Challenge

Manfredi
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cassius Byrne made the kick off which started today's match. Cassius Byrne fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 7th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Roman Vachon having to interfere. In the 9th minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roman Vachon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 18th minute the ball was on its way in behind Manfredi AFC's goalkeeper Roman Vachon, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 18 minutes into the match, Cassius Byrne notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of Manfredi AFC's Roman Vachon. Roman Vachon was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 21st 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. Roman Vachon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Cassius Byrne struck a weak shot in the 26th minute. Roman Vachon didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for USA. 27 minutes into the match, Manfredi AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Cassius Byrne came free, but Roman Vachon reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 38th minute Fausto Rafe 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. Roman Vachon took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Monty Rogers hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. In the 45th match minute, USA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jacob May to maneuver through the defense. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Son Banana to make the kick off. Roman Vachon was out of position in the 53 minute of play, and Cassius Byrne capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Cassius Byrne really showed his touch with that goal: 0-3. After a defensive mix-up in USA's zone, Son Banana stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marco Day came out of the goal and Son Banana tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. After 60 played minutes Cassius Byrne rounded Manfredi AFC's defense and shot a beautiful shot into goal via left pole - 0-4. Manfredi AFC made a substitution. Guido Mikolas replaced Qiu Lin Yi. Manfredi AFC made a substitution. Filomeno Remir replaced Son Banana. In the 64th minute, Cassius Byrne fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Roman Vachon, passed just outside the right post. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filomeno Remir, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Filomeno Remir, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kieran Listkowski kicked well hit freekick during the 75th minute of the match. In the 81st minute of the game Diego Bradley made a throw-in which Khalid Parry played forward. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Filomeno Remir, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. Sam Campbell could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 85th minute of the match, but Roman Vachon made a huge save. After 88 minutes USA's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Kieran Listkowski who took care of the corner kick. In the 91st minute Sam Campbell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Roman Vachon saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 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.