Challenge

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Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Christian Almkvist got the match started through his kick off. After 5 played minutes C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 got a freekick which was hit by Lu Fan Xi. Monty Rogers fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 11th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Giorgio March having to interfere. 14 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Christian Almkvist came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bonifacio Abascal kicked well hit freekick during the 15th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Saul Roman got a free kick in the 20th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 23rd minute of play forced C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's goalkeeper Giorgio March to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Giorgio March made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 27th minute of play. Monty Rogers spun around in front of the goal 27 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's goal. 34 minutes into the match, C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Giorgio March reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 34th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giorgio March saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 36 minutes into the match, C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Giorgio March reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Santiago Nafría managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Diego Bradley in the 39 minute of the game. Edward Mcdonald blasted a shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Giorgio March having to make a save. In the 45th minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Giorgio March saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cassius Byrne was the one to do the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Christian Almkvist in the 54th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Giorgio March showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Mcdonald in the 66th minute of the match. Pol Petton received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Marco Day tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 made a substitution. Keno Cantona replaced Bonifacio Abascal. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Indar Albizua was substituted for Christian Almkvist. In the 75th minute C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07 were awarded a corner. Saul Roman went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Indar Albizua to a score. 1-0 in the 75th minute. Indar Albizua scored 2-0 in the 80th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marco Day, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Indar Albizua in the 85th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's Keno Cantona quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Diego Bradley, made in the 87th minute of the game. 93 minutes into the game, one of USA:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. In the 99th minute of the match USA got a corner. C.Atl.Torre Monreal 07's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jenson Smith ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led USA's Marco Baker to fire away a dangerous shot which Giorgio March despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball.