Challenge

Olympia
Spectators: 44 (Terracing: 34, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) 3 minutes into the match, Malmö White Knights's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Johnny Banks reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Johnny Banks showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cassius Byrne in the 4th minute of the match. Johnny Banks took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 8thth minute of the game Cassius Byrne who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Malmö White Knights's Johnny Banks was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Johnny Banks made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 10th minute of play. If Elvijs Presley had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 12th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. Elvijs Presley could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 12th minute of the match, but Marco Day made a huge save. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Elvijs Presley in the 13th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Marco Day saved USA from getting behind. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Roby Baggio in the 14th minute of the match. Monty Rogers scored 0-1 in the 17th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Johnny Banks, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. In the 19th minute, Fabian Brown hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 21st minute Roby Baggio 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. 22 minutes had been played when some careless play by USA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Evert Taube was slow to take the kick. During this time Malmö White Knights's players had a chance to rest. After taking down the ball on Malmö White Knights's corner Evert Taube fired away a hard shot, but the defenders efficiently covered the most dangerous angles and Marco Day quite easily take care of the ball. In the 24th minute, Cassius Byrne 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: 0-2. 27 minutes into the match, Malmö White Knights's goal looked a bit too open when Edward Mcdonald came free, but Johnny Banks reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 28th minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Johnny Banks saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Malmö White Knights's Johnny Banks played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Mcdonald in the 30th minute of play. Marco Day made an important save on a dangerous shot by Elvijs Presley in the 32nd minute. Johnny Banks made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 33rd minute of play. Johnny Banks showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cassius Byrne in the 34th minute of the match. In the 36th minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Johnny Banks 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 Monty Rogers in the 38th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Johnny Banks prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Edward Mcdonald fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 41st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Johnny Banks having to interfere. Raphael Moore kicked well hit freekick during the 44th minute of the match. 48 minutes into the game, Cassius Byrne cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-3. Johnny Banks was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-3 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Roby Baggio stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Johnny Banks made a fantastic save in the 54th minute, when Edward Mcdonald sent off a good shot on target. Elvijs Presley might have been able to make a better finish in the 60th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marco Day. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Elvijs Presley ran back to his position shaking his head. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elvijs Presley in the 60th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 63rd minute, Elvijs Presley 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 1-3. An unexpectedly hard shot by Elvijs Presley in the 66th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 69 played minutes Malmö White Knights got a freekick which was hit by Jim Ahlroht. After 70 played minutes Malmö White Knights got a freekick which was hit by Jim Ahlroht. After 71 played minutes, USA's Monty Rogers shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Johnny Banks came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in USA reached it. In the 82nd minute of the game Raphael Moore made a throw-in which Jacob May played forward. If Sam Campbell had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 86th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 91 minutes into the match, Malmö White Knights's goal looked a bit too open when Khalid Parry came free, but Johnny Banks reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Sam Campbell came free with the goalkeeper in the 93rd minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Johnny Banks could save by the left post. After a defensive mix-up in USA's zone, Elvijs Presley stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marco Day came out of the goal and Elvijs Presley tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Khalid Parry fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 97th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Johnny Banks having to interfere. 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.