Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Lucjan Szkarpiak started the match with the kick off. After a rather tough play, USA's Diego Bradley got a free kick in the 2nd minute. When Cecilio Fanuco, who was free, got the in front of the goal in the 7 minute he wasn't focused and tipped the ball just over the goal. The Marco Day was delighted since the ball would have got in if it had gone under the crossbar. In the 9th minute, Lucjan Szkarpiak made a precise shot to the right of Marco Day. USA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. Juliszew SSA's Zhuo Xuan Yu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 17th minute of the match, managed to save Juliszew SSA from getting a goal against them. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucjan Szkarpiak in the 22nd minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Lucjan Szkarpiak, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cassius Byrne could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 28th minute of the match, but Zhuo Xuan Yu made a huge save. In the 32nd minute, USA's Cassius Byrne ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Zhuo Xuan Yu. Zhuo Xuan Yu yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-1. 37 minutes into the game, Juliszew SSA's Lucjan Szkarpiak nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marco Day made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. An unexpectedly hard shot by Lucjan Szkarpiak in the 42nd minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Juliszew SSA's Zhuo Xuan Yu got control of the ball when Cassius Byrne tried to sneak it across the goal line.

Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cecilio Fanuco in the 53rd minute of play. When Juliszew SSA's Lucjan Szkarpiak in the 54th minute got a chance for a shot 54th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye USA's goalie prevented a goal. Lucjan Szkarpiak didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 1-3 via right post in the game's 55th minute. Juliszew SSA's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! In the 59thth minute of the game Cassius Byrne who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Juliszew SSA's Zhuo Xuan Yu was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 60 minutes into the match, Philip Lovecraft had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marco Day. USA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Philip Lovecraft was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-4. 68 minutes into the match, Oto Mur dribbled the ball past the defender and swiftly kicked the ball to the left of Marco Day, 1-5. USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. Juliszew SSA's Wilhelm Salamonsen was substituted for Cecilio Fanuco. Zhuo Xuan Yu showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sam Campbell, who was totally free with the ball in the 74th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sam Campbell in the 77th minute of play forced Juliszew SSA's goalkeeper Zhuo Xuan Yu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 80 minutes into the match, Juliszew SSA's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Zhuo Xuan Yu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Oto Mur in the 84th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zhuo Xuan Yu came out of the goal in the 87th minute to try and stop a shot by USA's Sam Campbell. But to his dismay, Sam Campbell quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-5. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. Zhuo Xuan Yu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Khalid Parry in the 92nd minute of the match. In the 94th minute, Wilhelm Salamonsen left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Juliszew SSA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-6. When the final whistle went the supporters of Juliszew SSA were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant USA side.