Challenge

Qikiqtarjuaq Park
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Ilgaz Şirvan made the kick off which started today's match. 5 minutes into the match, USA's goalkeeper Marco Day had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Caio da Rocha. Marco Day made a fantastic save in the 6th minute, when Caio da Rocha sent off a good shot on target. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Caio da Rocha, who was totally free with the ball in the 8th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 10th minute of play forced Qikiqtarjuaq FC's goalkeeper Abel Bueno to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 11 minutes Qikiqtarjuaq FC'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. The corner ended in Zach Harrison almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Qikiqtarjuaq FC's Abel Bueno did a great save. Abel Bueno 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 13th minute. Everyone was convinced a goal was close when Qikiqtarjuaq FC's Miki Jungslund in the 18th minute lifted the ball towards the upper right corner, but Marco Day was perfectly placed and prevented a goal for USA through an amazing save. Qikiqtarjuaq FC's Abel Bueno played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 22nd minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ilgaz Şirvan in the 25th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Cassius Byrne took the ball and in the 26 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Abel Bueno. Abel Bueno dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. 30 minutes had been played when some careless play by USA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Miki Jungslund was slow to take the kick. During this time Qikiqtarjuaq FC's players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Miki Jungslund got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Marco Day quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Abel Bueno 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 34th minute. Abel Bueno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cassius Byrne in the 37th minute of the match. 41 minutes into the match, Qikiqtarjuaq FC's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Mcdonald came free, but Abel Bueno reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 47th minute, Cassius Byrne 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: 0-2. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cassius Byrne to make the kick off. Cassius Byrne could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Abel Bueno made a huge save. Jacob May recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 56th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 58th minute, Chong Sheppard hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Abel Bueno 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 60th minute. 61 minutes into the game, Miki Jungslund was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Qikiqtarjuaq FC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave USA the free kick. Miki Jungslund hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. Jenson Smith fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 64th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Abel Bueno having to interfere. Abel Bueno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cassius Byrne in the 65th minute of the match. In the 69th minute, Caio da Rocha ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marco Day was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-2. USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. Abel Bueno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 75th minute of play. Abel Bueno made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 77th minute of play. With a little luck, Qikiqtarjuaq FC's Abel Bueno got control of the ball when Sam Campbell tried to sneak it across the goal line. Sam Campbell could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 81st minute of the match, but Abel Bueno made a huge save. In the 84th minute, Miki Jungslund hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. In the 86th minute, Miki Jungslund hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Abel Bueno showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Khalid Parry in the 89th minute of the match. Qikiqtarjuaq FC's Joshua Keys was substituted for Ilgaz Şirvan. Abel Bueno made an important save on a dangerous shot by Jacob May in the 98th minute. Khalid Parry sent away a hard shot on goal in the 99th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. USA's fans were overjoyed with their teams well-earned victory and stayed in the stadium long after the final whistle to celebrate the win.