Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Roneros F.C.'s Alejandro Espina 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. 5 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Alejandro Espina came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cassius Byrne got free with Ricardo Ceberiche in the 9th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. After a defensive mix-up in USA's zone, Alejandro Espina stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marco Day came out of the goal and Alejandro Espina tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 12 minutes into the match, Roneros F.C.'s Washington Piedrahita sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marco Day narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Alejandro Espina in the 12th minute of the match. After 15 minutes of play, Roneros F.C.'s Alejandro Espina made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marco Day was left in no man's land by his defense there! 19 minutes into the match, Monty Rogers dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Ricardo Ceberiche, 1-1. Ricardo Ceberiche made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cassius Byrne in the 22nd minute. Edward Mcdonald sent away a hard shot on goal in the 26th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 29th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardo Ceberiche saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Roneros F.C.'s Ricardo Ceberiche played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 31st minute of play. After having played for 33 minutes, Alejandro Espina managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Roneros F.C.'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Alejandro Espina was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Roneros F.C.'s Ricardo Ceberiche played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassius Byrne in the 35th minute of play. In the 37th minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardo Ceberiche saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Alejandro Espina's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marco Day read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 38th minute of play. Cassius Byrne could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 46th minute of the match, but Ricardo Ceberiche made a huge save.

Ricardo Ceberiche showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cassius Byrne in the 52nd minute of the match. In the 55th match minute, USA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diego Bradley to maneuver through the defense. Roneros F.C. made a substitution. Witomir Jestrimski replaced Alejandro Espina. Roneros F.C.'s Witomir Jestrimski got a good chance for a goal in the 58th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. An unexpectedly hard shot by Witomir Jestrimski in the 59th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 61st minute, Witomir Jestrimski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Witomir Jestrimski hit a great freekick 63 minutes into the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 65th minute of play forced Roneros F.C.'s goalkeeper Ricardo Ceberiche to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Ricardo Ceberiche made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 66th minute of play. In the 70th minute, Witomir Jestrimski made a precise shot to the right of Marco Day. USA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. 81 minutes into the match, Roneros F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Khalid Parry came free, but Ricardo Ceberiche reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 84th minute, Sam Campbell 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: 2-3. After some careless play in the USA defense, Witomir Jestrimski 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. 91 minutes into the match, Khalid Parry had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Ricardo Ceberiche. Roneros F.C.'s manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Khalid Parry was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-4.