Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Bozhil Vaptzarov started the match with the kick off. With a little luck, U.D. Mancini's Gonsalve Flores got control of the ball when Cassius Byrne tried to sneak it across the goal line. A very nice done corner allowed Jenson Smith to score against Gonsalve Flores in U.D. Mancini's goal. 1-0 after 12 minutes. Gonsalve Flores 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 18th minute. In the 23rd minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gonsalve Flores saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 25 minutes had been played when some careless play by U.D. Mancini'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. The goalkeeper smacked the ball away after a great corner, but Diego Bradley advanced and headed the ball into goal, 2-0 in the 25th minute. Bozhil Vaptzarov blasted a shot towards the goal in the 29th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marco Day having to make a save. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bozhil Vaptzarov in the 29th minute of play. Monty Rogers fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 32nd minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Gonsalve Flores having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kadir Celilay in the 38th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Gonsalve Flores made a fantastic save in the 41st minute, when Edward Mcdonald sent off a good shot on target. After taking down the ball on USA's corner Cassius Byrne fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Gonsalve Flores quite easily take care of the ball. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Bozhil Vaptzarov in the 43rd minute of the match.

After 52 minutes U.D. Mancini'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. Cassius Byrne made a great header on USA's corner, it was just that U.D. Mancini's Gonsalve Flores managed to reach the ball for a save. U.D. Mancini made a substitution. Pello Sanz replaced Nemesio Quiroga. Kadir Celilay recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 63rd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Gonsalve Flores made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 66th minute of play. 66 minutes into the match, U.D. Mancini's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Gonsalve Flores reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 68 minutes into the match, U.D. Mancini's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Gonsalve Flores reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 69th minute, U.D. Mancini's Bozhil Vaptzarov ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Marco Day. Marco Day yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 3-1. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. Bozhil Vaptzarov sent away a hard shot on goal in the 73rd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. Marco Day made a fantastic save in the 73rd minute, when Bozhil Vaptzarov sent off a good shot on target. Gonsalve Flores stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Sam Campbell's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Edward Mcdonald. In the 79th minute of the game Raphael Moore made a throw-in which Jacob May played forward. Kadir Celilay received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 83rd minute. Marco Day tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 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. Gonsalve Flores breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. In the 93rd minute, Sam Campbell 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. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. USA fully deserved thier win.