Challenge

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Spectators: 50 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 1) The mood of the audience was pleasant when Cassius Byrne made the kick off which started today's match. Kiran Tomasini stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Monty Rogers's shot from short distance in the 3rd minute. THE ROKERY PIMKIS's Kiran Tomasini played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 5th minute of play. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Francisco Mino in the 8th minute of play. USA's attacker deliberately struck the ball against an opponent to win a corner for his team. The corner was taken by Cassius Byrne in the 10th minute. Cassius Byrne blasted a shot towards the goal in the 14th minute, but the shot hit the top of the crossbar and went out without Kiran Tomasini having to make a save. In the 15thth minute of the game Cassius Byrne who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but THE ROKERY PIMKIS's Kiran Tomasini was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. In the 26th match minute, THE ROKERY PIMKIS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Matthias Lepage to maneuver through the defense. The audience was convinced that Cassius Byrne's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Kiran Tomasini was relentless in the 28th minute of the game. Kiran Tomasini took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Kevin Lang in the 34th minute of play. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Francisco Mino, who was totally free with the ball in the 38th minute. Marco Day made a fantastic save in the 39th minute, when Jorge Luna sent off a good shot on target. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 41st minute of play forced THE ROKERY PIMKIS's goalkeeper Kiran Tomasini 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 Kevin Lang in the 47th minute of the match. After the first half the score was level. The break gave the players a chance to catch their breath, whilst the managers went over the tactics with them again.

When Cassius Byrne came up free with the goalie in the 50th minute, the USA 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 Cassius Byrne couldn't finish the play. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Jorge Luna, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. An unexpectedly hard shot by Jorge Luna in the 59th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. 61 minutes into the game, Monty Rogers cracked a shot to the right of the goalkeeper, 0-1. Kiran Tomasini was not in position, and could only watch the ball fly in. In the 63rd minute, Francisco Mino made a precise shot to the right of Marco Day. USA's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-1. THE ROKERY PIMKIS's Neil Dussling was substituted for Matthias Lepage. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. USA were awarded a corner in the 70th minute after THE ROKERY PIMKIS's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Monty Rogers took the corner. Monty Rogers sent away a hard shot on goal in the 74th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. René Stocker received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 78th minute. Marco Day tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. Marco Day made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from René Stocker in the 82nd minute of play. In the 83rd match minute, THE ROKERY PIMKIS was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Nicasio Koldobika to maneuver through the defense. THE ROKERY PIMKIS's Kiran Tomasini proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 83rd minute of the match, managed to save THE ROKERY PIMKIS from getting a goal against them. 83 minutes into the game, Sam Campbell recieved a splendid long ball, split the defenders, and gently placed the ball to the left of Kiran Tomasini. Sam Campbell showed that you don't have to tear a hole in the net to score, 1-2. Kiran Tomasini showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Khalid Parry, who was totally free with the ball in the 90th minute. If Marco Baker had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 92nd minute. The ball went over the crossbar instead. After a rather tough play, USA's Jenson Smith got a free kick in the 93rd minute. In the 95th minute the ball was on its way in behind THE ROKERY PIMKIS's goalkeeper Kiran Tomasini, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. When the match was over USA could go home with a victory in their luggage, having controlled the game far better than THE ROKERY PIMKIS throughout the match.