Challenge

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Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) In the 4th minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sergio Rochet saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After a rather tough play, The dogs's Radoslaw Jerzyk got a free kick in the 4th minute. The dogs's Sergio Rochet played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 9th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 10th minute of play forced The dogs's goalkeeper Sergio Rochet to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cassius Byrne in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Sergio Rochet saved The dogs from getting behind. Sergio Rochet stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cassius Byrne's shot from short distance in the 17th minute. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ryan Gray in the 19th minute of the match. Sergio Rochet took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Mcdonald, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 26 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Anacleto Gaizkine came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marco Day was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Ryan Gray showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 32 minute of play. After 40 minutes The dogs'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. After having played for 44 minutes, Johnny Hultstrand managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. The dogs's supporters crossed their fingers, but Johnny Hultstrand was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Helge Pihlberg'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 46th minute of play. A collision led to USA getting a freekick after 47 minutes play. Cassius Byrne hit a great ball. The away team players looked dejected as the walked off the pitch at half time. They had fought hard, but were still losing 1-0.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Helge Pihlberg to make the kick off. The audience was convinced that Helge Pihlberg's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marco Day was relentless in the 52nd minute of the game. The dogs's Adelino Santos was substituted for Prospero Nesor. 59 minutes into the match, The dogs's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Sergio Rochet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sergio Rochet showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 59th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Helge Pihlberg in the 64th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sergio Rochet showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zach Harrison, who was totally free with the ball in the 65th minute. Sergio Rochet made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 67th minute of play. Monty Rogers could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 68th minute of the match, but Sergio Rochet made a huge save. Sergio Rochet made a fantastic save in the 70th minute, when Cassius Byrne sent off a good shot on target. Mehmet Akif Yersel was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 73 minutes into the match. USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. When the match had been going on for 76 minutes, USA's Monty Rogers got an opportunity to shoot a penalty. He stayed cool and waited for the goalkeeper to move, before he confidently shot the ball into the goal, to the left of Sergio Rochet. USA made a substitution. Khalid Parry replaced Monty Rogers. In the 81st minute, Dennis Rullo hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The dogs's Sergio Rochet proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save The dogs from getting a goal against them. 87 minutes had been played when some careless play by USA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ryan Gray was slow to take the kick. During this time The dogs's players had a chance to rest. Sergio Rochet made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Sam Campbell sent off a good shot on target. In the 90th minute of the match, Khalid Parry tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Sergio Rochet saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. 91 minutes into the match, The dogs's goal looked a bit too open when Khalid Parry came free, but Sergio Rochet reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The corner ended in Zach Harrison almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but The dogs's Sergio Rochet did a great save. 94 minutes into the match, Sam Campbell had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Sergio Rochet. The dogs's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sam Campbell was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-2.