Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Pane Boze started the match with the kick off in front of an excited audience. In the 3rdth minute of the game Cassius Byrne who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but JuSi Malacky's Kaapo Velikiy was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Alan Shearer, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. 7 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Alan Shearer came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice moves Cassius Byrne could shoot a difficult shot in the 10th minute, which Kaapo Velikiy however easily saved by the left post. 10 minutes into the match, JuSi Malacky's goalkeeper Kaapo Velikiy had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cassius Byrne. USA were awarded a corner in the 17th minute after JuSi Malacky's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Cassius Byrne took the corner. After taking down the ball on USA's corner Cassius Byrne fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Kaapo Velikiy quite easily take care of the ball. Cassius Byrne in the 19thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Kaapo Velikiy, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 26th minute of play forced JuSi Malacky's goalkeeper Kaapo Velikiy to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Pane Boze in the 27th minute of play. In the 28th minute of the match JuSi Malacky 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. Ant Man ran over to the corner to take the kick. JuSi Malacky's Kaapo Velikiy proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 30th minute of the match, managed to save JuSi Malacky from getting a goal against them. The audience was convinced that Andre Præstvang's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marco Day was relentless in the 31st minute of the game. JuSi Malacky's Kaapo Velikiy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassius Byrne in the 35th minute of play. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ant Man, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 45th minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kaapo Velikiy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 46 minutes into the match, Alan Shearer had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marco Day. USA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Alan Shearer was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 0-1.

The wind increased when Cassius Byrne made the kick off in the second half. In the 52nd minute Pane Boze 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. Edward Mcdonald sent away a hard shot on goal in the 54th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alan Shearer in the 59th minute of play. 61 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Pane Boze came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 62nd minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kaapo Velikiy saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 66 minutes into the match, Monty Rogers had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Kaapo Velikiy. JuSi Malacky's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Monty Rogers was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 1-1. USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. If Monty Rogers had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 70th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. After some fancy dribbling in the 72nd minute, Andre Præstvang managed to get in a good position for a shot. JuSi Malacky's supporters rose to their feet, but Andre Præstvang was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Marco Day breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. JuSi Malacky's Rafa Furman was substituted for Pane Boze. Koby Fletcher charged in rather forcefully in the 77th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Koby Fletcher the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. After 76 minutes of play, the referee blew the whistle. It was a penalty for USA! Marco Day had in the 79thth minute some difficulties stopping Ant Man's well aimed penalty as it nearly passed him on his left side, but he still managed to hold the ball. 79 minutes into the game, JuSi Malacky's Ant Man nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marco Day made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 1-2. Kaapo Velikiy showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sam Campbell in the 82nd minute of the match. Rafa Furman's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Marco Day read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 84th minute of play. Marco Day made a fantastic save in the 85th minute, when Ant Man sent off a good shot on target. JuSi Malacky's Kaapo Velikiy played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Khalid Parry in the 87th minute of play. 90 minutes into the match, USA's goalkeeper Marco Day had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Rafa Furman. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Khalid Parry in the 97th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Kaapo Velikiy saved JuSi Malacky from getting behind. When the final whistle went the supporters of JuSi Malacky were delighted that their team had defeated the much more dominant USA side.