Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) Bernardo Novaes might have been able to make a better finish in the 4th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marco Day. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Bernardo Novaes ran back to his position shaking his head. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Bernardo Novaes, who was totally free with the ball in the 6th minute. Bernardo Novaes blasted a shot towards the goal in the 15th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Marco Day having to make a save. In the 15th minute Bernardo Novaes 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. If Bernardo Novaes had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 17th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Bernardo Novaes in the 17th minute of play. If Edward Mcdonald had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 22nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. The audience thought a goal was coming when Cassius Byrne got free with Tomáš Houdek in the 24th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Monty Rogers received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 27th minute. Tomáš Houdek tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. After a rather tough play, USA's Raphael Moore got a free kick in the 32nd minute. Paco Arzola struck a weak shot in the 34th minute. Marco Day didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Lex Academy. Tomáš Houdek had great luck who in the 36thth minute grab hold of the ball when Monty Rogers from a short distance tried to put the ball inside the right post.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cassius Byrne was the one to do the kick off. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Bernardo Novaes in the 56th minute of play. 58 minutes into the match, USA's Monty Rogers sent off a blazing shot straight on target, a shot that Tomáš Houdek narrowly saved just below the crossbar. USA's Marco Day proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 65th minute of the match, managed to save USA from getting a goal against them. Lex Academy's Tomáš Houdek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 67th minute of play. After having played for 68 minutes, Edward Mcdonald managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. USA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edward Mcdonald was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Lex Academy made a substitution. Otmar Schovánek replaced Radomir Wyrostek. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. Lex Academy's Leo Štengl was substituted for Fausto Castulo. A throw-in in the 72nd minute of the game was made by Diego Bradley with Jenson Smith as target, who quickly passed the ball forward. Tomáš Houdek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Edward Mcdonald in the 75th minute of the match. USA's Marco Day proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 80th minute of the match, managed to save USA from getting a goal against them. Tomáš Houdek showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sam Campbell, who was totally free with the ball in the 81st minute. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. Jenson Smith made in the 85th minute of the game a throw-in that took a bad bounce and was taken care of by Lex Academy's Lei Bin Yang. Marco Day didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Miloslav Krupička went, in the 86th minute, to the upper right corner, 1-2 was the resulting score. Tomáš Houdek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sam Campbell in the 90th minute of the match. Lex Academy 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.