Challenge

Chorroarín Arena
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cassius Byrne started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 7th minute of play forced Chorroarín's goalkeeper Narciso Oinatz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 14 minutes into the match, USA's goalkeeper Marco Day had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Guillermo Mitxaut. The audience was convinced that Monty Rogers's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Narciso Oinatz was relentless in the 16th minute of the game. 19 minutes into the match, Monty Rogers had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Narciso Oinatz. Chorroarín's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Monty Rogers was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. In the 23rd minute the ball was on its way in behind USA's goalkeeper Marco Day, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 24th minute Edward Mcdonald shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Narciso Oinatz saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Chorroarín's zone, Monty Rogers stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Narciso Oinatz came out of the goal and Monty Rogers tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cassius Byrne in the 28th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Narciso Oinatz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 30th minute of play forced Chorroarín's goalkeeper Narciso Oinatz to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Chorroarín's Narciso Oinatz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassius Byrne in the 32nd minute of play. In the 33rd minute, Eustacio Romero hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 41 minutes into the match, Chorroarín's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Narciso Oinatz reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Narciso Oinatz made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 44th minute of play. Sixto Aragones's late challenge caught a USA's player on the shin and left him crawling around in pain. The referee blew his whistle and produced the yellow card. Sixto Aragones helped the player get up and apologised. After 47 played minutes Chorroarín got a freekick which was hit by Sixto Aragones. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Guillermo Mitxaut stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guillermo Mitxaut in the 51st minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 53 minutes Chorroarín'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 USA's Cassius Byrne to fire away a dangerous shot which Narciso Oinatz despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Edward Mcdonald took the ball and in the 59 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Narciso Oinatz. Narciso Oinatz dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-2. A collision led to Chorroarín getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Miguel Alaminos hit a great ball. Chorroarín's Nicolas Betadur was substituted for Sixto Aragones. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sam Campbell in the 69th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Narciso Oinatz prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Timoteo Arotza's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marco Day read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 70th minute of play. Sam Campbell received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Narciso Oinatz came out and tried to block the shot, but Sam Campbell slotted it home off the left post making it 0-3 in the 74th minute. In the 78th minute, Nicolas Betadur left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Chorroarín fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 1-3. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Edward Mcdonald. In the 82nd minute of the match, Khalid Parry tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Narciso Oinatz saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 84th minute of the match USA got a corner. Chorroarín's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jenson Smith ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on USA's corner Jenson Smith fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Narciso Oinatz quite easily take care of the ball. In the 88th minute of the match, Sam Campbell tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Narciso Oinatz saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The crowd rose to their feet as Jenson Smith kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Narciso Oinatz. That made the score 1-4 in the 92 minute of play. Chorroarín's Narciso Oinatz played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Khalid Parry in the 94th minute of play. USA played a much better game than Chorroarín and deserved their victory. The Chorroarín players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.