Challenge

Unterrudling
Spectators: 52 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 12, VIP seats: 1) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cassius Byrne started the match with the kick off. With a little luck, USA's Marco Day got control of the ball when Hong Li Chuan tried to sneak it across the goal line. In the 6th minute Edward Mcdonald shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karl Jemella saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Federico Girotti in the 9th minute of play. In the 21st minute, Edward Mcdonald 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. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Federico Girotti, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Karl Jemella took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Karl Jemella came out of the goal in the 44th minute to try and stop a shot by USA's Monty Rogers. But to his dismay, Monty Rogers quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. After a rather tough play, USA's Jenson Smith got a free kick in the 47th minute. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Hong Li Chuan was the one to do the kick off. In the 54th minute of the game Diego Bradley made a throw-in which Jenson Smith played forward. Karl Jemella showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 56th minute of the match. Karl Jemella made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 57th minute of play. In the 59th minute of the match, Monty Rogers tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Karl Jemella saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. In the 63rd minute Federico Girotti 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. After having played for 69 minutes, Edward Mcdonald managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. USA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edward Mcdonald was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. FC Unterrudling's Carolo Cambranes was substituted for Salvador Musacchio. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. FC Unterrudling made a substitution. Aquiles Francis replaced Hong Li Chuan. FC Unterrudling's Karl Jemella played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jenson Smith in the 79th minute of play. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Xande Xande, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. FC Unterrudling were awarded a corner in the 88th minute after USA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Lütfullah Taycan took the corner. In the 92nd minute Khalid Parry shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Karl Jemella saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Khalid Parry took the ball and in the 92 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Karl Jemella. Karl Jemella dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-3. USA played a much better game than FC Unterrudling and deserved their victory. The FC Unterrudling players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.