Challenge

Couto Pereira
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) USA's Cassius Byrne 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. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fausto Romero in the 7th minute of the match. USA's Marco Day proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 14th minute of the match, managed to save USA from getting a goal against them. Marquez Padolles could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 14th minute of the match, but Marco Day made a huge save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Marquez Padolles got free with Marco Day in the 15th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Márk Sári, who was totally free with the ball in the 19th minute. Coritiba Foot Ball Club were awarded a corner in the 20th minute after USA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Márk Sári took the corner. After taking down the ball on Coritiba Foot Ball Club's corner Carlos Eduardo Dracena fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Marco Day quite easily take care of the ball. Cassius Byrne took the ball and in the 22 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Alvaro Rudolfo. Alvaro Rudolfo dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 27 minutes had been played when some careless play by USA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Márk Sári was slow to take the kick. During this time Coritiba Foot Ball Club's players had a chance to rest. The corner led Coritiba Foot Ball Club's Evaristo Montenegro to fire away a dangerous shot which Marco Day despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. 29 minutes into the match, USA's goalkeeper Marco Day had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Marquez Padolles. Thor Machado hit a great freekick 30 minutes into the match. After a rather tough play, USA's Zach Harrison got a free kick in the 33rd minute. USA's Marco Day proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 34th minute of the match, managed to save USA from getting a goal against them. Evaristo Montenegro could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 37th minute of the match, but Marco Day made a huge save. Jenson Smith hit a great freekick 44 minutes into the match. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

Cassius Byrne recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 50th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Coritiba Foot Ball Club's Alvaro Rudolfo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 52nd minute of play. In the 54th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alvaro Rudolfo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. USA were awarded a corner in the 55th minute after Coritiba Foot Ball Club's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Cassius Byrne took the corner. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Jenson Smith advanced and headed the ball into goal, 0-3 in the 55th minute. In the 60th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alvaro Rudolfo saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 62nd minute, Evaristo Montenegro ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marco Day was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-3. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Marquez Padolles in the 64th minute of play. Alvaro Rudolfo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 72nd minute of play. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marquez Padolles in the 76th minute of play. Cassius Byrne struck a weak shot in the 78th minute. Alvaro Rudolfo didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for USA. USA made a substitution. Khalid Parry replaced Monty Rogers. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Edward Mcdonald. 81 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Fausto Romero came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 82nd minute Coritiba Foot Ball Club were awarded a corner. Márk Sári went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Márk Sári almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but USA's Marco Day did a great save. Alvaro Rudolfo made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sam Campbell in the 85th minute. Márk Sári fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Day having to interfere. Coritiba Foot Ball Club's Alvaro Rudolfo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Khalid Parry in the 93rd minute of play. Alvaro Rudolfo didn't succeed to prevent the ball from going into goal when USA's Sam Campbell shot an unexpected shot in the crossbar's under edge and made 1-4 in the ordered_time% minute. When the final whistle sounded USA left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Coritiba Foot Ball Club.