Challenge

西格纳尔·伊杜纳公园球场
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when 于强常 took the kick off in the first half of the match. Monty Rogers received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 12th minute. Ritchie De Smedt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 14th minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ritchie De Smedt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 17 minutes into the match, Monty Rogers had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ritchie De Smedt. ≮王者归来≯虎贲军's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Monty Rogers was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1. 徐风皓 took the ball and in the 19 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 1-1. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from 徐风皓 in the 22nd minute of play. The supporters of USA booed when ≮王者归来≯虎贲军 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 25 match minutes in a wonderful position. 白霖弘 didn't get a good kick on the ball. If A.J. 武磊 had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 30th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 32nd minute, 于强常 left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ≮王者归来≯虎贲军 fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-1. The audience was convinced that Monty Rogers's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ritchie De Smedt was relentless in the 35th minute of the game. If Edward Mcdonald had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 43rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Ritchie De Smedt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Monty Rogers, who was totally free with the ball in the 44th minute. Monty Rogers might have been able to make a better finish in the 46th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Ritchie De Smedt. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Monty Rogers ran back to his position shaking his head. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 2-1 at half-time.

In the 51st minute, Cassius Byrne reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Ritchie De Smedt. The goal made the score 2-2. In the 54th minute 徐风皓 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. In the 58th minute 于强常 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 59 played minutes ≮王者归来≯虎贲军 got a freekick which was hit by A.J. 武磊. 61 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when 于强常 came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A collision led to USA getting a freekick after 62 minutes play. Monty Rogers hit a great ball. ≮王者归来≯虎贲军's Ritchie De Smedt proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 63rd minute of the match, managed to save ≮王者归来≯虎贲军 from getting a goal against them. USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. The referee blew the whistle for a penalty in the 69th minute of the game. One of USA:s players had nearly got his shirt torn off by an opponent while getting free in front of ≮王者归来≯虎贲军:s goal. Marco Day had in the 72ndth minute some difficulties stopping Sylwester Sobania's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. Monty Rogers fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 75th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Ritchie De Smedt having to interfere. USA made a substitution. Khalid Parry replaced Monty Rogers. USA's Zach Harrison got a good chance for a goal in the 78th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. If Jenson Smith had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 81st minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Marco Day didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sylwester Sobania went, in the 83rd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. Ritchie De Smedt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marco Baker in the 86th minute of the match. USA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jenson Smith in the 87th minute. Jacob May was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. After a rather tough play, USA's Jacob May got a free kick in the 90th minute. Sam Campbell received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 96th minute. Ritchie De Smedt tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The ≮王者归来≯虎贲军 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.