the goalie in the 47th minute, the Los Hijos de Doña Beija 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 Demy Ottens couldn't finish the play. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Jyrki Sillanpää to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Indiana Jones had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marco Day. USA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Indiana Jones was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-0. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Indiana Jones in the 60th minute of the match. Los Hijos de Doña Beija made a substitution. Luís Fábio Rocha replaced Indiana Jones. After 63 minutes Los Hijos de Doña Beija's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Cassius Byrne who took care of the corner kick. The corner led to USA's Diego Bradley getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. In the 66th minute, Aaron Cresitobalo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of USA booed when Los Hijos de Doña Beija was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Aaron Cresitobalo didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Monty Rogers got free with Higinio Aguilera in the 69th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jyrki Sillanpää in the 70th minute of play. The Los Hijos de Doña Beija fans' excitement grew in the 74th match minute when Los Hijos de Doña Beija's Albino Brion looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 3-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Los Hijos de Doña Beija's Adan Inge was substituted for Abelardo Domenec. USA made a substitution. Khalid Parry replaced Monty Rogers. 83 minutes into the match, Albino Brion had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marco Day. USA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Albino Brion was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-0. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Albino Brion in the 87th minute of play. In the 89thth minute of the game Sam Campbell who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Los Hijos de Doña Beija's Higinio Aguilera was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sam Campbell in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Higinio Aguilera prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 91st match minute, Los Hijos de Doña Beija was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Aaron Cresitobalo to maneuver through the defense. Khalid Parry fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Higinio Aguilera having to interfere. Los Hijos de Doña Beija were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of USA for a fine match.