Challenge

Alopecia Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cassius Byrne made the kick off which started today's match. The supporters of USA booed when I ritirandi di Canaus was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 2 match minutes in a wonderful position. Mattia Hummels didn't get a good kick on the ball. Alexsandro Godoi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Mcdonald in the 4th minute of the match. If Andrea Tofani had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 7th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Monty Rogers in the 8th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alexsandro Godoi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Alexsandro Godoi showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 15th minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 19 minutes, Marco Day successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. After 24 minutes I ritirandi di Canaus's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Cassius Byrne who took care of the corner kick. Alexsandro Godoi took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Andrea Tofani in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marco Day saved USA from getting behind. In the 34th minute of the match I ritirandi di Canaus got a corner. USA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ezequiel Leizarraga ran over to the corner to take the kick. Marco Day made a fantastic save in the 36th minute, when Andrea Tofani sent off a good shot on target. Alexsandro Godoi 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 38th minute. 39 minutes into the match, Andrea Tofani 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. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Andrea Tofani in the 44th minute of the match. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ezequiel Leizarraga got free with Marco Day in the 45th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The wind increased when Andrea Tofani made the kick off in the second half. With a little luck, I ritirandi di Canaus's Alexsandro Godoi got control of the ball when Cassius Byrne tried to sneak it across the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cassius Byrne in the 56th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Alexsandro Godoi prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Cassius Byrne didn't miss a given chance and shot in short distance 1-1 via right post in the game's 56th minute. USA's supporters showed their exhuberating excitement! 61 minutes in the game Diego Bradley did a throw-in, and the ball was quickly in game thanks to Monty Rogers. In the 64th minute, Andrea Tofani ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marco Day was frozen by the shot and now it was 2-1. 67 minutes into the game, I ritirandi di Canaus's Al Berto 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, 3-1. I ritirandi di Canaus's Comunardo Cerri was substituted for Mihail Brânza. I ritirandi di Canaus's Mattia Hummels managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Jenson Smith in the 71 minute of the game. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gustavo-Hernán Cabezudo in the 72nd minute of play. Gustavo-Hernán Cabezudo blasted a shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marco Day having to make a save. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Gustavo-Hernán Cabezudo, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sam Campbell could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 77th minute of the match, but Alexsandro Godoi made a huge save. Ezequiel Leizarraga's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marco Day read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 82nd minute of play. I ritirandi di Canaus were awarded a corner in the 84th minute after USA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Ezequiel Leizarraga took the corner. Ezequiel Leizarraga made a great header on I ritirandi di Canaus's corner, it was just that USA's Marco Day managed to reach the ball for a save. Sam Campbell fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 86th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Alexsandro Godoi having to interfere. I ritirandi di Canaus's goalkeeper couldn't reach when Marco Baker 89 minutes into the game got a good kick on the ball which found its way into goal just inside left pole. 3-2. In the 92nd match minute, I ritirandi di Canaus was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Marcin Kaczmarek to maneuver through the defense. The I ritirandi di Canaus support was delighted with a win in a match that could easily have ended differently.