Challenge

BakanakhaUbago Arena
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. Cassius Byrne started the match with the kick off. The throw-in from Raphael Moore in the 12th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Selebi-Phikwe's Rafik Oliwa. After some fancy dribbling in the 14th minute, Jacob May managed to get in a good position for a shot. USA's supporters rose to their feet, but Jacob May was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Christof Deroek breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. When Johnathan Bowden came up free with the goalie in the 16th minute, the Selebi-Phikwe 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 Johnathan Bowden couldn't finish the play. In the 20thth minute of the game Johnathan Bowden who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but USA's Marco Day was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. 22 minutes into the match, Selebi-Phikwe's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Christof Deroek reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. Christof Deroek made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 27th minute of play. Marco Day was in the perfect position, and the defense had done a good job marking him, but Johnathan Bowden showcased his skills and made a perfect shot to score 1-1 in the 33 minute of play. In the 37th minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christof Deroek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 45th minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christof Deroek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line.

The hometeam waved at the audience when it was time for Johnathan Bowden to strike the kick off in the second half. Edward Mcdonald could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 54th minute of the match, but Christof Deroek made a huge save. Selebi-Phikwe's Christof Deroek proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 58th minute of the match, managed to save Selebi-Phikwe from getting a goal against them. Selebi-Phikwe's Christof Deroek played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 62nd 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 63rd minute. The corner ended in Cassius Byrne almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but Selebi-Phikwe's Christof Deroek did a great save. The supporters of Selebi-Phikwe booed when USA was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 64 match minutes in a wonderful position. Jacob May didn't get a good kick on the ball. Cassius Byrne could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 67th minute of the match, but Christof Deroek made a huge save. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Johnathan Bowden in the 68th minute of play. Christof Deroek showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 69th minute of the match. USA were awarded a corner in the 72th minute after Selebi-Phikwe's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Monty Rogers took the corner. With an all-out effort, USA's Christof Deroek threw himself towards the right post 73 minutes into the match and grabbed hold of the ball from Sam Campbell, which otherwise would have been placed in the net. Christof Deroek made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sam Campbell in the 77th minute. With a little luck, Selebi-Phikwe's Christof Deroek got control of the ball when Sam Campbell tried to sneak it across the goal line. Christof Deroek made an important save on a dangerous shot by Sam Campbell in the 80th minute. In the 84th minute, Edward Mcdonald made a precise shot to the right of Christof Deroek. Selebi-Phikwe's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-2. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. Selebi-Phikwe's Rafik Oliwa managed, thanks to a brazen rush, stole the ball on a throw-in made by Jacob May in the 88 minute of the game. Johnathan Bowden might have been able to make a better finish in the 88th minute when he tried to place a hard shot over Marco Day. Instead the ball went over the crossbar and out. Johnathan Bowden ran back to his position shaking his head. In the 88th minute Johnathan Bowden 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. In the 95th minute Sam Campbell shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Christof Deroek saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. When the final whistle sounded USA left the ground with the victory after a much better performance than Selebi-Phikwe.