Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) USA's Cassius Byrne started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. 2 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Hasret Tarhun came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tom Riddle took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Gonzo Gonzo in the 10th minute of play. Tom Riddle made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 11th minute of play. 12 minutes had been played when some careless play by BREAK's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Cassius Byrne was slow to take the kick. During this time USA's players had a chance to rest. It was a well-played corner which Jacob May managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. If Edward Mcdonald had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Monty Rogers fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 22nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Tom Riddle having to interfere. BREAK's Tom Riddle proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 27th minute of the match, managed to save BREAK from getting a goal against them. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Penko Boy, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Gonzo Gonzo in the 33rd minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Gonzo Gonzo in the 44th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marco Day saved USA from getting behind. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Hasret Tarhun was the one to do the kick off. Tom Riddle showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cassius Byrne in the 51st minute of the match. In the 52nd minute, Monty Rogers 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Mcdonald in the 53rd minute of play forced BREAK's goalkeeper Tom Riddle to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 54 minutes BREAK'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. Raphael Moore made in the 58th minute of the game a fairly good throw-in which was taken care of by Monty Rogers. With an all-out effort, BREAK's Marco Day threw himself towards the right post 69 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Hasret Tarhun, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Hasret Tarhun in the 72nd minute of the match. Tom Riddle 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 73rd minute. BREAK's Jakub Mierzwa was substituted for Gonzo Gonzo. 76 minutes had been played when some careless play by BREAK's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Monty Rogers was slow to take the kick. During this time USA's players had a chance to rest. A well done corner resulted in Diego Bradley drilling the ball in to score 1-0 behind BREAK's goalkeeper. 81 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Hasret Tarhun came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Tom Riddle showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Marco Baker, who was totally free with the ball in the 84th minute. In the 86th minute USA were awarded a corner. Jenson Smith went to the cornerflag to take it. The corner ended in Jenson Smith almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but BREAK's Tom Riddle did a great save. The audience was convinced that Jenson Smith's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Tom Riddle was relentless in the 90th minute of the game. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sam Campbell in the 92nd minute of play forced BREAK's goalkeeper Tom Riddle to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Tytus Deput hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Tom Riddle took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sam Campbell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. USA walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.