Challenge

Rouzmery Stadium
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) USA's Cassius Byrne started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 4th minute of play forced FC Blue Twister Liberec's goalkeeper Jiří Hasman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jiří Hasman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 8th minute of play. With a little luck, USA's Marco Day got control of the ball when Ali Emir Devan tried to sneak it across the goal line. After 11 minutes of play, USA's Cassius Byrne made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Jiří Hasman was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 14th minute of play forced FC Blue Twister Liberec's goalkeeper Jiří Hasman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 15 minutes into the match, FC Blue Twister Liberec's goal looked a bit too open when Cassius Byrne came free, but Jiří Hasman reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 16 played minutes FC Blue Twister Liberec got a freekick which was hit by Marco Tardelli. Jiří Hasman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 19th minute of play. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cleto Matxin in the 21st minute of play. Monty Rogers scored 0-2 in the 23rd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jiří Hasman, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. The crowd rose to their feet as Cleto Matxin kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Marco Day. That made the score 1-2 in the 25 minute of play. Jiří Hasman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 34th minute of play. Jiří Hasman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 39th minute of play. USA's Marco Day proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 44th minute of the match, managed to save USA from getting a goal against them. The FC Blue Twister Liberec players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. USA were winning 1-2.

The wind increased when Froilan Ciano made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Froilan Ciano 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. After a rather tough play, FC Blue Twister Liberec's Orkun Okan got a free kick in the 53rd minute. Jiří Hasman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cassius Byrne received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Jiří Hasman came out and tried to block the shot, but Cassius Byrne slotted it home off the left post making it 1-3 in the 57th minute. Jiří Hasman was out of position in the 60 minute of play, and Monty Rogers capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Monty Rogers really showed his touch with that goal: 1-4. Cleto Matxin sent away a hard shot on goal in the 63rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 68th minute the ball was on its way in behind FC Blue Twister Liberec's goalkeeper Jiří Hasman, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. In the 70th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jiří Hasman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 72nd minute of play forced FC Blue Twister Liberec's goalkeeper Jiří Hasman to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 74 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Froilan Ciano came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. USA's Raphael Moore got a good chance for a goal in the 75th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. Jiří Hasman was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Sam Campbell showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-5 in the 80 minute of play. FC Blue Twister Liberec's Jiří Hasman proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 84th minute of the match, managed to save FC Blue Twister Liberec from getting a goal against them. Jiří Hasman took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Khalid Parry, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 91st minute Khalid Parry shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Jiří Hasman saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Jiří Hasman made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Khalid Parry in the 92nd minute of play. Marco Baker fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Jiří Hasman having to interfere. USA's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.