Challenge

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Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cassius Byrne got the match started through his kick off. Nenko Reza 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 3rd minute. Villaverde Celeste Clube's Nenko Reza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassius Byrne in the 5th minute of play. Marco Day made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Roy Makaay sent off a good shot on target. Marco Day made a fantastic save in the 9th minute, when Kıraç Uskan sent off a good shot on target. With a little luck, USA's Marco Day got control of the ball when Kıraç Uskan tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 11th minute of play forced Villaverde Celeste Clube's goalkeeper Nenko Reza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Nenko Reza stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Monty Rogers's shot from short distance in the 15th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Roy Makaay in the 17th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 21 minutes into the match, Villaverde Celeste Clube's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Nenko Reza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Roy Makaay sent away a hard shot on goal in the 23rd minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Nenko Reza 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 24th minute. Kıraç Uskan could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Marco Day made a huge save. 33 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Roy Makaay came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from William Lucas, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. William Lucas hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Villaverde Celeste Clube's Nenko Reza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 46th minute of play. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Zeledon Vachon hit a great freekick 50 minutes into the match. Nenko Reza made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jacob May in the 51st minute. Villaverde Celeste Clube's Roy Makaay got a good chance for a goal in the 56th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Roy Makaay received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 60th minute. Marco Day tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Nenko Reza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jacob May kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. Roy Makaay fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 70th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Day having to interfere. Marco Day didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Kıraç Uskan went, in the 72nd minute, to the upper right corner, 1-0 was the resulting score. Edmund Wawrukiewicz kicked well hit freekick during the 76th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Villaverde Celeste Clube's Edmund Wawrukiewicz got a free kick in the 77th minute. Nenko Reza made a fantastic save in the 81st minute, when Sam Campbell sent off a good shot on target. Sam Campbell could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 82nd minute of the match, but Nenko Reza made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Khalid Parry in the 84th minute of play forced Villaverde Celeste Clube's goalkeeper Nenko Reza to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 86 minutes into the game, USA's Khalid Parry nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Nenko Reza made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-1. Sam Campbell's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 92ndth minute, Nenko Reza skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. 94 minutes had been played when some careless play by Villaverde Celeste Clube's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Jenson Smith was slow to take the kick. During this time USA's players had a chance to rest. Roy Makaay hit a great freekick 95 minutes into the match. Despite being the better team, USA failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.