Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) USA's Cassius Byrne 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. Mount Oliver AFC's defense didn't have a chance, in the 5th minute, when Cassius Byrne scored to the left of an out of position Ruperto Iraunkor, making the score, 1-0. After having played for 7 minutes, Monty Rogers managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. USA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Monty Rogers was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Ruperto Iraunkor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 14 minutes into the match, Mount Oliver AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Cassius Byrne came free, but Ruperto Iraunkor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Yazid Assad, who was totally free with the ball in the 15th minute. In the 17th minute Yazid Assad 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. The crowd rose to their feet as USA's Cassius Byrne slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Ruperto Iraunkor. That made the score 3-0 after 22 minutes of play. Yazid Assad sent away a hard shot on goal in the 25th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. Through an outstanding action, after 26 minutes, Ruperto Iraunkor successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. 28 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Yazid Assad came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 34th match minute, USA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jacob May to maneuver through the defense. 35 minutes into the match, Armando Di Pasquale had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Marco Day. USA's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Armando Di Pasquale was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 3-1. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Ronaldinho Ronaldinho in the 37th minute of play. In the 39th minute, Monty Rogers left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The USA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 4-1. With a little luck, Mount Oliver AFC's Ruperto Iraunkor got control of the ball when Cassius Byrne tried to sneak it across the goal line. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 4-1.

Mount Oliver AFC's Armando Di Pasquale was standing unmarked in front of the goal when he, in the 52nd play minute, got the ball and easily drilled it into the goal. In the 56thth minute of the game Cassius Byrne who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Mount Oliver AFC's Ruperto Iraunkor was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Marco Day was a little too slow when Armando Di Pasquale got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 58th minute. The score was now 4-3. Mount Oliver AFC made a substitution. Farid Meriem replaced Yazid Assad. When the match had gone on for 66 minutes, Ronaldinho Ronaldinho put it in 5-4 from a short distance just to the right of Marco Day. In the 71st match minute, Mount Oliver AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Rabah Bezzaz to maneuver through the defense. Mount Oliver AFC's Ruperto Iraunkor 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. In the 77th minute, Monty Rogers ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Ruperto Iraunkor was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-4. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. Mount Oliver AFC's Ruperto Iraunkor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sam Campbell in the 81st minute of play. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Farid Meriem, who was totally free with the ball in the 82nd minute. The audience was convinced that Khalid Parry's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Ruperto Iraunkor was relentless in the 92nd minute of the game. 95 minutes into the match, Mount Oliver AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Khalid Parry came free, but Ruperto Iraunkor reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. There were very few away supporters still in the ground by the end of the match. Most of them had left early, disgusted by the way their team had been torn apart. USA fully deserved thier win.