Challenge

The Duck Pen
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Real Death Ducks's Franklin de Queiroz 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. 3 minutes into the game, Fabian Brown was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. USA's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave Real Death Ducks the free kick. After 3 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for USA! The audience was convinced that Robin Hultstrand's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marco Day was relentless in the 9th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cassius Byrne in the 10th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Syd Cullen saved Real Death Ducks from getting behind. In the 12thth minute of the game Robin Hultstrand who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but USA's Marco Day was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Franklin de Queiroz in the 13th minute of the match. Ive Volckaerts received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 19th minute. Marco Day tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 21 minutes into the match, USA's goalkeeper Marco Day had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Franklin de Queiroz. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 22nd minute of play forced Real Death Ducks's goalkeeper Syd Cullen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 28 minutes into the match, Real Death Ducks's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Mcdonald came free, but Syd Cullen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Edward Mcdonald took the ball and in the 28 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Syd Cullen. Syd Cullen dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 32nd minute of play forced Real Death Ducks's goalkeeper Syd Cullen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Edward Mcdonald scored 1-2 in the 35th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Syd Cullen, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Marco Day made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ive Volckaerts in the 37th minute. In the 42nd match minute, USA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Edward Mcdonald to maneuver through the defense. Marco Day made an important save on a dangerous shot by Ive Volckaerts in the 46th minute. Syd Cullen showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 48th minute of the match. Luck had favoured the away team in the first, and they walked off with a 1-2 lead.

52 minutes into the match, Cassius Byrne had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Syd Cullen. Real Death Ducks's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cassius Byrne was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-3. Cassius Byrne's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Syd Cullen firmly grabbed it by the left post. Edward Mcdonald struck a weak shot in the 59th minute. Syd Cullen didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for USA. 61 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Ive Volckaerts came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 62nd minute of play forced Real Death Ducks's goalkeeper Syd Cullen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Real Death Ducks's Wen Feng Shi got a good chance for a goal in the 67th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Real Death Ducks's Augustin Cârstea was substituted for Marty Ødegaard. Monty Rogers received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 72nd minute. Syd Cullen tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Franklin de Queiroz in the 74th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Wen Feng Shi in the 76th minute of the match. After 77 played minutes Real Death Ducks got a freekick which was hit by Basílio Travassos. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Edward Mcdonald. In the 78th match minute, Real Death Ducks was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Basílio Travassos to maneuver through the defense. If Franklin de Queiroz had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 85th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 87 minutes into the match, Real Death Ducks's goal looked a bit too open when Khalid Parry came free, but Syd Cullen reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Syd Cullen took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sam Campbell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Sam Campbell could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 91st minute of the match, but Syd Cullen made a huge save. After a rather tough play, Real Death Ducks's Marcelo Txindoki got a free kick in the 93rd minute. In the 95th minute Robin Hultstrand 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. The Real Death Ducks fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. USA were clearly better and deserved to take the win.