Challenge

Arena Blanka
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Ion Dulgherescu made the kick off and thus started the match. Franco Szczęsny showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cassius Byrne in the 2nd minute of the match. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ion Dulgherescu, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ion Dulgherescu in the 4th minute of play. Karl Zielezinski struck a weak shot in the 7th minute. Marco Day didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for BUZZIDA FC -DMZ-. BUZZIDA FC -DMZ-'s Franco Szczęsny played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 12th minute of play. Franco Szczęsny showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cassius Byrne in the 26th minute of the match. In the 27th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franco Szczęsny saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Franco Szczęsny showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 28th minute of the match. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ion Dulgherescu in the 31st minute of the match. BUZZIDA FC -DMZ-'s Franco Szczęsny played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Cassius Byrne in the 43rd minute of play. USA's Cassius Byrne got a good chance for a goal in the 47th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. After a very even first half the match was still tied. The players went to their respective dressing rooms to discuss the tactics for the second half.

Franco Szczęsny made an important save on a dangerous shot by Monty Rogers in the 51st minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 53rd minute of play forced BUZZIDA FC -DMZ-'s goalkeeper Franco Szczęsny to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 54 minutes into the match, USA's Cassius Byrne sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Franco Szczęsny narrowly saved just below the crossbar. 55 minutes into the match, Ion Dulgherescu notched a goal, 1-0, to the right of USA's Marco Day. Marco Day was clearly disgusted with the effort of the defense and let the defenders know about it. In the 58th minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franco Szczęsny saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. BUZZIDA FC -DMZ-'s Miguel Pirani was substituted for Cristinel Inculeț. BUZZIDA FC -DMZ- made a substitution. Keno De Bruyne replaced Ion Dulgherescu. After a defensive mix-up in BUZZIDA FC -DMZ-'s zone, Cassius Byrne stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Franco Szczęsny 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. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Keno De Bruyne in the 70th minute of play. 72 minutes into the match, BUZZIDA FC -DMZ-'s goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Franco Szczęsny reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Keno De Bruyne in the 75th minute of play. Franco Szczęsny made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sam Campbell in the 76th minute. A collision led to USA getting a freekick after 77 minutes play. Koby Fletcher hit a great ball. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Karl Zielezinski in the 79th minute of play. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Andre Loodus in the 80th minute of play. BUZZIDA FC -DMZ-'s attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Karl Zielezinski in the 81st minute. In the 82nd minute, Andre Loodus hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. The supporters of USA booed when BUZZIDA FC -DMZ- was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 84 match minutes in a wonderful position. Lukasz Piekarczyk didn't get a good kick on the ball. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Alfredo de Souza in the 87th minute of play. 89 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Keno De Bruyne came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. If Marco Baker had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 90th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 92nd minute Khalid Parry shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Franco Szczęsny saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Franco Szczęsny 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 92nd minute. 95 minutes into the game, BUZZIDA FC -DMZ-'s Alfredo de Souza nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marco Day made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-0. The home crowd let out a huge roar when the referee blew for the end of the game. BUZZIDA FC -DMZ- were victorious despite being under pressure from USA for much of the match.