Challenge

Bullen Arena
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cassius Byrne got the match started through his kick off. Amador Merexildo fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 3rd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Day having to interfere. In the 11th minute Richard Fredriksson 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. In the 14th minute, Cassius Byrne ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Toni Schumacher was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-1. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Richard Fredriksson in the 18th minute of play. Kurt Pååk recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 20th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. FC Bullen's Toni Schumacher played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Mcdonald in the 23rd minute of play. Toni Schumacher made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 25th minute of play. Toni Schumacher made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 29th minute of play. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Richard Fredriksson in the 36th minute of play. In the 37th minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Toni Schumacher saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. FC Bullen's Kurt Pååk quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Diego Bradley, made in the 43rd minute of the game. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-2.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Richard Fredriksson to make the kick off. FC Bullen's Richard Fredriksson got a good chance for a goal in the 52nd minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Toni Schumacher made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cassius Byrne in the 53rd minute. In the 56th minute, Richard Fredriksson made a precise shot to the right of Marco Day. USA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cassius Byrne got free with Toni Schumacher in the 63rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Joakim Skarkman kicked well hit freekick during the 64th minute of the match. Toni Schumacher 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 67th minute. FC Bullen's defense didn't have a chance, in the 70th minute, when Monty Rogers scored to the left of an out of position Toni Schumacher, making the score, 1-3. FC Bullen's Edvard Sandström was substituted for Gustav Helander. FC Bullen made a substitution. Philip Drake replaced Richard Fredriksson. Andy Beckman received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 77th minute. Marco Day tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Edward Mcdonald. The supporters of USA booed when FC Bullen was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Roland Topp didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sam Campbell sent away a hard shot on goal in the 84th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. An unexpectedly hard shot by Philip Drake in the 86th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Sam Campbell sent away a hard shot on goal in the 88th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Marco Day came out of the goal in the 93rd minute to try and stop a shot by FC Bullen's Philip Drake. But to his dismay, Philip Drake quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 2-3. The FC Bullen fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. USA were clearly better and deserved to take the win.