Challenge

La Villa
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Mikolaj Giertych 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. Kang Ying Hai made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 4th minute of play. Kang Ying Hai 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 6th minute. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mikolaj Giertych, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 13th minute of play forced ..Villa Rugby Club..'s goalkeeper Kang Ying Hai to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Kang Ying Hai took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. After having played for 18 minutes, Daavid Uitto managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. ..Villa Rugby Club..'s supporters crossed their fingers, but Daavid Uitto was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Kang Ying Hai took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kang Ying Hai showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 22nd minute of the match. Kang Ying Hai made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Mcdonald in the 25th minute of play. 31 minutes into the match, ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Mikolaj Giertych sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Marco Day narrowly saved just below the crossbar. In the 33rd minute the ball was on its way in behind ..Villa Rugby Club..'s goalkeeper Kang Ying Hai, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. Kang Ying Hai showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 35th minute of the match. Kang Ying Hai showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Jenson Smith in the 37th minute of the match. 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.

The wind increased when Cassius Byrne made the kick off in the second half. Mikolaj Giertych took the ball and in the 52 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Marco Day. Marco Day dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 1-0. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Mikolaj Giertych, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Kang Ying Hai took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. If Cassius Byrne had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 61st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Carlos Saúl Menem was substituted for Mikolaj Giertych. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. USA were awarded a corner in the 67th minute after ..Villa Rugby Club..'s defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Monty Rogers took the corner. A well done corner resulted in Zach Harrison drilling the ball in to score 1-1 behind ..Villa Rugby Club..'s goalkeeper. If Sam Campbell had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 71st minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. In the 73rd minute of the match, Edward Mcdonald sent away a good long shot that could have become a goal, but Kang Ying Hai showed an example of his skillful tending and made the save just under the crossbar. In the 74th minute Carlos Saúl Menem 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. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Carlos Saúl Menem in the 77th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marco Day prevented the ball from getting in the gole. In the 81st match minute, USA was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Jacob May to maneuver through the defense. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Carlos Saúl Menem in the 84th minute of play. In the 89th minute Marco Baker shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Kang Ying Hai saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The corner ended in Jenson Smith almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but ..Villa Rugby Club..'s Kang Ying Hai did a great save. When the referee blew the final whistle, ..Villa Rugby Club.. could leave the field as winners, despite USA having more of the ball for most of the match.