Challenge

Vicente Calderon
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Monty Rogers took the ball and in the 9 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Fulgencio Villalcazar. Fulgencio Villalcazar dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 0-1. Fulgencio Villalcazar 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 12th minute. If Cassius Byrne had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 13th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. In the 17thth minute of the game Monty Rogers who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Cuatrodeocho's Fulgencio Villalcazar was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. When David Batuhin fell near the penalty area in the 25th minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Cuatrodeocho's protests and gave David Batuhin a yellow card for diving instead. In the 25th minute, David Batuhin hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 27th minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fulgencio Villalcazar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Cuatrodeocho's Belarmino Campos quite brazenly broke a throw-in by Diego Bradley, made in the 28th minute of the game. 31 minutes into the match, Cuatrodeocho's goal looked a bit too open when Cassius Byrne came free, but Fulgencio Villalcazar reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Koby Fletcher hit a great freekick 32 minutes into the match. Marco Day acted impressively in front of the goal and made a superb save when he, in the 33rd minute, took the ball on the long shot from Sid Wilson. In the 42nd minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fulgencio Villalcazar saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Horea Băieșu kicked well hit freekick during the 46th minute of the match. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 47th minute of play forced Cuatrodeocho's goalkeeper Fulgencio Villalcazar to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After 47 minutes, Cassius Byrne made it 2-2 with a short kick to the right side. Cuatrodeocho's Fulgencio Villalcazar tried to save the shot but he was too slow in reacting to the shot. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 2-2 after a close first half.

Fulgencio Villalcazar 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 57th minute. Fulgencio Villalcazar 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 57th minute. In the 58th minute of the game Diego Bradley made a throw-in which Monty Rogers played forward. Fulgencio Villalcazar made a fantastic save in the 59th minute, when Edward Mcdonald sent off a good shot on target. 60 minutes into the game, Monty Rogers recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Fulgencio Villalcazar. Monty Rogers showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 2-3. Fulgencio Villalcazar 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 64th minute. With a little luck, Cuatrodeocho's Fulgencio Villalcazar got control of the ball when Cassius Byrne tried to sneak it across the goal line. Cuatrodeocho's José Planes was substituted for Sid Wilson. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. In the 69th minute USA were awarded a corner. Monty Rogers went to the cornerflag to take it. Fulgencio Villalcazar showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 71st minute of the match. Fulgencio Villalcazar made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 78th minute of play. A collision led to USA getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Zach Harrison hit a great ball. USA made a substitution. Khalid Parry replaced Monty Rogers. Zach Harrison hit a great freekick 84 minutes into the match. In the 86th minute, Iván Villafane 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 3-3. Sam Campbell who was well placed in front of the goal fired away a dangerous shot that in the 92ndth minute tested the skills of Fulgencio Villalcazar when he managed to save the team from getting behind. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Sam Campbell in the 97th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fulgencio Villalcazar saved Cuatrodeocho from getting behind. When the referee blew the final whistle, you could see the dissatisfaction in the USA players' eyes. They were disappointed they hadn't taken more from the game.