Challenge

San Juan
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cassius Byrne took the kick off in the first half of the match. An unexpected shot in the 4th minute by Fabio Caviedes got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Adelino Monsalve kicked well hit freekick during the 6th minute of the match. Darío Friederichs took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Diego Armando Faine, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 12th minute Edward Mcdonald shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Darío Friederichs saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 14 minutes into the match, Nibiru X's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Darío Friederichs reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Román Grebe in the 16th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marco Day saved USA from getting behind. After a rather tough play, Nibiru X's Fabio Caviedes got a free kick in the 19th minute. In the 20th minute of the match, Román Grebe tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Marco Day saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. With a little luck, USA's Marco Day got control of the ball when Fabio Caviedes tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 24th minute Tobías Aliaga 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. A collision led to Nibiru X getting a freekick after 34 minutes play. Tobías Aliaga hit a great ball. Darío Friederichs made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 34th minute of play. Darío Friederichs took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Monty Rogers succeeded in the game's 39th minute to shoot an unreachable shot under the crossbar and scored - 1-1. Darío Friederichs showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edward Mcdonald, who was totally free with the ball in the 46th minute. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

After 53 played minutes Nibiru X got a freekick which was hit by Román Grebe. Nibiru X made a substitution. Jose Rojas replaced Fabio Caviedes. Nibiru X made a substitution. Isidro De Gavardo replaced Diego Armando Faine. 忠 张飞 kicked well hit freekick during the 58th minute of the match. 59 minutes into the match, USA's Cassius Byrne broke free and took a long shot that unfortunately flew wide. A fine initiative that could have resulted in a goal. 61 minutes into the match, Nibiru X's goalkeeper Darío Friederichs had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cassius Byrne. After a defensive mix-up in USA's zone, Román Grebe stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marco Day came out of the goal and Román Grebe tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Darío Friederichs took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as USA's Sam Campbell slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Darío Friederichs. That made the score 1-2 after 73 minutes of play. Sam Campbell could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 78th minute of the match, but Darío Friederichs made a huge save. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Edward Mcdonald. After a defensive mix-up in USA's zone, 忠 张飞 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marco Day came out of the goal and 忠 张飞 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After a rather tough play, Nibiru X's Tobías Aliaga got a free kick in the 84th minute. In the 85th minute, Sam Campbell ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Darío Friederichs was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3.