Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 47 (Terracing: 36, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Harsh Gods's Tomas Lain 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. After a defensive mix-up in Harsh Gods's zone, Cassius Byrne stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Gersi Snabe 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. Through an outstanding action, after 14 minutes, Gersi Snabe successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 15 minutes had been played when some careless play by Harsh Gods's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Cassius Byrne was slow to take the kick. During this time USA's players had a chance to rest. The corner led USA's Edward Mcdonald to fire away a dangerous shot which Gersi Snabe despite some difficulties managed to get hold on the ball. The audience was convinced that Cassius Byrne's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Gersi Snabe was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. 18 minutes had been played when some careless play by Harsh Gods's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Cassius Byrne was slow to take the kick. During this time USA's players had a chance to rest. 22 minutes into the match, USA's Cassius Byrne sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Gersi Snabe narrowly saved just below the crossbar. Through an outstanding action, after 28 minutes, Gersi Snabe successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Gersi Snabe showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jenson Smith in the 30th minute of the match. Gersi Snabe came out of the goal in the 32nd minute to try and stop a shot by USA's Edward Mcdonald. But to his dismay, Edward Mcdonald quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 1-0. In the 38th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Gersi Snabe saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With his leg Gersi Snabe managed to avoid a goal in the 45thth minute, when USA's Cassius Byrne fired away a shot with a lot of spin towards his right hand side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 47th minute of play forced Harsh Gods's goalkeeper Gersi Snabe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Af the end of the first half the score was 1-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cassius Byrne to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 56th minute of play forced Harsh Gods's goalkeeper Gersi Snabe to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, USA's Raphael Moore got a free kick in the 58th minute. Jogaila Makauskas fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 59th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Day having to interfere. Gersi Snabe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Mcdonald in the 63rd minute of play. USA were awarded a corner in the 64th minute after Harsh Gods's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Cassius Byrne took the corner. Gersi Snabe made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 68th minute of play. After a rather tough play, USA's Edward Mcdonald got a free kick in the 75th minute. USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. Harsh Gods's Jokūbas Miškūnas was substituted for Gabriele Meilutyte. Tomas Lain's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 80thth minute, Marco Day skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Gersi Snabe showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Khalid Parry, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. USA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Jenson Smith in the 82nd minute. 83 minutes into the game, Zach Harrison cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 2-0. Gersi Snabe was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Tomas Lain in the 86thth minute had a little luck and got a chance for a shot in front of the goal. Without hesitation aimed to the right of Marco Day, who managed to lunge to the right direction and made a save. Khalid Parry's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Gersi Snabe read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 94th minute of play. USA walked away with a well-earned victory that was much celebrated by the crowd.