Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, 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. 2 minutes into the match, Ssc Napoli's goalkeeper Ray Folwill had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cassius Byrne. Ray Folwill showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cassius Byrne in the 6th minute of the match. 8 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Yu Cheng Jing came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 9 minutes had been played when some careless play by USA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Oddbjørn Fjærli was slow to take the kick. During this time Ssc Napoli's players had a chance to rest. In the 14th minute of the match, Cassius Byrne tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Ray Folwill saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 15th minute USA were awarded a corner. Cassius Byrne went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led USA's Cassius Byrne to fire away a dangerous shot which Ray Folwill despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pedro Augusto Maranhense in the 16th minute of play. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mai Zhan Shu in the 18th minute of the match. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mai Zhan Shu in the 22nd minute of play. USA were awarded a corner in the 26th minute after Ssc Napoli's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Cassius Byrne took the corner. Ssc Napoli's Ray Folwill played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 27th minute of play. Ray Folwill 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 28th minute. The supporters of USA booed when Ssc Napoli was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 32 match minutes in a wonderful position. Oddbjørn Fjærli didn't get a good kick on the ball. After some fancy dribbling in the 33rd minute, Cassius Byrne managed to get in a good position for a shot. USA's supporters rose to their feet, but Cassius Byrne was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Ray Folwill breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Pedro Augusto Maranhense in the 34th minute of the match. Ray Folwill came out of the goal in the 37th minute to try and stop a shot by USA's Cassius Byrne. But to his dismay, Cassius Byrne quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. In the 42nd minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ray Folwill saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After 47 played minutes USA got a freekick which was hit by Zach Harrison. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Pedro Augusto Maranhense to strike the kick off in the second half. USA's defense didn't have a chance, in the 54th minute, when Yu Cheng Jing scored to the left of an out of position Marco Day, making the score, 1-1. Ray Folwill took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Mcdonald in the 62nd minute of play forced Ssc Napoli's goalkeeper Ray Folwill to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Pedro Augusto Maranhense's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marco Day was relentless in the 64th minute of the game. In the 67th minute, Ssc Napoli's Yu Cheng Jing ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Marco Day. Marco Day yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-2. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. Ssc Napoli's Bennvar Bonk was substituted for Oddbjørn Fjærli. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 75th minute of play forced Ssc Napoli's goalkeeper Ray Folwill to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 76 minutes into the game, Silviu Mihălțan was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Ssc Napoli's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave USA the free kick. After 76 played minutes Ssc Napoli got a freekick which was hit by Silviu Mihălțan. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Edward Mcdonald. Silviu Mihălțan hit a great freekick 77 minutes into the match. After 78 played minutes, USA's Jenson Smith shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Ray Folwill came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in USA reached it. 80 minutes into the match, Marco Baker notched a goal, 2-2, to the right of Ssc Napoli's Ray Folwill. Ray Folwill was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 83rd minute Marco Baker shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ray Folwill saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 85th minute, Marco Baker left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The USA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-2. Ray Folwill showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marco Baker, who was totally free with the ball in the 91st minute. Silviu Mihălțan hit a great freekick 91 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marco Baker in the 95th minute of play forced Ssc Napoli's goalkeeper Ray Folwill to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, USA's Marco Baker got a free kick in the 96th minute. When the referee ended the match the USA players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.