Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Rene Vereijt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 7th minute of play. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cassius Byrne in the 7th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Rene Vereijt prevented the ball from getting in the gole. FC Ouagadougou National's Sergen Şahbender quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Raphael Moore, made in the 9th minute of the game. In the 9th minute William Westelinx 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. After some fancy dribbling in the 15th minute, William Westelinx managed to get in a good position for a shot. FC Ouagadougou National's supporters rose to their feet, but William Westelinx was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marco Day breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. 21 minutes into the game, FC Ouagadougou National's William Westelinx 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, 0-1. A collision led to FC Ouagadougou National getting a freekick after 24 minutes play. Riemer Ax hit a great ball. 39 minutes into the match, FC Ouagadougou National's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Rene Vereijt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edward Mcdonald was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 42nd minute. USA's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. Paolo Evis charged in rather forcefully in the 44th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Paolo Evis the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. A collision led to FC Ouagadougou National getting a freekick after 44 minutes play. Paolo Evis hit a great ball. 46 minutes into the match, FC Ouagadougou National's goalkeeper Rene Vereijt had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cassius Byrne. FC Ouagadougou National's Rene Vereijt played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 47th minute of play. The crowd was extremely unhappy with the home team's performance in the first half. They were losing 0-1.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cassius Byrne to make the kick off. Rene Vereijt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 51st minute of play. A collision led to FC Ouagadougou National getting a freekick after 56 minutes play. German Bernebe hit a great ball. Rene Vereijt made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 57th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 59th minute of play forced FC Ouagadougou National's goalkeeper Rene Vereijt to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cassius Byrne scored 1-1 in the 61st match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Rene Vereijt, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. 66 minutes into the match, FC Ouagadougou National's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Rene Vereijt reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 69 minutes into the match, USA's goalkeeper Marco Day had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by William Westelinx. USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. After 71 minutes USA's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Hamza Yavaş who took care of the corner kick. Rene Vereijt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Monty Rogers, who was totally free with the ball in the 73rd minute. A collision led to FC Ouagadougou National getting a freekick after 74 minutes play. Sergen Şahbender hit a great ball. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. FC Ouagadougou National made a substitution. Jedrzej Kiszkiel replaced William Westelinx. USA made a substitution. Khalid Parry replaced Monty Rogers. Jedrzej Kiszkiel sent away a hard shot on goal in the 80th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 82nd minute Khalid Parry shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rene Vereijt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Jedrzej Kiszkiel got free with Marco Day in the 83rd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Rene Vereijt showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Khalid Parry, who was totally free with the ball in the 85th minute. Raphael Moore made in the 88th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by FC Ouagadougou National's Sergen Şahbender. Rene Vereijt showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sam Campbell in the 89th minute of the match. USA were awarded a corner in the 91th minute after FC Ouagadougou National's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Jenson Smith took the corner. In the 94th minute Sam Campbell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Rene Vereijt saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. USA were unable to convert their possession into goals, allowing FC Ouagadougou National to leave the ground with a draw.