Challenge

Centenario Chaco
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cassius Byrne got the match started through his kick off. When Monty Rogers came up free with the goalie in the 3rd minute, the USA 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 Monty Rogers couldn't finish the play. Tobias Elizardo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cassius Byrne in the 5th minute of the match. The crowd rose to their feet as Man Tas kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Marco Day. That made the score 1-0 in the 6 minute of play. The supporters of USA booed when Sarmiento de Resistencia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 10 match minutes in a wonderful position. Tadeu Jacinto didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 12thth minute of the game Man Tas 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. USA's defense didn't have a chance, in the 16th minute, when Man Tas scored to the left of an out of position Marco Day, making the score, 2-0. Tobias Elizardo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 24 minutes into the match, USA's Monty Rogers sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tobias Elizardo narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 25th minute Edward Mcdonald shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tobias Elizardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Tobias Elizardo 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 33rd minute. Tobias Elizardo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Mcdonald in the 36th minute of play. In the 36th minute, Edward Mcdonald ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Tobias Elizardo was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. In the 39th minute Edward Mcdonald shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Tobias Elizardo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Man Tas received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 47th minute. Marco Day tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Sarmiento de Resistencia made a substitution. Alex Herrero replaced Man Tas. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Alex Herrero stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Mcdonald in the 56th minute of play forced Sarmiento de Resistencia's goalkeeper Tobias Elizardo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Alex Herrero scored 3-1 in the 57th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marco Day, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Marco Day came out of the goal in the 60th minute to try and stop a shot by Sarmiento de Resistencia's Alex Herrero. But to his dismay, Alex Herrero quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alex Herrero in the 63rd minute of the match. Sarmiento de Resistencia's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Bogumil Spychalski in the 64th minute. Bogumil Spychalski made a great header on Sarmiento de Resistencia's corner, it was just that USA's Marco Day managed to reach the ball for a save. When USA's Jenson Smith, in the 67th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for USA. After 73 played minutes Sarmiento de Resistencia got a freekick which was hit by Şafak Uysal. The supporters of USA booed when Sarmiento de Resistencia was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 75 match minutes in a wonderful position. Şafak Uysal didn't get a good kick on the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sam Campbell got free with Tobias Elizardo in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Tobias Elizardo didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sam Campbell went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 4-2 was the resulting score. Sarmiento de Resistencia made a substitution. Francis Sarmiento replaced Henning Martinsson. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. After a rather tough play, USA's Marco Baker got a free kick in the 87th minute. After a defensive mix-up in USA's zone, Francis Sarmiento stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marco Day came out of the goal and Francis Sarmiento tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play.