Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Cassius Byrne started the match with the kick off. Arnaldo Deiker kicked well hit freekick during the 5th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice moves Cassius Byrne could shoot a difficult shot in the 7th minute, which Candido Mercurio however easily saved by the left post. 16 minutes into the game, KPO BIZARRO's Enrique Mariano Kiradzhiyski 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, 0-1. Korkut Urza blasted a shot towards the goal in the 18th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marco Day having to make a save. Candido Mercurio made an important save on a dangerous shot by Monty Rogers in the 20th minute. Raphael Moore made in the 21st minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by KPO BIZARRO's Rui Guterres. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cassius Byrne got free with Candido Mercurio in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. A hard shot 24 in the game by Cassius Byrne from a close distance when the talented Candido Mercurio managed to make a qualified save. KPO BIZARRO's players were relieved. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Enrique Mariano Kiradzhiyski in the 26th minute of the match. Marco Day came out of the goal in the 26th minute to try and stop a shot by KPO BIZARRO's Enrique Mariano Kiradzhiyski. But to his dismay, Enrique Mariano Kiradzhiyski quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 0-2. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Korkut Urza in the 30th minute of play. In the 30th minute, Korkut Urza ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Marco Day was frozen by the shot and now it was 0-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Korkut Urza in the 36th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. KPO BIZARRO's Candido Mercurio proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 38th minute of the match, managed to save KPO BIZARRO from getting a goal against them. In the 40th minute, USA's Jenson Smith dribbled the ball into the box and hit a shot with the outside of his foot, sending the keeper the wrong way. 1-3. The USA players were disheartened as they walked off the pitch after the first half. KPO BIZARRO were winning 1-3.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Korkut Urza made a kick off. The supporters of USA booed when KPO BIZARRO was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 54 match minutes in a wonderful position. Ebelegbulam Hajto didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cassius Byrne took a chance and fired a shot far from the goal in the 54th minute, but it turned out to be a dangerous situation for Candido Mercurio. KPO BIZARRO's goalkeeper really had to stretch himself to stop the ball from crossing the goal line. Marco Day was out of position in the 56 minute of play, and Korkut Urza capitalized on the mistake with a soft shot into the goal. Korkut Urza really showed his touch with that goal: 1-4. Candido Mercurio showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Cassius Byrne, who was totally free with the ball in the 61st minute. In the 65th minute, Alessandro Costacurta hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. KPO BIZARRO made a substitution. Nigel Cold replaced Leif Levander. KPO BIZARRO's Eloy Ospin was substituted for Korkut Urza. A collision led to KPO BIZARRO getting a freekick after 66 minutes play. Alessandro Costacurta hit a great ball. KPO BIZARRO's Eloy Ospin got a good chance for a goal in the 68th minute, but he totally mistimed the shot and it went over the crossbar. Qiao Feng Ling recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 70th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. Candido Mercurio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 73rd minute of the match. Candido Mercurio showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 74th minute of the match. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Sam Campbell in the 76th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Candido Mercurio prevented the ball from getting in the gole. An unexpectedly hard shot by Enrique Mariano Kiradzhiyski in the 78th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 84th minute, KPO BIZARRO's Enrique Mariano Kiradzhiyski ran free of his marker and smoothly shot the ball into the goal behind Marco Day. Marco Day yelled at his defense, as they had left him out to dry. 1-5. The audience was convinced that Enrique Mariano Kiradzhiyski's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Marco Day was relentless in the 89th minute of the game. KPO BIZARRO's Candido Mercurio played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sam Campbell in the 91st minute of play. 92 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Enrique Mariano Kiradzhiyski came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 94th minute of the match KPO BIZARRO got a corner. USA's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Guiseppe Meazza ran over to the corner to take the kick. KPO BIZARRO were delighted with the way they had won the match. They had held their defensive line well and made the most of their chances, to claim a victory over USA's much stronger midfield.