Challenge

Scevola Ritacco
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cassius Byrne started the match with the kick off. San Felice a Ema U.L.'s Bruno Antognoni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 8th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 9th minute of play forced San Felice a Ema U.L.'s goalkeeper Bruno Antognoni to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 13 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Björn Tingelholm came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cassius Byrne in the 14th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Bruno Antognoni prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 19 minutes into the match, San Felice a Ema U.L.'s goal looked a bit too open when Cassius Byrne came free, but Bruno Antognoni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. San Felice a Ema U.L.'s Bruno Antognoni played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 21st minute of play. If Cassius Byrne had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 23rd minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 25 minutes into the match, USA's goalkeeper Marco Day had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Björn Tingelholm. Bruno Antognoni 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 26th minute. Marco Day made an important save on a dangerous shot by Patrick Donnellson in the 28th minute. 31 minutes into the match, San Felice a Ema U.L.'s goal looked a bit too open when Cassius Byrne came free, but Bruno Antognoni reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 37th minute, Cassius Byrne ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Bruno Antognoni was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. 40 minutes into the game, USA's Cassius Byrne nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Bruno Antognoni made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. 45 minutes into the game, San Felice a Ema U.L.'s Björn Tingelholm 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, 2-2. The score stood at 2-2 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Björn Tingelholm to make the kick off. In the last second Bruno Antognoni throw himself and got hold of the ball when Monty Rogers in the 58thth minute from his position got away a shot towards the right post. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Björn Tingelholm, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marco Day didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Björn Tingelholm went, in the 59th minute, to the upper right corner, 3-2 was the resulting score. A collision led to USA getting a freekick after 63 minutes play. Jenson Smith hit a great ball. San Felice a Ema U.L. made a substitution. Daniele Banana replaced Patrick Donnellson. San Felice a Ema U.L. made a substitution. Giovanni Garro replaced Björn Tingelholm. After a rather tough play, USA's Jenson Smith got a free kick in the 65th minute. Bruno Antognoni made a fantastic save in the 72nd minute, when Cassius Byrne sent off a good shot on target. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Edward Mcdonald. USA made a substitution. Khalid Parry replaced Monty Rogers. After 77 minutes San Felice a Ema U.L.'s defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Jenson Smith who took care of the corner kick. Jacob May made a great header on USA's corner, it was just that San Felice a Ema U.L.'s Bruno Antognoni managed to reach the ball for a save. 86 minutes into the game, San Felice a Ema U.L.'s Giovanni Garro 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, 4-2. When San Felice a Ema U.L.'s A.J. R. Hansen in the 89th minute got a chance for a shot 89th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye USA's goalie prevented a goal. Bruno Antognoni came out of the goal in the 90th minute to try and stop a shot by USA's Khalid Parry. But to his dismay, Khalid Parry quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-3. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from A.J. R. Hansen, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 94 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for San Felice a Ema U.L.!