Challenge

Titans arena
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Aves Negras's Guter Tobia 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. Marco Day made a fantastic save in the 4th minute, when Guter Tobia sent off a good shot on target. When Marten Descamps fell near the penalty area in the 5th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Aves Negras's protests and gave Marten Descamps a yellow card for diving instead. Marten Descamps kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. When Koby Fletcher fell near the penalty area in the 8th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored USA's protests and gave Koby Fletcher a yellow card for diving instead. In the 7th minute, one of USA:s players had the ball in front of the goal but got pushed and fell. The referee felt it was an obvious case and blew a penalty for USA. Jenson Smith hit a great freekick 10 minutes into the match. In the 14th minute, Tamer Yalçıner 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. 26 minutes into the game, Cassius Byrne cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Marcial Bakar was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 32 minutes into the match, Aves Negras's goal looked a bit too open when Cassius Byrne came free, but Marcial Bakar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Aves Negras's Marcial Bakar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassius Byrne in the 37th minute of play. After 38 minutes Aves Negras'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 wind increased when Cassius Byrne made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Guter Tobia came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. A throw-in in the 56th minute of the game was made by Raphael Moore with Cassius Byrne as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Cassius Byrne received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 58th minute. Marcial Bakar tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. In the 59th minute, Jacob May hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 64th match minute, USA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Raphael Moore to maneuver through the defense. Guter Tobia blasted a shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marco Day having to make a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Guter Tobia in the 65th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience was convinced that Cassius Byrne's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marcial Bakar was relentless in the 69th minute of the game. In the 70th match minute, Aves Negras was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Tamer Yalçıner to maneuver through the defense. USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. Aves Negras's Horacio Matro was substituted for Tamer Yalçıner. After 72 played minutes Aves Negras got a freekick which was hit by Tamer Yalçıner. Marcial Bakar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sam Campbell in the 77th minute of play. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. The corner went over the outstretched arms of Aves Negras's goalie and right to Khalid Parry. He fired away a shot at goal, but the shot had too much spin, and it went just outside the goal. Aves Negras's manager breathed a sigh of relief on the sidelines as his team had managed to escape an almost certain goal. After a rather tough play, Aves Negras's Andrey Kapitanski got a free kick in the 82nd minute. If Efrain Artal had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 84th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 84th minute Efrain Artal 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. Marcial Bakar took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Khalid Parry, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 88 minutes into the match, Aves Negras's goal looked a bit too open when Khalid Parry came free, but Marcial Bakar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 89th minute, Jurand Banas hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Aves Negras's Marcial Bakar proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 92nd minute of the match, managed to save Aves Negras from getting a goal against them. After 93 minutes of play, USA's Khalid Parry made it 0-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marcial Bakar was left in no man's land by his defense there! Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sam Campbell in the 96th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marcial Bakar prevented the ball from getting in the gole. The Aves Negras fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. USA were clearly better and deserved to take the win.