Challenge

Olimpia Stadium
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cyryl Adamus took the kick off in the first half of the match. If Monty Rogers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 5th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Pawel Madej made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 19th minute of play. When the match clock showed 24 minutes, the score became 0-1 when Cassius Byrne sped through Olimpia Koło's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Pawel Madej. In the 31st minute, USA's goalie took a deep sigh of relief after Cyryl Adamus fired away a hard shot that went just outside the left post. In the 38th minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Pawel Madej saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marco Day made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when David Skjold sent off a good shot on target. After the first half USA were leading 0-1. They had played with great self confidence throughout the first half and fully deserved their lead.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cassius Byrne was the one to do the kick off. When Cyryl Adamus came up free with the goalie in the 51st minute, the Olimpia Koło fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Cyryl Adamus couldn't finish the play. Olimpia Koło's Pawel Madej played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 57th minute of play. Olimpia Koło were awarded a corner in the 59th minute after USA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Tzonyo Shkodrev took the corner. Sylwester Majorski was in a good position and managed to take a shot, but he missed just to the outside of the post. 61 minutes into the match, Olimpia Koło's goalkeeper Pawel Madej had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cassius Byrne. Pawel Madej showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Edward Mcdonald, who was totally free with the ball in the 63rd minute. After a rather tough play, USA's Monty Rogers got a free kick in the 65th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sylwester Majorski in the 66th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Yuan Xu Lei had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. Pawel Madej took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Pawel Madej showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 86th minute of the match. In the 88thth minute of the game Monty Rogers who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Olimpia Koło's Pawel Madej was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Pawel Madej showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 92nd minute of the match. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sylwester Majorski in the 94th minute of play. 96 minutes into the match, Olimpia Koło's goalkeeper Pawel Madej had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sam Campbell. When the final whistle sounded USA left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Olimpia Koło.