Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cassius Byrne took the kick off in the first half of the match. A collision led to USA getting a freekick after 2 minutes play. Jenson Smith hit a great ball. In the 4th minute, Cassius Byrne reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of Jairo Castellano. The goal made the score 1-0. An unexpectedly hard shot by Vlad Ţăranu in the 7th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 11 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Curcio Carballeira came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Vlad Ţăranu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, Club Getafe Deportivo's Jairo Castellano got control of the ball when Edward Mcdonald tried to sneak it across the goal line. Jairo Castellano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 21 minutes into the match, Club Getafe Deportivo's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Jairo Castellano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 22 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Vlad Ţăranu came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Hubert Marais fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 25th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Day having to interfere. In the 28th match minute, Club Getafe Deportivo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Iosu Bastida to maneuver through the defense. Xiao Yang Xuan kicked well hit freekick during the 29th minute of the match. USA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cassius Byrne in the 32nd minute. 34 minutes into the match, Club Getafe Deportivo's goal looked a bit too open when Cassius Byrne came free, but Jairo Castellano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Hubert Marais had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 36th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Edward Mcdonald got free with Jairo Castellano in the 38th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Vlad Ţăranu, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Jenson Smith hit a great freekick 46 minutes into the match. The home fans were very happy to see their team leading 1-0 at half-time.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Curcio Carballeira to strike the kick off in the second half. A collision led to Club Getafe Deportivo getting a freekick after 50 minutes play. Curcio Carballeira hit a great ball. Jairo Castellano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marco Day was out of position in the 56 minute of play, and Henrico Del Bosque capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Henrico Del Bosque really showed his touch with that goal: 1-1. Club Getafe Deportivo's Gau Bergada was substituted for Vlad Ţăranu. Club Getafe Deportivo's Jairo Castellano played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 59th minute of play. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Gau Bergada, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. 67 minutes into the match, Club Getafe Deportivo's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Jairo Castellano reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 68 minutes, Edward Mcdonald mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the USA and the Club Getafe Deportivo players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 68 played minutes USA got a freekick which was hit by Edward Mcdonald. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. Club Getafe Deportivo's Kayra Sağlık was substituted for Henrico Del Bosque. In the 69th minute, Edward Mcdonald hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Curcio Carballeira, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Jairo Castellano took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Mcdonald, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. With a little luck, USA's Marco Day got control of the ball when Hubert Marais tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Sam Campbell's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Jairo Castellano was relentless in the 84th minute of the game. Jairo Castellano showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sam Campbell, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. USA made a substitution. Khalid Parry replaced Monty Rogers. In the 89th minute USA were awarded a corner. Jenson Smith went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner led to USA's Diego Bradley getting away a dangerous shot that went just outside the goal. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gau Bergada in the 92nd minute of play. The corner went over the outstretched arms of USA's goalie and right to Laurgain Lama. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. USA's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal.