Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 49 (Terracing: 38, Seating: 11, VIP seats: 0) The field was rather wet after several days of rain when Fabrício Lopes took the kick off in the first half of the match. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabrício Lopes in the 5th minute of play. Fabrício Lopes fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 8th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Day having to interfere. An unexpectedly hard shot by Cassius Byrne in the 9th minute of play forced FC Fura Balizas's goalkeeper Long Gang Sen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Marco Day showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Fabrício Lopes, who was totally free with the ball in the 12th minute. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ludwig Kamper, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 21st match minute, FC Fura Balizas was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Fabrício Lopes to maneuver through the defense. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ludwig Kamper in the 28th minute of play forced USA's goalkeeper Marco Day to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 29th minute of play forced FC Fura Balizas's goalkeeper Long Gang Sen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Fabrício Lopes in the 31st minute of play. Diego Bradley kicked well hit freekick during the 32nd minute of the match. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabrício Lopes in the 38th minute of the match. Marco Day showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Fabrício Lopes in the 46th minute of the match. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

When the second half was about to start, both teams quickly lined up and Cassius Byrne made a kick off. After having played for 53 minutes, Edward Mcdonald managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. USA's supporters crossed their fingers, but Edward Mcdonald was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Fabrício Lopes could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 62nd minute of the match, but Marco Day made a huge save. FC Fura Balizas's Long Gang Sen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Edward Mcdonald in the 67th minute of play. In the 70th minute, Cassius Byrne left the goalkeeper for dead before tapping the ball into the right side of the net. The USA fans were clearly happy with the effort and the scoreboard reflected the new score: 2-0. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 75th minute of play forced FC Fura Balizas's goalkeeper Long Gang Sen to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Mario Azeari fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 77th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Marco Day having to interfere. FC Fura Balizas made a substitution. Alex Belém replaced Cassiano Peralta. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. FC Fura Balizas's Eugeniusz Sanocki was substituted for Ludwig Kamper. After 82 played minutes USA got a freekick which was hit by Koby Fletcher. In the 82nd minute Eugeniusz Sanocki 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. 82 minutes into the game, FC Fura Balizas's Eugeniusz Sanocki nearly tore a hole in the net with a booming shot. Marco Day made a valiant effort, but he could not reach the ball in time, 2-1. After some careless play in the FC Fura Balizas defense, Sam Campbell kicked a shot that curved into the net to the right of Long Gang Sen. The FC Fura Balizas fans voiced their displeasure as they felt that Long Gang Sen should have stopped the shot. FC Fura Balizas's Long Gang Sen played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Sam Campbell in the 92nd minute of play. In the 94th minute, Fabrício Lopes fired away a killer shot towards the goal that, to the delight of Marco Day, passed just outside the right post. USA's supporters were delighted with their team's performance and swarmed onto the pitch at the end of the match to celebrate the victory with the players.