Challenge

Ricardo Garviras
Spectators: 52 (Terracing: 39, Seating: 12, VIP seats: 1) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cassius Byrne kicked off to start the match. 6 minutes into the match, Roneros F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Edward Mcdonald came free, but Ricardo Ceberiche reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Ricardo Ceberiche 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 8th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Alejandro Espina in the 11th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, USA's Marco Day got control of the ball when Witomir Jestrimski tried to sneak it across the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 17th minute of play forced Roneros F.C.'s goalkeeper Ricardo Ceberiche to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 19 minutes into the match, Roneros F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Cassius Byrne came free, but Ricardo Ceberiche reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 20 minutes into the game, USA's Monty Rogers nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Ricardo Ceberiche made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 0-1. Ricardo Ceberiche showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cassius Byrne in the 32nd minute of the match. In the 32nd minute, Cassius Byrne left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The USA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-2. Ricardo Ceberiche made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 36th minute of play. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alejandro Espina in the 39th minute of play. In the 46th minute, Cassius Byrne ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ricardo Ceberiche was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. Disappointed in the 0-3 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Alejandro Espina to strike the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute, USA's Cassius Byrne ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Ricardo Ceberiche. Ricardo Ceberiche yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 0-4. Ricardo Ceberiche took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Ricardo Ceberiche showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Monty Rogers, who was totally free with the ball in the 57th minute. Alejandro Espina recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 59th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. If Witomir Jestrimski had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 62nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Alejandro Espina, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Roneros F.C.'s Ricardo Ceberiche played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 80th minute of play. In the 84th minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Ricardo Ceberiche saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Witomir Jestrimski sent away a hard shot on goal in the 85th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. Roneros F.C. made a substitution. Zilar Aleson replaced Ke Yin. 88 minutes into the game, Roneros F.C.'s Washington Piedrahita 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, 1-4. After some careless play in the USA defense, Alejandro Espina kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marco Day. The USA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marco Day should have stopped the shot. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sam Campbell in the 96th minute of play forced Roneros F.C.'s goalkeeper Ricardo Ceberiche to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The away crowd were delighted with the way their team had played and cheered loudly when the final whistle sounded. USA walked away with the win, even though the match was close until the end.