Challenge

IpiráCity Arena
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Toros No started the match with the kick off. In the 3rdth minute of the game Toros No 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. Marco Day stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Toros No's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. Edward Mcdonald sent away a hard shot on goal in the 4th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Vânderson Saa 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 10th minute. IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡'s Jose Murillo got a good chance for a goal in the 12th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 26th minute of play forced IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡'s goalkeeper Vânderson Saa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, USA's Marco Day got control of the ball when Toros No tried to sneak it across the goal line. Vânderson Saa 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 31st minute. The audience was convinced that Toros No's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marco Day was relentless in the 34th minute of the game. Fabian Brown hit a great freekick 36 minutes into the match. Toros No sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jose Murillo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A collision led to IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡ getting a freekick after 42 minutes play. Claudinho Rocha hit a great ball. After 45 played minutes IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡ got a freekick which was hit by Gustavo Scarpa. After fighting hard for a draw in the first half, the players were able to take a much needed rest.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cassius Byrne to strike the kick off in the second half. IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡'s Vânderson Saa played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 55th minute of play. In the 58th minute Edward Mcdonald shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Vânderson Saa saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 63rd minute, Cassius Byrne left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The USA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Fabian Brown hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. Gustavo Scarpa was probably a little too eager to shoot when he, in the 67th played minute, shot the ball from way out. The shot was hard, but the ball flew wide of the goal. Sam Campbell received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 69th minute. Vânderson Saa tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After 72 played minutes USA got a freekick which was hit by Jacob May. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. Zach Harrison hit a great freekick 76 minutes into the match. Vânderson Saa took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sam Campbell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Khalid Parry in the 78th minute of play forced IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡'s goalkeeper Vânderson Saa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Khalid Parry in the 82nd minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Vânderson Saa prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After 83 minutes IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jenson Smith who took care of the corner kick. When the match clock showed 83 minutes, the score became 0-3 when Khalid Parry sped through IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡'s defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Vânderson Saa. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sam Campbell in the 86th minute of play forced IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡'s goalkeeper Vânderson Saa to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Matheus Correia in the 87th minute of play. A collision led to IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡ getting a freekick after 90 minutes play. George Best hit a great ball. Sam Campbell could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Vânderson Saa made a huge save. After 92 minutes IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jenson Smith who took care of the corner 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 Vânderson Saa quite easily take care of the ball. USA played a much better game than IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡ and deserved their victory. The IpiráCity FC ✠⚓♡ players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.