Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) USA's Cassius Byrne started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. Mickaël Maris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 8th minute of the match. 10 minutes into the match, Nova Iguaçu MZFC's Laércio Penha sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marco Day narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 13 minutes into the game, Laércio Penha cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Marco Day was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Laércio Penha in the 17th minute of play. Mickaël Maris made a fantastic save in the 21st minute, when Edward Mcdonald sent off a good shot on target. 30 minutes into the game, Nova Iguaçu MZFC's Laércio Penha 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, 0-2. Mickaël Maris made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Zach Harrison in the 33rd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 37th minute of play forced Nova Iguaçu MZFC's goalkeeper Mickaël Maris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Nova Iguaçu MZFC's Mickaël Maris got control of the ball when Cassius Byrne tried to sneak it across the goal line. With a little luck, Nova Iguaçu MZFC's Mickaël Maris got control of the ball when Cassius Byrne tried to sneak it across the goal line. 41 minutes into the match, Nova Iguaçu MZFC's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Mickaël Maris reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The USA players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. Nova Iguaçu MZFC were winning 0-2.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Laércio Penha was the one to do the kick off. After having played for 51 minutes, Laércio Penha managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. Nova Iguaçu MZFC's supporters crossed their fingers, but Laércio Penha was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 55 minutes had been played when some careless play by Nova Iguaçu MZFC's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Cassius Byrne was slow to take the kick. During this time USA's players had a chance to rest. Nova Iguaçu MZFC's Mickaël Maris played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassius Byrne in the 56th minute of play. Mickaël Maris took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 59th minute of play forced Nova Iguaçu MZFC's goalkeeper Mickaël Maris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mickaël Maris 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 61st minute. In the 70th match minute, Nova Iguaçu MZFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Andrézinho Vaz to maneuver through the defense. After some careless play in the Nova Iguaçu MZFC defense, Sam Campbell kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Mickaël Maris. The Nova Iguaçu MZFC fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Mickaël Maris should have stopped the shot. Laércio Penha struck a weak shot in the 73rd minute. Marco Day didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Nova Iguaçu MZFC. Mickaël Maris took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sam Campbell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sam Campbell in the 75th minute of play forced Nova Iguaçu MZFC's goalkeeper Mickaël Maris to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Monty Rogers fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mickaël Maris having to interfere. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. Mickaël Maris made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sam Campbell in the 83rd minute of play. Mickaël Maris made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Marco Baker in the 84th minute of play. If Zézinho Veloso had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 87 minutes into the match, Nova Iguaçu MZFC's goal looked a bit too open when Sam Campbell came free, but Mickaël Maris reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 89 minutes into the match, Sam Campbell had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Mickaël Maris. Nova Iguaçu MZFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Sam Campbell was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 2-2. Nova Iguaçu MZFC's Mickaël Maris played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Khalid Parry in the 93rd minute of play. In the 94th minute, Luiz Fábio de Medeiros hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Mickaël Maris showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Marco Baker in the 95th minute of the match. Despite being the better team, USA failed to find the winning goal and were forced to settle for a single point.