Challenge

Monumental
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Vladimiro Lauro took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 4th minute of play forced Hayalim Kedoshim's goalkeeper Cazimir Angelescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 4th minute of play forced Hayalim Kedoshim's goalkeeper Cazimir Angelescu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 5 minutes into the match, USA's goalkeeper Marco Day had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Mika Garon. In the 9th minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Cazimir Angelescu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 11th 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 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jenson Smith in the 13th minute of play. Hayalim Kedoshim's Cazimir Angelescu played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassius Byrne in the 17th minute of play. In the 20th minute Vladimiro Lauro 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 23rd 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 made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 26th minute of play. Monty Rogers might have been able to make a better finish in the 28th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Cazimir Angelescu. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Monty Rogers ran back to his position shaking his head. Cazimir Angelescu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cassius Byrne in the 31st minute of the match. 33 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Vladimiro Lauro came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Cazimir Angelescu made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 38th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Mika Garon in the 39th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 41 minutes had been played when some careless play by USA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Tadeu Carneiro was slow to take the kick. During this time Hayalim Kedoshim's players had a chance to rest. Marco Day made a fantastic save in the 44th minute, when Mika Garon sent off a good shot on target. If Mika Garon had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 46th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Cazimir Angelescu made a fantastic save in the 52nd minute, when Monty Rogers sent off a good shot on target. In the 53rdth 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. Cazimir Angelescu was out of position in the 60 minute of play, and Monty Rogers capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Monty Rogers really showed his touch with that goal: 0-1. Hayalim Kedoshim's Laurențiu Pora was substituted for Vladimiro Lauro. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 64th 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 came out of the goal in the 66th minute to try and stop a shot by USA's Cassius Byrne. But to his dismay, Cassius Byrne quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Monty Rogers in the 72nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Cazimir Angelescu prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Laurențiu Pora, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to Hayalim Kedoshim getting a freekick after 78 minutes play. Valter Setúbal hit a great ball. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. In the 79th match minute, Hayalim Kedoshim was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Valter Setúbal to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Laurențiu Pora in the 91st minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Hayalim Kedoshim's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Garfield Sau in the 92nd minute. After taking down the ball on Hayalim Kedoshim's corner Garfield Sau fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Marco Day quite easily take care of the ball. In the 94th 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 1-2. When the final whistle sounded USA left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Hayalim Kedoshim.