Challenge

Monumental
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cassius Byrne took the kick off in the first half of the match. 7 minutes into the match, Hayalim Kedoshim's Tadeu Carneiro sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marco Day narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Cazimir Angelescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 10 played minutes Hayalim Kedoshim got a freekick which was hit by Luis Tamaron. Cassius Byrne blasted a shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Cazimir Angelescu having to make a save. The audience was convinced that Vladimiro Lauro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marco Day was relentless in the 20th minute of the game. In the 26thth minute of the game Vladimiro Lauro 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. The audience was convinced that Vladimiro Lauro's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marco Day was relentless in the 26th minute of the game. Cazimir Angelescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edward Mcdonald, who was totally free with the ball in the 27th minute. In the 28th minute of the match USA got a corner. Hayalim Kedoshim's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cassius Byrne ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on USA's corner Cassius Byrne fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Cazimir Angelescu quite easily take care of the ball. Cazimir Angelescu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Mcdonald, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to USA getting a freekick after 31 minutes play. Jenson Smith hit a great ball. After recieving a nice pass, Hayalim Kedoshim's Tadeu Carneiro tried to score from far away in the 32nd minute, but the ball went over the crossbar. 34 minutes into the game, USA's Cassius Byrne nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Cazimir Angelescu made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Luis Tamaron fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 38th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Day having to interfere. Cazimir Angelescu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cassius Byrne, who was totally free with the ball in the 40th minute. In the 45th match minute, Hayalim Kedoshim was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Luis Tamaron to maneuver through the defense. Cazimir Angelescu 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 48th minute. After the first half USA were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Vladimiro Lauro to make the kick off. 53 minutes into the match, Hayalim Kedoshim's goalkeeper Cazimir Angelescu had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cassius Byrne. A collision led to USA getting a freekick after 54 minutes play. Koby Fletcher hit a great ball. The supporters of USA booed when Hayalim Kedoshim was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 55 match minutes in a wonderful position. Luis Tamaron didn't get a good kick on the ball. Hayalim Kedoshim's Valter Setúbal was substituted for Mika Garon. Hayalim Kedoshim made a substitution. Garfield Sau replaced Luis Tamaron. A collision led to Hayalim Kedoshim getting a freekick after 57 minutes play. Luis Tamaron hit a great ball. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Laurențiu Pora in the 59th minute of the match. Cazimir Angelescu 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 60th minute. In the 62nd minute, Laurențiu Pora ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marco Day was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Laurențiu Pora sent away a hard shot on goal in the 65th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 73rd minute of play forced Hayalim Kedoshim's goalkeeper Cazimir Angelescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cazimir Angelescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 78th minute of the match. Sam Campbell's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 88thth minute, Cazimir Angelescu skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Laurențiu Pora sent away a hard shot on goal in the 90th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Laurențiu Pora in the 90th minute of play. Laurențiu Pora took the ball and in the 94 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marco Day. Marco Day dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. The referee blew his whistle, and the match came to a close. The players exchanged shirts and headed down the tunnel. The Hayalim Kedoshim fans cheered their team off the field, for while USA had put up a good fight, they were unable to come out of the game with any points to show for their effort.