Challenge

SnowQueen™ 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. The audience thought a goal was coming when 姚沙潮 got free with Marco Day in the 3rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 4 minutes into the match, 『盛世メ名門』SnowQueen™'s 姚沙潮 sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marco Day narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 9 minutes into the match, 『盛世メ名門』SnowQueen™'s goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but 巩庭彬 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 姚沙潮 fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 12th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Day having to interfere. 14 minutes into the match, 『盛世メ名門』SnowQueen™'s goal looked a bit too open when Cassius Byrne came free, but 巩庭彬 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Andriy 黄振 might have been able to make a better finish in the 16th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marco Day. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Andriy 黄振 ran back to his position shaking his head. 16 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Andriy 黄振 came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 巩庭彬 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Zach Harrison, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marco Day came out of the goal in the 23rd minute to try and stop a shot by 『盛世メ名門』SnowQueen™'s 姚沙潮. But to his dismay, 姚沙潮 quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-0. 巩庭彬 didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Monty Rogers went, in the 26th minute, to the upper right corner, 2-1 was the resulting score. After a defensive mix-up in USA's zone, Andriy 黄振 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marco Day came out of the goal and Andriy 黄振 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. 『盛世メ名門』SnowQueen™'s 巩庭彬 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Mcdonald in the 32nd minute of play. After a rather tough play, USA's Diego Bradley got a free kick in the 32nd minute. With an all-out effort, 『盛世メ名門』SnowQueen™'s Marco Day threw himself towards the right post 34 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Andriy 黄振, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. A collision led to 『盛世メ名門』SnowQueen™ getting a freekick after 35 minutes play. 姚沙潮 hit a great ball. Cassius Byrne took the ball and in the 42 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised 巩庭彬. 巩庭彬 dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-2. In the 45th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 巩庭彬 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Andriy 黄振 to make the kick off. 唐真风 hit a great freekick 53 minutes into the match. With a little luck, 『盛世メ名門』SnowQueen™'s 巩庭彬 got control of the ball when Cassius Byrne tried to sneak it across the goal line. 63 minutes into the match, 『盛世メ名門』SnowQueen™'s Andriy 黄振 sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marco Day narrowly saved just below the crossbar. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. With a little luck, 『盛世メ名門』SnowQueen™'s 巩庭彬 got control of the ball when Edward Mcdonald tried to sneak it across the goal line. 巩庭彬 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 80th minute. 『盛世メ名門』SnowQueen™'s Dudu Paiva was substituted for 姚沙潮. USA made a substitution. Khalid Parry replaced Monty Rogers. 『盛世メ名門』SnowQueen™ made a substitution. Tiburcio Marques replaced Andriy 黄振. 巩庭彬 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Khalid Parry, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 92 minutes into the match, Sam Campbell dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of 巩庭彬, 2-5. The crowd rose to their feet as USA's Marco Baker slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of 巩庭彬. That made the score 2-6 after 95 minutes of play.