Challenge

Vicente Calderon
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Cuatrodeocho's David Batuhin 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. In the 6th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fulgencio Villalcazar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Cassius Byrne in the 9th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fulgencio Villalcazar saved Cuatrodeocho from getting behind. When David Batuhin came up free with the goalie in the 13th minute, the Cuatrodeocho 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 David Batuhin couldn't finish the play. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from David Batuhin in the 17th minute of play. Cuatrodeocho's Fulgencio Villalcazar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jenson Smith in the 28th minute of play. Diego Bradley made in the 29th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Cuatrodeocho's Belarmino Campos. After having played for 31 minutes, Cassius Byrne managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. USA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Cassius Byrne was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. In the 35thth minute of the game Cassius Byrne who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cuatrodeocho's Fulgencio Villalcazar was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 38th minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fulgencio Villalcazar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cassius Byrne scored 0-1 in the 40th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Fulgencio Villalcazar, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 47th minute David Batuhin 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.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cassius Byrne made a kick off. With a little luck, Cuatrodeocho's Fulgencio Villalcazar got control of the ball when Cassius Byrne tried to sneak it across the goal line. The audience was convinced that Horea Băieșu's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marco Day was relentless in the 60th minute of the game. Cassius Byrne's shot when he came free in front of the goal in the 63rdth minute, Fulgencio Villalcazar skillfully showed off with a save to what seemed to be an obvious goal. Fulgencio Villalcazar made an important save on a dangerous shot by Edward Mcdonald in the 67th minute. Horea Băieșu received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 70th minute. Marco Day tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Cuatrodeocho made a substitution. José Planes replaced Sid Wilson. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. Cuatrodeocho's Marco-Antonio Landa was substituted for Javier Maroto. Cuatrodeocho's Iván Villafane was substituted for Horea Băieșu. After a defensive mix-up in USA's zone, David Batuhin stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marco Day came out of the goal and David Batuhin tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Cuatrodeocho's Fulgencio Villalcazar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Jenson Smith in the 80th minute of play. Cuatrodeocho's Fulgencio Villalcazar played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sam Campbell in the 84th minute of play. David Batuhin scored 1-1 in the 85th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Marco Day, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. USA made a substitution. Khalid Parry replaced Monty Rogers. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Edward Mcdonald. With a little luck, Cuatrodeocho's Fulgencio Villalcazar got control of the ball when Sam Campbell tried to sneak it across the goal line. 93 minutes into the game, Diego Bradley threw the ball into play from the sideline. Cuatrodeocho's Belarmino Campos quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. USA were disappointed that they only managed a draw, even though they felt themselves to be the better team.