Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Ulises Castel kicked off to start the match. Arsenio Cordeal took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After some fancy dribbling in the 6th minute, Kåre Uter managed to get in a good position for a shot. Plebeyos's supporters rose to their feet, but Kåre Uter was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marco Day breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ulises Castel in the 8th minute of the match. 8 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Ulises Castel came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Monty Rogers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 10th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Valentin Vergaray, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Arsenio Cordeal stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Monty Rogers's shot from short distance in the 14th minute. Marco Day stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Ulises Castel's shot from short distance in the 16th minute. 17 minutes had been played when some careless play by USA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Emil Kostadinov was slow to take the kick. During this time Plebeyos's players had a chance to rest. Emil Kostadinov made a great header on Plebeyos's corner, it was just that USA's Marco Day managed to reach the ball for a save. In the 25th minute, Aaden Hutton left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Plebeyos fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Plebeyos's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Emil Kostadinov in the 29th minute. A nice corner shot did that Ulises Castel got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Marco Day quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Arsenio Cordeal was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Monty Rogers showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 31 minute of play. 34 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Valentin Vergaray came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Arsenio Cordeal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Mcdonald in the 35th minute of play. In the 40th match minute, Plebeyos was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Zoilo Viejo to maneuver through the defense. USA's Cassius Byrne couldn't find anyone to pass the ball to, so he shot a long shot towards the goal in the 40th minute. The shot went wide which resulted in a goal kick for Plebeyos. In the 43rd minute, Plebeyos's Cihan Uzkan seemed to kick out at an opponent. The referee saw this and, surprisingly, showed Cihan Uzkan the red card, dismissing him from the pitch. The coaching staff of Plebeyos protested bitterly, but the referee would have none of it, and Cihan Uzkan had no choice but to slowly walk off the pitch. 42 minutes into the game, one of Plebeyos:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cassius Byrne to make the kick off. After a rather tough play, Plebeyos's Emilio Quin got a free kick in the 54th minute. After some careless play in the Plebeyos defense, Cassius Byrne kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Arsenio Cordeal. The Plebeyos fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Arsenio Cordeal should have stopped the shot. 60 minutes into the match, Plebeyos's goal looked a bit too open when Cassius Byrne came free, but Arsenio Cordeal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 63rd minute, Kåre Uter 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. Arsenio Cordeal 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 66th minute. Arsenio Cordeal stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Jenson Smith's shot from short distance in the 66th minute. Arsenio Cordeal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 69th minute of play. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Aaden Hutton, who was totally free with the ball in the 71st minute. Cassius Byrne scored 3-1 in the 72nd match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Arsenio Cordeal, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. USA made a substitution. Khalid Parry replaced Monty Rogers. The corner ended in Emil Kostadinov almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but USA's Marco Day did a great save. Arsenio Cordeal showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sam Campbell in the 83rd minute of the match. Arsenio Cordeal made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sam Campbell in the 89th minute of play. 94 minutes into the match, Plebeyos's goal looked a bit too open when Sam Campbell came free, but Arsenio Cordeal reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After a defensive mix-up in Plebeyos's zone, Marco Baker stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Arsenio Cordeal came out of the goal and Marco Baker tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Plebeyos's Paulino Diegotxe was substituted for Emilio Quin.