Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Diego Ribas started the match with the kick off. Cassius Byrne came free with the goalkeeper in the 7th minute of the match, and shot straight on target. The shot was a little too simple and Sérgio Perez could save by the left post. An unexpectedly hard shot by Daniel Ricciardo in the 9th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Sebastian Vettel in the 23rd minute of the match. In the 24th minute Sebastian Vettel 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. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sebastian Vettel in the 26th minute of play. In the 26th minute, Sebastian Vettel made a precise shot to the right of Marco Day. USA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 0-1. 28 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Diego Ribas came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 31st minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Sérgio Perez saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastian Vettel in the 32nd minute of play. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Daniel Ricciardo, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. After 44 minutes of play, USA's Cassius Byrne made it 1-2 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Sérgio Perez was left in no man's land by his defense there!

Both teams looked relatively alert before the second half when the referee blew his whistle to tell Cassius Byrne to make the kick off. When the match clock showed 52 minutes, the score became 1-3 when Diego Ribas sped through USA's defense and sent away a curving shot that went into the net to the right of Marco Day. Pierre Gasly sent away a hard shot on goal in the 57th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. When Haroldo Nascimento came up free with the goalie in the 60th minute, the Classe A Futebol Clube fans jumped to their feet. But the shot missed the goal by a fraction of an inch, and the fans sat back down disappointed that Haroldo Nascimento couldn't finish the play. In the 63rd minute, Cassius Byrne made a precise shot to the right of Sérgio Perez. Classe A Futebol Clube's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 2-3. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Diego Ribas in the 65th minute of play. After a rather tough play, Classe A Futebol Clube's Falcão Paraibano got a free kick in the 66th minute. The supporters of USA booed when Classe A Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 67 match minutes in a wonderful position. Falcão Paraibano didn't get a good kick on the ball. Sérgio Perez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sam Campbell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. USA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Monty Rogers in the 69th minute. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Sebastian Vettel in the 73rd minute of play. Falcão Paraibano's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Marco Day firmly grabbed it by the left post. Sérgio Perez took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Sam Campbell, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sebastian Vettel, who was totally free with the ball in the 78th minute. After 80 played minutes Classe A Futebol Clube got a freekick which was hit by Pierre Gasly. Marco Day stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Diego Ribas's shot from short distance in the 89th minute. The supporters of USA booed when Classe A Futebol Clube was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 90 match minutes in a wonderful position. Paulinho Simão didn't get a good kick on the ball. In the 91st minute, Khalid Parry got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. In the 93rdth minute of the game Sam Campbell who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Classe A Futebol Clube's Sérgio Perez was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Sérgio Perez made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Khalid Parry in the 94th minute of play.