Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, 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. The audience was convinced that Andrea Tofani's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marco Day was relentless in the 3rd minute of the game. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Andrea Tofani in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marco Day prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 7th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexsandro Godoi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marco Day stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Andrea Tofani's shot from short distance in the 9th minute. In the 10th minute of the match I ritirandi di Canaus got a corner. USA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Ezequiel Leizarraga ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on I ritirandi di Canaus's corner Ezequiel Leizarraga fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Marco Day quite easily take care of the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 20th minute of play forced I ritirandi di Canaus's goalkeeper Alexsandro Godoi to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 23rd minute, Monty Rogers ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Alexsandro Godoi was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-0. Al Berto fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 26th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Day having to interfere. 27 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Andrea Tofani came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andrea Tofani in the 27th minute of play. 27 minutes into the game, I ritirandi di Canaus's Andrea Tofani 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, 1-1. In the 32nd minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Alexsandro Godoi saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ezequiel Leizarraga in the 34th minute of play. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cassius Byrne got free with Alexsandro Godoi in the 36th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Cassius Byrne sent away a hard shot on goal in the 38th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. A sloppy throw-in by Diego Bradley in the 41st minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by I ritirandi di Canaus's Mattia Hummels. The score stood at 1-1 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Andrea Tofani made a kick off. I ritirandi di Canaus's Alexsandro Godoi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassius Byrne in the 54th minute of play. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Andrea Tofani, who was totally free with the ball in the 55th minute. USA's Marco Day proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save USA from getting a goal against them. Alexsandro Godoi 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 61st minute. In the 64thth minute of the game Monty Rogers who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but I ritirandi di Canaus's Alexsandro Godoi was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 65th minute of the match USA got a corner. I ritirandi di Canaus's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cassius Byrne ran over to the corner to take the kick. With a little luck, USA's Marco Day got control of the ball when Andrea Tofani tried to sneak it across the goal line. Monty Rogers sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. I ritirandi di Canaus's Comunardo Cerri was substituted for Mihail Brânza. I ritirandi di Canaus's Alexsandro Godoi played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 80th minute of play. Alexsandro Godoi 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 85th minute. After some careless play in the USA defense, Gustavo-Hernán Cabezudo kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marco Day. The USA fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marco Day should have stopped the shot. 94 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Gustavo-Hernán Cabezudo came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. The USA manager could be seen shouting at his players as they walked down the tunnel after the match. He was clearly angry that they had squandered their superior possession, allowing I ritirandi di Canaus to win.