Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) It was fairly windy and cold on the field when Cassius Byrne kicked off to start the match. Monty Rogers received a nice pass, split the defenders, and ran untouched towards the goal. Zoilo Coira came out and tried to block the shot, but Monty Rogers slotted it home off the left post making it 1-0 in the 6th minute. Zoilo Coira showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Monty Rogers, who was totally free with the ball in the 14th minute. Zoilo Coira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 17th minute of play. In the 18th match minute, USA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Diego Bradley to maneuver through the defense. The throw-in from Diego Bradley in the 23rd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by ReyPoxo's Leif Larsen. USA's Monty Rogers got a good chance for a goal in the 25th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. In the 28th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Zoilo Coira saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 31st minute, Cassius Byrne got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. Zoilo Coira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Jenson Smith in the 33rd minute of play. In the 37th match minute, ReyPoxo was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Urdin Alabern to maneuver through the defense. 38 minutes into the match, ReyPoxo's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Zoilo Coira reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 42 minutes ReyPoxo's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Cassius Byrne who took care of the corner kick. A very nice done corner allowed Edward Mcdonald to score against Zoilo Coira in ReyPoxo's goal. 2-0 after 42 minutes. Af the end of the first half the score was 2-0. The first half had gone as expected for the home team.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Tales Lucas was the one to do the kick off. ReyPoxo's Zoilo Coira played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Mcdonald in the 57th minute of play. After some fancy dribbling in the 60th minute, Monty Rogers managed to get in a good position for a shot. USA's supporters rose to their feet, but Monty Rogers was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Zoilo Coira breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. ReyPoxo made a substitution. Samuel Etoo replaced Tales Lucas. ReyPoxo made a substitution. Juan Pablo Yanovitskiy replaced Christer Collin. Zoilo Coira made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 64th minute of play. When USA's Cassius Byrne in the 70th minute got a chance for a shot 70th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye ReyPoxo's goalie prevented a goal. In the 70thth minute of the game Cassius Byrne who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but ReyPoxo's Zoilo Coira was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. With a little luck, USA's Marco Day got control of the ball when Samuel Etoo tried to sneak it across the goal line. 76 minutes had been played when some careless play by ReyPoxo's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Monty Rogers was slow to take the kick. During this time USA's players had a chance to rest. The corner first didn't look so dangerous but when Edward Mcdonald got the ball he succeeded in some way to get through the defenders to deliver a very hard score. Result 4-0. 77 minutes into the match. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. In the 84th minute, Albano Hegoi hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 85th minute, Khalid Parry ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Zoilo Coira was frozen by the shot and now it was 6-0. Marco Baker sent away a hard shot on goal in the 89th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. After 91 minutes, Sam Campbell made it 7-0 with a short kick to the right side. ReyPoxo's Zoilo Coira tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. 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.