Challenge

Manfredi
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Cassius Byrne made the kick off and thus started the match. Roman Vachon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cassius Byrne in the 9th minute of the match. 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. A collision led to Manfredi AFC getting a freekick after 11 minutes play. Ronald Ferenc hit a great ball. 12 minutes into the match, Monty Rogers 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 15th 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. When Manfredi AFC's Fausto Rafe, in the 16th minute, received a pass right in front of the net, it looked like a certain goal, but his shot went outside. A wasted opportunity for Manfredi AFC. Marco Day made a fantastic save in the 18th minute, when Son Banana sent off a good shot on target. In the 22nd 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. 24 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Fausto Rafe came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Manfredi AFC's Roman Vachon played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassius Byrne in the 26th minute of play. 26 minutes into the match, Cassius Byrne had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Roman Vachon. Manfredi AFC's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cassius Byrne was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-2. With an all-out effort, Manfredi AFC's Marco Day threw himself towards the right post 30 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Fausto Rafe, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. If Cassius Byrne had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 33rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Roman Vachon stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cassius Byrne's shot from short distance in the 36th minute. When Son Banana came up free with the goalie in the 37th minute, the Manfredi AFC fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Son Banana couldn't finish the play. Roman Vachon 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 40th minute. In the 41stth minute of the game Cassius Byrne who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Manfredi AFC's Roman Vachon was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 45th minute, Diego Cocca hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Son Banana stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Fausto Rafe fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 50th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Day having to interfere. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Qiu Lin Yi in the 51st minute of play. In the 54th match minute, Manfredi AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristobal Guillelmo to maneuver through the defense. Marco Day didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Son Banana went, in the 59th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. In the 64th match minute, Manfredi AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Kieran Listkowski to maneuver through the defense. Manfredi AFC's Uriel Cordarrel was substituted for Fausto Rafe. Kieran Listkowski hit a great freekick 65 minutes into the match. With a little luck, Manfredi AFC's Roman Vachon got control of the ball when Cassius Byrne tried to sneak it across the goal line. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filomeno Remir in the 69th minute of play. 72 minutes into the game, Filomeno Remir cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-2. Marco Day was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Sam Campbells short, quick shot in the 77thth minute got Roman Vachon to make great effort and bar the ball away from getting in. If Sam Campbell had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 80th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Roman Vachon showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sam Campbell in the 80th minute of the match. In the 82nd 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. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Filomeno Remir in the 86th minute of play. In the 87th minute, Filomeno Remir made a precise shot to the right of Marco Day. USA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 3-2. Jeers came from both ends of the stadium when the final whistle went. Neither team had looked impressive and the draw seeemd a fair result.