Challenge

Monumental do Sesi
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ's Afonso da Cunha 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. 3 minutes into the game, Afonso da Cunha cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-0. Marco Day was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 10th minute of play forced CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ's goalkeeper Ludomil Ziomkowski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Afonso da Cunha took the ball and in the 16 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marco Day. Marco Day dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. 18 minutes into the match, CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Ludomil Ziomkowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Monty Rogers spun around in front of the goal 18 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ's goal. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Afonso da Cunha, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cassius Byrne took the ball and in the 32 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Ludomil Ziomkowski. Ludomil Ziomkowski dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-1. If Afonso da Cunha had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 35th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Marco Day made an important save on a dangerous shot by Virgiawan Laturua in the 38th minute. Marco Day made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sahnoyan Ayyıldız in the 45th minute. Marco Day was out of position in the 45 minute of play, and Sahnoyan Ayyıldız capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Sahnoyan Ayyıldız really showed his touch with that goal: 3-1. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cassius Byrne to make the kick off. A sloppy throw-in by Jenson Smith in the 52nd minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ's Sahnoyan Ayyıldız. 55 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Virgiawan Laturua came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Afonso da Cunha recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 66th minute Afonso da Cunha 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. When Monty Rogers came up free with the goalie in the 68th 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. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. 76 minutes into the match, CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Ludomil Ziomkowski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 84 minutes into the game, Eustacio Ikatz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave USA the free kick. In the 84th minute, Eustacio Ikatz hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ's Breno Torres was substituted for Afonso da Cunha. Eustacio Ikatz hit a great freekick 85 minutes into the match. 87 minutes into the match, Sam Campbell dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ludomil Ziomkowski, 3-2. With a little luck, CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ's Ludomil Ziomkowski got control of the ball when Sam Campbell tried to sneak it across the goal line. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Breno Torres in the 93rd minute of the match. After some careless play in the USA defense, Breno Torres kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marco Day. The USA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marco Day should have stopped the shot. The CA Metropolitano - FSCMZ players were eager to celebrate when the final whistle sounded. They had somehow managed to win, even though the away team had held the majority of the possession.