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. After a defensive mix-up in USA's zone, Maurinho Senna stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marco Day came out of the goal and Maurinho Senna tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 8th minute, Sergio Verdi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Jonas Chorache showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 14th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Björk in the 19th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Jonas Chorache showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cassius Byrne in the 21st minute of the match. Cassius Byrne spun around in front of the goal 21 minutes in the game, and got away a shot that, to his disappointment, went to the left of ♦Diabetes♦'s goal. In the 23rd minute, Daniel Björk left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The ♦Diabetes♦ fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. A collision led to ♦Diabetes♦ getting a freekick after 26 minutes play. Anthon Odén hit a great ball. Jonas Chorache made a fantastic save in the 28th minute, when Edward Mcdonald sent off a good shot on target. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Daniel Björk in the 31st minute of play. 33 minutes into the game, Cristiano Ronaldinho cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-2. Marco Day was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 36th minute of the match, Cassius Byrne got a very nice opportunity to score, but Jonas Chorache was well-placed and pushed the ball away from the goal at the left post. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Maurinho Senna in the 38th minute of the match. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Maurinho Senna, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. Jonas Chorache was out of position in the 45 minute of play, and Cassius Byrne capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Cassius Byrne really showed his touch with that goal: 1-2.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cristiano Ronaldinho made a kick off. Marco Day came out of the goal in the 59th minute to try and stop a shot by ♦Diabetes♦'s Cristiano Ronaldinho. But to his dismay, Cristiano Ronaldinho quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-3. ♦Diabetes♦'s 方挺寒 was substituted for Daniel Björk. Jonas Chorache took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. A hard shot 64 in the game by Cristiano Ronaldinho from a close distance when the talented Marco Day managed to make a qualified save. USA's players were relieved. 68 minutes into the match, USA's goalkeeper Marco Day had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Maurinho Senna. Cassius Byrne scored 2-3 in the 70th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Jonas Chorache, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. After a defensive mix-up in ♦Diabetes♦'s zone, Sam Campbell stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Jonas Chorache came out of the goal and Sam Campbell tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 87th minute, Khalid Parry left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The USA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 3-3. After some careless play in the ♦Diabetes♦ defense, Khalid Parry kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Jonas Chorache. The ♦Diabetes♦ fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Jonas Chorache should have stopped the shot. In the 92nd minute, ♦Diabetes♦'s Carolo Stephen 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. 4-4. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the USA players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.