Challenge

Estadio Pueblito
Spectators: 43 (Terracing: 33, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) Adolfo Grau made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Edward Mcdonald in the 8th minute of play. In the 9th minute of the match USA got a corner. deportivo madrid's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Cassius Byrne ran over to the corner to take the kick. The corner ended in Jacob May almost managing to get the ball behind the net, but deportivo madrid's Adolfo Grau did a great save. When the match had gone on for 11 minutes, Cassius Byrne put it in 0-1 from a short distance just to the right of Adolfo Grau. In the 21st minute Cassius Byrne shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adolfo Grau saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Cassius Byrne's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Adolfo Grau was relentless in the 24th minute of the game. deportivo madrid's Adolfo Grau played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 25th minute of play. When USA's Cassius Byrne in the 25th minute got a chance for a shot 25th didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye deportivo madrid's goalie prevented a goal. In the 26th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adolfo Grau saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cassius Byrne in the 27th minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Adolfo Grau prevented the ball from getting in the gole. After a defensive mix-up in deportivo madrid's zone, Edward Mcdonald stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Adolfo Grau came out of the goal and Edward Mcdonald tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. In the 39th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adolfo Grau saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 44th minute Monty Rogers shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Adolfo Grau saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

If Vaggelis Rousses had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 60th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. 64 minutes into the match, deportivo madrid's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Adolfo Grau reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. In the 66th minute, Monty Rogers 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: 0-3. Adolfo Grau showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Monty Rogers in the 74th minute of the match. Adolfo Grau was a little too slow when Monty Rogers got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 78th minute. The score was now 0-4. USA's Khalid Parry was substituted for Monty Rogers. USA's Marco Baker was substituted for Edward Mcdonald. Adolfo Grau showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Sam Campbell, who was totally free with the ball in the 88th minute. Adolfo Grau didn't have a chance when a screaming shot from Sam Campbell went, in the 88th minute, to the upper right corner, 0-5 was the resulting score. The audience thought a goal was coming when Sam Campbell got free with Adolfo Grau in the 92nd minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. 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.