Challenge

El Templo del Dolor
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cheng Le Xing made the kick off which started today's match. In the 5th minute Edward Mcdonald shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bogdan Samokovliyski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 6th minute of play forced Pakorro AFC's goalkeeper Bogdan Samokovliyski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 10th minute Edward Mcdonald shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bogdan Samokovliyski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marco Day was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Cheng Le Xing showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-0 in the 14 minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 18th minute of play forced Pakorro AFC's goalkeeper Bogdan Samokovliyski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cheng Le Xing, who was totally free with the ball in the 21st minute. 24 minutes into the match, Pakorro AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Cassius Byrne came free, but Bogdan Samokovliyski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Bogdan Samokovliyski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Bogdan Samokovliyski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 34 minutes, Cassius Byrne made it 1-1 with a short kick to the right side. Pakorro AFC's Bogdan Samokovliyski tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. Cheng Le Xing blasted a shot towards the goal in the 37th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marco Day having to make a save. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cheng Le Xing got free with Marco Day in the 41st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. In the 43rd minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bogdan Samokovliyski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cheng Le Xing might have been able to make a better finish in the 45th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marco Day. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Cheng Le Xing ran back to his position shaking his head. Eloy Soto hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. 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.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Cassius Byrne to strike the kick off in the second half. The crowd rose to their feet as Cassius Byrne kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Bogdan Samokovliyski. That made the score 1-2 in the 52 minute of play. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cheng Le Xing, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. After 58 played minutes Pakorro AFC got a freekick which was hit by Artun Filiz. Pakorro AFC's Bogdan Samokovliyski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 60th minute of play. A hard shot 63 in the game by Jacob May from a close distance when the talented Bogdan Samokovliyski managed to make a qualified save. Pakorro AFC's players were relieved. The crowd rose to their feet as Monty Rogers kicked a wonderful shot that went in to the left of a diving Bogdan Samokovliyski. That made the score 1-4 in the 67 minute of play. USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 72nd minute of play forced Pakorro AFC's goalkeeper Bogdan Samokovliyski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Bogdan Samokovliyski didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Edward Mcdonald went, in the 76th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-5 was the resulting score. With a little luck, Pakorro AFC's Bogdan Samokovliyski got control of the ball when Marco Baker tried to sneak it across the goal line. Bogdan Samokovliyski made a fantastic save in the 88th minute, when Sam Campbell sent off a good shot on target. Sam Campbells short, quick shot in the 88thth minute got Bogdan Samokovliyski to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. In the 91stth minute of the game Khalid Parry who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Pakorro AFC's Bogdan Samokovliyski was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Astor Giampietro in the 95th minute of the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 96th minute, Marco Baker managed to get in a good position for a shot. USA's supporters rose to their feet, but Marco Baker was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bogdan Samokovliyski breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When the final whistle sounded USA left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Pakorro AFC.