Challenge

Stadion Russówek
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, 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. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Kennet Hedlund in the 10th minute of the match. The corner led Russówek's Radomil Golembiewski to fire away a dangerous shot which Marco Day despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. After having played for 14 minutes, Cassius Byrne managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. USA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cassius Byrne was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. 18 minutes into the match, Gregorio Montez notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of USA's Marco Day. Marco Day was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Daniel Kieca took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Mcdonald, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Russówek's Daniel Kieca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Mcdonald in the 28th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Gregorio Montez in the 35th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gregorio Montez blasted a shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marco Day having to make a save. Cassius Byrne struck a weak shot in the 45th minute. Daniel Kieca didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for USA. In the 47th minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Daniel Kieca saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 1-0 at half-time.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Ryszard Skonieczny to make the kick off. Daniel Kieca made a fantastic save in the 57th minute, when Cassius Byrne sent off a good shot on target. 58 minutes into the game, Gregorio Montez was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Russówek's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave USA the free kick. Daniel Kieca made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Cassius Byrne sent off a good shot on target. Diego Bradley kicked well hit freekick during the 66th minute of the match. Russówek's Zbigniew Zabrzeski was substituted for Ryszard Skonieczny. After 67 played minutes USA got a freekick which was hit by Diego Bradley. In the 68th minute Jakub Gdowski 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 71 minutes of play, Russówek's Jakub Gdowski made it 2-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marco Day was left in no man's land by his defense there! An unexpectedly hard shot by Jakub Gdowski in the 74th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 75th match minute, USA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Koby Fletcher to maneuver through the defense. In the 77th minute Tymoteusz Watarz 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. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Zbigniew Zabrzeski, who was totally free with the ball in the 79th minute. Daniel Kieca made a fantastic save in the 82nd minute, when Sam Campbell sent off a good shot on target. In the 84th minute the ball was on its way in behind USA's goalkeeper Marco Day, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Jakub Gdowski took the ball and in the 84 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marco Day. Marco Day dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 3-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Khalid Parry in the 92nd minute of play forced Russówek's goalkeeper Daniel Kieca to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Russówek's Daniel Kieca played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Khalid Parry in the 94th minute of play. If Khalid Parry had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 95th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The Russówek support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.