Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, 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. From close distance Cassius Byrne pressed in the 1-0 goal high up into nets stiches in the right cross 3 minutes into the game. 6 minutes into the match, 【AC】Black Dragon-③号's goalkeeper 何耀榕 had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Cassius Byrne. After a defensive mix-up in USA's zone, 徐宇青 stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marco Day came out of the goal and 徐宇青 tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 15th minute of the match USA got a corner. 【AC】Black Dragon-③号'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. 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 何耀榕 quite easily take care of the ball. Cassius Byrne's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but 何耀榕 read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 19th minute of play. When the match clock showed 21 minutes, the score became 1-1 when 许景松 sped through USA's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Marco Day. 【AC】Black Dragon-③号's 何耀榕 proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 23rd minute of the match, managed to save 【AC】Black Dragon-③号 from getting a goal against them. 何耀榕 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 27th minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 何耀榕 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 【AC】Black Dragon-③号's 何耀榕 proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 29th minute of the match, managed to save 【AC】Black Dragon-③号 from getting a goal against them. 何耀榕 was a little too slow when Cassius Byrne got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 29th minute. The score was now 2-1. 徐宇青 charged in rather forcefully in the 33rd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed 徐宇青 the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After a rather tough play, 【AC】Black Dragon-③号's 徐宇青 got a free kick in the 33rd minute. After 36 minutes, 贺桑西 mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the 【AC】Black Dragon-③号 and the USA players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 36th match minute, 【AC】Black Dragon-③号 was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by 贺桑西 to maneuver through the defense. 陈泉洋 kicked well hit freekick during the 38th minute of the match. 何耀榕 showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Monty Rogers, who was totally free with the ball in the 39th minute. The supporters of USA booed when 【AC】Black Dragon-③号 was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 41 match minutes in a wonderful position. 曲博轩 didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 42nd minute, Cassius Byrne reached a very good position and smashed the ball with a huge effort into the net, just to the left of 何耀榕. The goal made the score 3-1. 何耀榕 came out of the goal in the 45th minute to try and stop a shot by USA's Monty Rogers. But to his dismay, Monty Rogers quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 4-1.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and 许景松 made a kick off. 【AC】Black Dragon-③号's 何耀榕 played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassius Byrne in the 50th minute of play. In the 51st minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but 何耀榕 saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cassius Byrne's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but 何耀榕 read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 53rd minute of play. 57 minutes into the match, 【AC】Black Dragon-③号's goal looked a bit too open when Cassius Byrne came free, but 何耀榕 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. 何耀榕 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cassius Byrne in the 60th minute of the match. Cassius Byrne scored 5-1 in the 66th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of 何耀榕, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. 何耀榕 took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sam Campbell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 75 minutes into the match, 【AC】Black Dragon-③号's goal looked a bit too open when Sam Campbell came free, but 何耀榕 reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sam Campbell fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 76th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without 何耀榕 having to interfere. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Edward Mcdonald. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. 何耀榕 showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sam Campbell in the 81st minute of the match. After a defensive mix-up in 【AC】Black Dragon-③号's zone, Khalid Parry stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. 何耀榕 came out of the goal and Khalid Parry tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. The audience was convinced that Sam Campbell's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but 何耀榕 was relentless in the 86th minute of the game. In the 88th minute of the match USA got a corner. 【AC】Black Dragon-③号's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Jenson Smith ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner led USA's Jenson Smith to fire away a dangerous shot which 何耀榕 despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Marco Baker in the 89th minute of play forced 【AC】Black Dragon-③号's goalkeeper 何耀榕 to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Khalid Parry struck a weak shot in the 92nd minute. 何耀榕 didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for USA. After 92 minutes, Sam Campbell made it 6-1 with a short kick to the right side. 【AC】Black Dragon-③号's 何耀榕 tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. There was no doubt that USA were the better team. USA's players enjoyed the ovations of the crowd after the victory.