Challenge

Rapid Giulesti
Spectators: 52 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 12, VIP seats: 1) A4p FC Gad's James Batistuta started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. In the 9th minute, King Scorpio fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Marco Day, passed just outside the right post. Glenn Fyfe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 16th minute of the match. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Dumitru Purcărete in the 17th minute of play. Glenn Fyfe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 19th minute of play. Monty Rogers received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Glenn Fyfe tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 25 minutes into the match, A4p FC Gad's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Glenn Fyfe reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marco Day made an important save on a dangerous shot by Alessandro Del Piero in the 26th minute. Koby Fletcher kicked well hit freekick during the 27th minute of the match. Marcin Pachucki took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 28th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Marco Day. USA's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. A collision led to A4p FC Gad getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. King Scorpio hit a great ball. Glenn Fyfe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 35th minute of play. USA were awarded a corner in the 36th minute after A4p FC Gad's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Cassius Byrne took the corner. Glenn Fyfe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 40th minute of the match. A collision led to A4p FC Gad getting a freekick after 40 minutes play. Erasmo Damião hit a great ball. 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.

Cassius Byrne's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Glenn Fyfe firmly grabbed it by the left post. Glenn Fyfe 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 58th minute. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Alessandro Del Piero in the 61st minute of play. A4p FC Gad made a substitution. Anfilogino Manzi replaced Erasmo Damião. A4p FC Gad made a substitution. Flavius Cândroveanu replaced Alessandro Del Piero. A nice corner shot did that Marcin Pachucki got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Marco Day quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. A4p FC Gad's Gică Busuioc was substituted for James Batistuta. When Flavius Cândroveanu came up free with the goalie in the 76th minute, the A4p FC Gad 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 Flavius Cândroveanu couldn't finish the play. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Edward Mcdonald. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gică Busuioc in the 80th minute of play. Sam Campbell blasted a shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Glenn Fyfe having to make a save. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gică Busuioc, who was totally free with the ball in the 93rd minute. When Zach Harrison fell near the penalty area in the 95th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored USA's protests and gave Zach Harrison a yellow card for diving instead. In the 95th minute, Zach Harrison hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. USA were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing A4p FC Gad to leave the ground with a draw.