Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Zeca Gadda started the match with the kick off. In the 3rd minute, Fortunato Miner left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The Atletico de la Rosa CF fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 0-1. Marcell Yashin made a fantastic save in the 7th minute, when Jacob May sent off a good shot on target. Cassius Byrne could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 9th minute of the match, but Marcell Yashin made a huge save. In the 12th minute, Danny Morea hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. Cassius Byrne received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Marcell Yashin came out and tried to block the shot, but Cassius Byrne slotted it home off the left post making it 1-1 in the 16th minute. 19 minutes into the match, Atletico de la Rosa CF's goalkeeper Marcell Yashin had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Edward Mcdonald. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Zeca Gadda in the 23rd minute of play. Atletico de la Rosa CF's Marcell Yashin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 26th minute of play. Marcell Yashin made a fantastic save in the 27th minute, when Cassius Byrne sent off a good shot on target. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cassius Byrne got free with Marcell Yashin in the 31st minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. With a little luck, Atletico de la Rosa CF's Marcell Yashin got control of the ball when Cassius Byrne tried to sneak it across the goal line. Atletico de la Rosa CF's Marcell Yashin played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 33rd minute of play. Cassius Byrne could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 35th minute of the match, but Marcell Yashin made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 36th minute of play forced Atletico de la Rosa CF's goalkeeper Marcell Yashin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marcell Yashin took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Edward Mcdonald, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 42nd minute, USA's Monty Rogers ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Marcell Yashin. Marcell Yashin yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 2-1. No-one was surprised that the home team were leading 2-1 at half-time.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cassius Byrne made a kick off. Monty Rogers received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 51st minute. Marcell Yashin tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. 54 minutes into the match, Atletico de la Rosa CF's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Marcell Yashin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marcell Yashin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 57th minute of the match. 59 minutes into the match, Atletico de la Rosa CF's goal looked a bit too open when Cassius Byrne came free, but Marcell Yashin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Zeca Gadda in the 60th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marco Day prevented the ball from getting in the gole. 62 minutes into the match, Atletico de la Rosa CF's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Mcdonald came free, but Marcell Yashin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 66 minutes into the match, Atletico de la Rosa CF's Zeca Gadda sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marco Day narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 67 minutes into the match, Atletico de la Rosa CF's goal looked a bit too open when Cassius Byrne came free, but Marcell Yashin reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 70th minute Zeca Gadda 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. After 71 played minutes Atletico de la Rosa CF got a freekick which was hit by Fortunato Miner. Atletico de la Rosa CF's Danny-Rafael De La Rosa-Choca was substituted for Zeca Gadda. Atletico de la Rosa CF made a substitution. Alessandro Eguizabal replaced Fortunato Miner. A collision led to Atletico de la Rosa CF getting a freekick after 73 minutes play. Fortunato Miner hit a great ball. 75 minutes into the match, Monty Rogers had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marcell Yashin. Atletico de la Rosa CF's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Monty Rogers was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. Marcell Yashin showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sam Campbell in the 83rd minute of the match. Jacob May fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 85th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marcell Yashin having to interfere. In the 87th minute Sam Campbell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Marcell Yashin saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Khalid Parry in the 88th minute of play forced Atletico de la Rosa CF's goalkeeper Marcell Yashin to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Danny-Rafael De La Rosa-Choca in the 89th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marco Day prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After some careless play in the Atletico de la Rosa CF defense, Marco Baker kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Marcell Yashin. The Atletico de la Rosa CF fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Marcell Yashin should have stopped the shot. Marcell Yashin made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sam Campbell in the 93rd minute of play. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Danny-Rafael De La Rosa-Choca in the 96th minute of the match. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. USA had played much better football throughout.