Challenge

Lipny Stadion
Spectators: 42 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cassius Byrne took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a defensive mix-up in Lipa KS's zone, Cassius Byrne stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Di Han Guo came out of the goal and Cassius Byrne tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Marco Day made a fantastic save in the 15th minute, when Attilio Di Loreto sent off a good shot on target. A collision led to Lipa KS getting a freekick after 16 minutes play. Zygmunt Dobilas hit a great ball. Edward Mcdonald sent away a hard shot on goal in the 18th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. In the 22nd minute, Leszek Trzemzalski hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. 25 minutes into the match, Lipa KS's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Di Han Guo reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marco Day made an important save on a dangerous shot by Attilio Di Loreto in the 26th minute. USA's Marco Day proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save USA from getting a goal against them. USA's Marco Day proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 26th minute of the match, managed to save USA from getting a goal against them. In the 28th minute Attilio Di Loreto 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. Marco Day stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Attilio Di Loreto's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Edward Mcdonald in the 31st minute of play forced Lipa KS's goalkeeper Di Han Guo to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Di Han Guo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 43rd minute, Cassius Byrne ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Di Han Guo was frozen by the shot and now it was 1-1. Di Han Guo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cassius Byrne in the 47th minute of the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 1-1 after a close first half.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Attilio Di Loreto to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Attilio Di Loreto in the 51st minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. If Jenson Smith had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 54th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. With an all-out effort, USA's Di Han Guo threw himself towards the right post 54 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Jenson Smith, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. 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 64th minute. Edward Mcdonald received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Di Han Guo came out and tried to block the shot, but Edward Mcdonald slotted it home off the left post making it 1-2 in the 66th minute. Lipa KS's Arkadiusz Juszkowski was substituted for Zula Kiepski. Lipa KS made a substitution. Daniel Argoitz replaced Wladyslaw Niewiadomski. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Attilio Di Loreto in the 73rd minute of play. 74 minutes into the match, Lipa KS's goalkeeper Di Han Guo had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Sam Campbell. Di Han Guo made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 76th minute of play. Di Han Guo made a fantastic save in the 78th minute, when Sam Campbell sent off a good shot on target. USA's Jenson Smith shoveled away a really nice long shot in the 82nd minute of play. The shot was stopped by Di Han Guo but with some difficulty. Di Han Guo took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sam Campbell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Di Han Guo showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sam Campbell in the 86th minute of the match. Di Han Guo made a fantastic save in the 87th minute, when Sam Campbell sent off a good shot on target. Lipa KS's Di Han Guo played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sam Campbell in the 93rd minute of play. USA's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.