Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Cassius Byrne got the match started through his kick off. Zula Kosiorek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 14th minute of play. Zula Kosiorek 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 17th minute. Radowit Ogrodowicz received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 18th minute. Marco Day tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Zula Kosiorek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 20th minute of play. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Radowit Ogrodowicz in the 26th minute of the match. Zula Kosiorek stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Monty Rogers's shot from short distance in the 28th minute. With his leg Zula Kosiorek managed to avoid a goal in the 33rdth minute, when USA's Cassius Byrne fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. Zula Kosiorek made a fantastic save in the 40th minute, when Cassius Byrne sent off a good shot on target. Thanks to some nice moves Cassius Byrne could shoot a difficult shot in the 46th minute, which Zula Kosiorek however easily saved by the left post. Af the end of the first half the score was 3-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Benedykt Perkowski to strike the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Luis Elequemedo in the 53rd minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 53 minutes into the game, Luis Elequemedo cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 3-1. Marco Day was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. 62 minutes into the match, Cassius Byrne had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Zula Kosiorek. Szczakowianka's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Cassius Byrne was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 4-1. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 67th minute of play forced Szczakowianka's goalkeeper Zula Kosiorek to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marco Day made an important save on a dangerous shot by Benedykt Perkowski in the 68th minute. If Cassius Byrne had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 69th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Szczakowianka's Zula Kosiorek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sam Campbell in the 72nd minute of play. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Luis Elequemedo, who was totally free with the ball in the 77th minute. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. Petter Haukenes made a great header on Szczakowianka's corner, it was just that USA's Marco Day managed to reach the ball for a save. 81 minutes into the match, USA's goalkeeper Marco Day had to clear away a ball on his right side after a cunning shot by Radowit Ogrodowicz. Marco Day had great luck who in the 81stth minute grab hold of the ball when Radowit Ogrodowicz from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post. 86 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Luis Elequemedo came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 86th minute, Marco Baker hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Fabian Brown during the 87th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. A collision led to USA getting a freekick after 87 minutes play. Fabian Brown hit a great ball. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Robbin Moreaux in the 88th minute of play. Szczakowianka were awarded a corner in the 89th minute after USA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Robbin Moreaux took the corner. A collision led to Szczakowianka getting a freekick after 89 minutes play. Leszek Pawlik hit a great ball. After a defensive mix-up in Szczakowianka's zone, Sam Campbell stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Zula Kosiorek came out of the goal and Sam Campbell tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. When Luis Elequemedo came up free with the goalie in the 92nd minute, the Szczakowianka 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 Luis Elequemedo couldn't finish the play. In the 96th minute Khalid Parry shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zula Kosiorek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. USA's attack was well implemented in the 96th minute, but when Khalid Parry was about to shoot he didn't get a good hit on the ball and it hit the crossbar and flew over. Goal Kick. It was no surprise that this one had ended in a win for the home team. USA had played much better football throughout.