Challenge

Black Dog FC.
Spectators: 41 (Terracing: 32, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) Black Dog F.C.'s Kilian Mbappè started the match with a crisp pass. The crowd had been anticipating this game for weeks and the excitement in the stadium was easily visible. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 2nd minute of play forced Black Dog F.C.'s goalkeeper Benedicto Ursino to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cassius Byrne in the 4th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Benedicto Ursino prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Valter Xabat'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. In the 11th minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Benedicto Ursino saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. 16 minutes into the match, Black Dog F.C.'s goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Benedicto Ursino reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Monty Rogers came up free with the goalie in the 19th 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 Monty Rogers couldn't finish the play. 21 minutes into the game, Eulalio Olando was given a yellow card after he appeared to trip an opposing player. Black Dog F.C.'s manager was livid on the sidelines, but the referee was unmoved and gave USA the free kick. In the 21st minute of the match Cassius Byrne shot from a long distance. The ball could have gone into the goal to the right of the goalkeeper, but Benedicto Ursino showed his good shape when he easily got hold of the ball. In the 24th minute the ball was on its way in behind USA's goalkeeper Marco Day, but with the help of a sacrificing defense, he could catch the ball at the crossbar. 25 minutes had been played when some careless play by USA's defense caused the ball to cross the line for a corner. Valter Xabat was slow to take the kick. During this time Black Dog F.C.'s players had a chance to rest. A nice corner shot did that Valter Xabat got away a dangerous shot. Despite this Marco Day quite easily got ahold of the ball to make the save. Benedicto Ursino stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Cassius Byrne's shot from short distance in the 29th minute. After 32 minutes, Jairo Cuarto mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the Black Dog F.C. and the USA players grew even worse after the yellow card. In the 32nd minute, Jairo Cuarto hit a crossing free kick to the open man running down the field. In the 38thth minute of the game Cassius Byrne who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Black Dog F.C.'s Benedicto Ursino was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Benedicto Ursino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Cassius Byrne in the 41st minute of the match. Through an outstanding action, after 42 minutes, Marco Day successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Disappointed in the 0-2 score, the home team went to the dressing room to adjust tactics for the second half.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Cassius Byrne was the one to do the kick off. Benedicto Ursino made a fantastic save in the 61st minute, when Cassius Byrne sent off a good shot on target. When the match had gone on for 63 minutes, Monty Rogers took a quick shot and it went in 0-4 without a chance for Benedicto Ursino to make any attempt to save it. A collision led to USA getting a freekick after 70 minutes play. Zach Harrison hit a great ball. USA's Sam Campbell was substituted for Cassius Byrne. 73 minutes into the match, USA's goal looked a bit too open when Valter Xabat came free, but Marco Day reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Kilian Mbappè, who was totally free with the ball in the 76th minute. Kilian Mbappè sent away a hard shot on goal in the 79th minute, but the ball went just over the crossbar and out. A very good chance. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. An unexpectedly hard shot by Kilian Mbappè in the 81st minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. With a little luck, Black Dog F.C.'s Benedicto Ursino got control of the ball when Sam Campbell tried to sneak it across the goal line. A collision led to Black Dog F.C. getting a freekick after 83 minutes play. Eulalio Olando hit a great ball. Benedicto Ursino showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Khalid Parry in the 88th minute of the match. Black Dog F.C.'s Benedicto Ursino played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Khalid Parry in the 90th minute of play. Benedicto Ursino took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Khalid Parry, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 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.