Challenge

Alejandro Sabella
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009's Hugo Bela 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. Marta Pressley 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 7th minute. Marco Day made a fantastic save in the 10th minute, when Bo Ros sent off a good shot on target. The supporters of USA booed when 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 12 match minutes in a wonderful position. Marko Törnkvist didn't get a good kick on the ball. When Edward Mcdonald came up free with the goalie in the 14th minute, the USA 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 Edward Mcdonald couldn't finish the play. 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009's Marta Pressley played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 16th minute of play. Marta Pressley made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 20th minute of play. USA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cassius Byrne in the 21st minute. In the 27th minute Bo Ros 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. The audience was convinced that Cassius Byrne's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marta Pressley was relentless in the 29th minute of the game. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cassius Byrne in the 33rd managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marta Pressley saved 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009 from getting behind. 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009's Marta Pressley played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 38th minute of play. Hugo Bela kicked well hit freekick during the 39th minute of the match. Marco Day stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Hugo Bela's shot from short distance in the 46th minute. Disappointed in the 0-1 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The wind increased when Cassius Byrne made the kick off in the second half. Bo Ros recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 52nd minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. In the 54th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marta Pressley saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edward Mcdonald fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 56th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marta Pressley having to interfere. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Hugo Bela in the 61st minute of play. 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009's Marcelino Romo was substituted for Hugo Bela. Dave Efrayim blasted a shot towards the goal in the 66th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marco Day having to make a save. The supporters of USA booed when 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 68 match minutes in a wonderful position. Diego Millrick didn't get a good kick on the ball. USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. Monty Rogers sent away a hard shot on goal in the 72nd minute, but the ball hit the crossbar and went out. A very good chance for a goal. An unexpectedly hard shot by Dave Efrayim in the 74th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 77 minutes had been played when some careless play by USA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Claudio Caniggia was slow to take the kick. During this time 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009's players had a chance to rest. It was a well-played corner which Marcelino Romo managed to volley towards the net. Unfortunately, he didn't get a great hit on the ball and it went out into the grandstand. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marco Baker in the 82nd minute of play forced 【E ➣15 de Julio 2009's goalkeeper Marta Pressley to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Dave Efrayim blasted a shot towards the goal in the 92nd minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marco Day having to make a save. When the match had gone on for 92 minutes, Juan Leto put it in 1-1 from a short distance just to the right of Marco Day.