Challenge

RFK Stadium
Spectators: 45 (Terracing: 35, Seating: 10, VIP seats: 0) USA's Cassius Byrne 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. A collision led to USA getting a freekick after 7 minutes play. Cassius Byrne hit a great ball. Filip Bronder made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Cassius Byrne in the 9th minute of play. In the 10th minute Deng Guo Yang 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. Marco Day took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cesinha Vargas, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Filip Bronder was a little too slow when Cassius Byrne got a fine hit on the ball which went right into the goal in the 18th minute. The score was now 1-0. In the 22nd minute of the match USA got a corner. Fedaykin of Arrakeen'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. When the match had gone on for 22 minutes, Zach Harrison took a quick shot and it went in 2-0 without a chance for Filip Bronder to make any attempt to save it. An unexpectedly hard shot by Monty Rogers in the 28th minute of play forced Fedaykin of Arrakeen's goalkeeper Filip Bronder to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Fedaykin of Arrakeen's Filip Bronder played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Monty Rogers in the 31st minute of play. Filip Bronder made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Monty Rogers in the 35th minute of play. Through an outstanding action, after 40 minutes, Filip Bronder successfully got his hands on the ball before it slid into the goal at the right post. Lars Bagge hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. A collision led to Fedaykin of Arrakeen getting a freekick after 43 minutes play. Macedonio Bajo hit a great ball. Filip Bronder took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Cassius Byrne, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The crowd rose to their feet as USA's Cassius Byrne slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Filip Bronder. That made the score 3-0 after 46 minutes of play. All the noise was coming from the home fans when the whistle went for half-time. The home team had fought hardest to put themselves in a deserved lead.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Deng Guo Yang stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. Thanks to some nice foot action and superb ball handling Cesinha Vargas in the 51st minute a chance for a shot on goal. With an extended leg and a bit of luck Marco Day prevented the ball from getting in the gole. Marco Day made an important save on a dangerous shot by Bogumil Zbydniewski in the 58th minute. 60 minutes into the match, Fedaykin of Arrakeen's goal looked a bit too open when Monty Rogers came free, but Filip Bronder reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. When Fedaykin of Arrakeen's Cesinha Vargas in the 62nd minute got a chance for a shot 62nd didn't hesitate and placed the ball to the right of the goalie. A beautiful save bye USA's goalie prevented a goal. In the 64th minute, Cassius Byrne made a precise shot to the right of Filip Bronder. Fedaykin of Arrakeen's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 4-1. In the 68thth minute of the game Cassius Byrne who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Fedaykin of Arrakeen's Filip Bronder was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Lars Bagge kicked well hit freekick during the 69th minute of the match. USA made a substitution. Sam Campbell replaced Cassius Byrne. In the 70th match minute, Fedaykin of Arrakeen was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lars Bagge to maneuver through the defense. 71 minutes into the match, Monty Rogers had an open shot that he just couldn't miss and scored to the right of Filip Bronder. Fedaykin of Arrakeen's manager could be seen yelling to the referee that Monty Rogers was offside, but the referee ignored the protest. 5-1. In the 74th minute, Sam Campbell 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: 6-1. USA's Marco Day played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Lars Bagge in the 79th minute of play. Monty Rogers fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 81st minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Filip Bronder having to interfere. USA made a substitution. Khalid Parry replaced Monty Rogers. An unexpectedly hard shot by Sam Campbell in the 84th minute of play forced Fedaykin of Arrakeen's goalkeeper Filip Bronder to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. After a rather tough play, Fedaykin of Arrakeen's Damazy Dziewulski got a free kick in the 85th minute. In the 87th minute Cesinha Vargas 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. Fedaykin of Arrakeen were awarded a corner in the 89th minute after USA's defender lost control of the ball, allowing it to roll out over the line. Lars Bagge took the corner. Fedaykin of Arrakeen's Lars Bagge was first on the ball when the corner was shot and he dangerously headed the ball towards goal, but Marco Day in the goal jumped up to prevent it from getting in. In the 91stth minute of the game Cesinha Vargas 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. When the referee ended the match the USA players were able to celebrate. They had won a fair victory and recieved the ovations of their fans.