Challenge

Springfield Arena
Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cassius Byrne got the match started through his kick off. A collision led to FC Karamba getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Danas Nausėda hit a great ball. The audience was convinced that Danas Nausėda's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marco Day was relentless in the 11th minute of the game. In the 13th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Enrique Mazza saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Enrique Mazza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 14th minute of play. Enrique Mazza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from André Luís Zanette, who was totally free with the ball in the 24th minute. Enrique Mazza 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 26th minute. In the 27th minute of the match USA got a corner. FC Karamba's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cassius Byrne ran over to the corner to take the kick. A nice corner shot did that Monty Rogers got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Enrique Mazza quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Enrique Mazza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Mcdonald in the 29th minute of play. Enrique Mazza made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 31st minute of play. The supporters of USA booed when FC Karamba was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 35 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lajos Vermes didn't get a good kick on the ball. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Danas Nausėda in the 37th minute of play. Enrique Mazza took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After 42 played minutes USA got a freekick which was hit by Jenson Smith. FC Karamba's Enrique Mazza played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassius Byrne in the 44th minute of play. 47 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Danas Nausėda came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Danas Nausėda was really disappointed when he shot the ball just outside the right post instead of scoring a goal in the 47th minute. FC Karamba's manager could be seen on the sidelines shaking his head and muttering to himself as his team had just wasted another chance. The score stood at 0-0 when the half time whistle went. Both sets of players seemed reasonably pleased with how the match was going.

The wind increased when André Luís Zanette made the kick off in the second half. 51 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Danas Nausėda came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 52nd minute of the match FC Karamba got a corner. USA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Han Yu Feng ran over to the corner to take the kick. After taking down the ball on FC Karamba's corner Rimvydas Andrašiūnas fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Marco Day quite easily take care of the ball. 61 minutes into the match, FC Karamba's goal looked a bit too open when Cassius Byrne came free, but Enrique Mazza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from André Luís Zanette in the 62nd minute of the match. 64 minutes into the match, FC Karamba's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Enrique Mazza reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 72 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Rimvydas Andrašiūnas came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 73 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Rimvydas Andrašiūnas came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 78th 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: 0-1. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. Enrique Mazza made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sam Campbell in the 88th minute. Sam Campbell received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 91st minute. Enrique Mazza tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. The FC Karamba fans had already started to leave before the final whistle blew. USA were clearly better and deserved to take the win.