Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Cassius Byrne started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Monty Rogers in the 8th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Berthold Bach saved SV Klingsmoos from getting behind. SV Klingsmoos's Berthold Bach played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 9th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Monty Rogers in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Berthold Bach saved SV Klingsmoos from getting behind. The audience was convinced that Cassius Byrne's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Berthold Bach was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. In the 12th minute, Cassius Byrne got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. SV Klingsmoos's Berthold Bach played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 16th minute of play. After 17 minutes SV Klingsmoos's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Cassius Byrne who took care of the corner kick. USA's Monty Rogers was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Berthold Bach in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Richard Nixon in the 19th minute of play. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from David Lebon, who was totally free with the ball in the 22nd minute. 26 minutes into the match, Richard Nixon notched a goal, 0-1, to the right of USA's Marco Day. Marco Day was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David Lebon in the 33rd minute of play. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Richard Nixon in the 35th minute of play. 38 minutes into the game, Cassius Byrne cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 1-1. Berthold Bach was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 44th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Berthold Bach saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When SV Klingsmoos's Richard Nixon in the 45th minute got a chance for a shot 45th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye USA's goalie prevented a goal. 46 minutes had been played when some careless play by USA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Ghitã Pârlea was slow to take the kick. During this time SV Klingsmoos's players had a chance to rest. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Richard Nixon was the one to do the kick off. After 56 minutes USA's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Ghitã Pârlea who took care of the corner kick. Berthold Bach showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edward Mcdonald, who was totally free with the ball in the 60th minute. In the 61stth minute of the game Edward Mcdonald who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but SV Klingsmoos's Berthold Bach was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Richard Nixon sent away a hard shot on goal in the 64th minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. In the 64th minute Richard Nixon 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. Berthold Bach made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 66th minute of play. Berthold Bach made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 68th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 69th minute of play forced SV Klingsmoos's goalkeeper Berthold Bach to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 72 minutes into the game, Torsten Henning 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. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. When the match had gone on for 77 minutes, Torsten Henning put it in 2-3 from a short distance just to the right of Marco Day. USA made a substitution. Khalid Parry replaced Monty Rogers. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Edward Mcdonald. After some fancy dribbling in the 85th minute, Sam Campbell managed to get in a good position for a shot. USA's supporters rose to their feet, but Sam Campbell was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Berthold Bach breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 90th minute, Khalid Parry got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Berthold Bach didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Khalid Parry went, in the 93rd minute, to the upper right corner, 3-3 was the resulting score.