Challenge

Stadion Astralny
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Cassius Byrne took the kick off in the first half of the match. After a defensive mix-up in USA's zone, Bartlomiej Chazen stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Marco Day came out of the goal and Bartlomiej Chazen tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Fabian Hludzenski 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. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 7th minute of play forced Astral's goalkeeper Fabian Hludzenski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. The audience thought a goal was coming when Roch Kochniarczyk got free with Marco Day in the 8th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 9 minutes had been played when some careless play by USA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Roch Kochniarczyk was slow to take the kick. During this time Astral's players had a chance to rest. After 19 played minutes USA got a freekick which was hit by Zach Harrison. In the 19th minute, Roch Kochniarczyk 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. A hard shot 30 in the game by Fidel Blunt from a close distance when the talented Marco Day managed to make a qualified save. USA's players were relieved. When Wasyl Szel fell near the penalty area in the 31st minute he thought he would be awarded a free kick. The referee ignored Astral's protests and gave Wasyl Szel a yellow card for diving instead. After 31 played minutes Astral got a freekick which was hit by Wasyl Szel. Fabian Hludzenski showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Jacob May, who was totally free with the ball in the 32nd minute. Astral's Fabian Hludzenski played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 37th minute of play. With a couple of smart ball manuevers Monty Rogers in the 39th managed to get into a good position. With a left leg Fabian Hludzenski saved Astral from getting behind. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fidel Blunt in the 42nd minute of play. Fabian Hludzenski made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 43rd minute of play. USA's Cassius Byrne suffered a sore thigh after 45 minutes and couldn't finish the game. Wasyl Szel was shown his second yellow card after 45 minutes, following a rather ugly tackle on opponent. That was the end of his participation in the match. USA made a substitution. Marco Baker replaced Cassius Byrne. 45 minutes into the game, one of Astral:s players got tackled near the goal, and the referee blew for a penalty. Monty Rogers walked up to take care of the penalty kick. He was aiming for the top corner, but the ball went just outside the post. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

After 54 played minutes USA got a freekick which was hit by Raphael Moore. Fabian Hludzenski 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 61st minute. In the 63rd minute Marco Baker shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Fabian Hludzenski saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Edward Mcdonald fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 65th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Fabian Hludzenski having to interfere. Fabian Hludzenski took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Monty Rogers, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sertel Sümer in the 69th minute of play. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 71st minute of play forced Astral's goalkeeper Fabian Hludzenski to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Roch Kochniarczyk fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 74th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Day having to interfere. If Roch Kochniarczyk had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 76th minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. 81 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Roch Kochniarczyk came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 82nd minute, Marco Baker 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. Astral's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Roch Kochniarczyk in the 87th minute. In the 90th minute of the match, Khalid Parry tried to roll the ball into the goal by the right post, but Fabian Hludzenski saw his intentions and got control of the ball before it passed the line. The supporters of USA booed when Astral was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 91 match minutes in a wonderful position. Saturnino Cuartio didn't get a good kick on the ball. A hard shot by Jenson Smith from long distance, 92 minutes into the match, got Fabian Hludzenski's attention. Through a fast twist with his body, he could stop the ball from going in on his right side. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Mieszko Werra in the 94th minute of the match. After 95 minutes USA's defender was forced to head the ball over the line for a corner. It was Roch Kochniarczyk who took care of the corner kick. A nice corner shot did that Roch Kochniarczyk got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Marco Day quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Astral were really happy, having secured the victory after a very even contest. They thanked the players of USA for a fine match.