Challenge

El Templo del Dolor
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cassius Byrne took the kick off in the first half of the match. Gaston Ávila was astounded when the referee showed him the red card after a seemingly innocent challenge, 3 minutes into the match. In a very dangerous position, a player in Pakorro AFC fell when an opponent tried to get the ball from him in the 3rd minute. Penalty! In the 10th minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bogdan Samokovliyski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marco Day made an important save on a dangerous shot by Cheng Le Xing in the 16th minute. In the 18th minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bogdan Samokovliyski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 22nd minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Bogdan Samokovliyski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cheng Le Xing could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 23rd minute of the match, but Marco Day made a huge save. Pakorro AFC were awarded a corner in the 25th minute after USA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Aşır Satılmış took the corner. Bogdan Samokovliyski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 26th minute of the match. Bogdan Samokovliyski showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 30th minute of the match. After 36 minutes of play, Pakorro AFC's Cheng Le Xing made it 1-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Marco Day was left in no man's land by his defense there! Bogdan Samokovliyski 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 39th minute. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 47th minute of play forced Pakorro AFC's goalkeeper Bogdan Samokovliyski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The supporters of USA booed when Pakorro AFC was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 47 match minutes in a wonderful position. Eloy Soto didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 49th match minute, Pakorro AFC was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Samuel Walter to maneuver through the defense.

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cheng Le Xing to make the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 60th minute of play forced Pakorro AFC's goalkeeper Bogdan Samokovliyski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 63 minutes into the match, Pakorro AFC's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Bogdan Samokovliyski reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Pakorro AFC's Bogdan Samokovliyski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Mcdonald in the 72nd minute of play. Pakorro AFC made a substitution. Tiger Murillo replaced Samuel Walter. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. Astor Giampietro fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 78th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Day having to interfere. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. Pakorro AFC's Bogdan Samokovliyski proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save Pakorro AFC from getting a goal against them. 89 minutes into the game, Artun Filiz was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Pakorro AFC's manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave USA the free kick. Artun Filiz kicked well hit freekick during the 89th minute of the match. In the 91st minute, Khalid Parry 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: 1-2. USA's players went to the stands to thank the travelling support. The fan's backing had helped spurr the team on to a fine performance that won them the match.