Challenge

La Villa
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Mikolaj Giertych started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. An unexpected shot in the 5th minute by Mikolaj Giertych got the crowd on their feet, but to their dismay it went out on the left side. Kang Ying Hai showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cassius Byrne, who was totally free with the ball in the 7th minute. After a rather tough play, USA's Monty Rogers got a free kick in the 9th minute. Marco Day made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Mikolaj Giertych sent off a good shot on target. In the 19th minute Mikolaj Giertych 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. Marco Day made an important save on a dangerous shot by Mikolaj Giertych in the 21st minute. Kang Ying Hai showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jenson Smith, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. After some careless play in the ..Villa Rugby Club.. defense, Cassius Byrne kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Kang Ying Hai. The ..Villa Rugby Club.. fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Kang Ying Hai should have stopped the shot. In the 39th minute, Monty Rogers got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-1 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The wind increased when Cassius Byrne made the kick off in the second half. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Mikolaj Giertych in the 55th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daavid Uitto in the 60th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Carlos Saúl Menem was substituted for Mikolaj Giertych. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. The supporters of ..Villa Rugby Club.. booed when USA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 71 match minutes in a wonderful position. Raphael Moore didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marco Day stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Olaf Cebula's shot from short distance in the 73rd minute. 77 minutes into the match, ..Villa Rugby Club..'s goal looked a bit too open when Sam Campbell came free, but Kang Ying Hai reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Kang Ying Hai took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sam Campbell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Olaf Cebula, who was totally free with the ball in the 83rd minute. Carlos Saúl Menem scored 2-3 in the 84th 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. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Olaf Cebula in the 94th minute of play. Sam Campbell fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 95th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Kang Ying Hai having to interfere. USA's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.